Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2238 – Powers of local commissions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2238
- Commission: means the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2232
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
A local commission may:
(1) Receive, initiate, investigate, hear, and determine charges of violations of ordinances, orders, or resolutions forbidding discrimination adopted by the parish or municipality.
(2) Compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence before it by subpoena issued by the district court of the parish wherein the local commission is authorized to act.
(3) Issue remedial orders, after notice and hearing, requiring cessation of violations.
(4) Issue such affirmative orders as in the judgment of the local commission will carry out the purposes of this Chapter. Affirmative action ordered may include but is not limited to the remedies enumerated in La. Rev. Stat. 51:2261(C).
(5) Employ an executive director, attorneys, hearing examiners, clerks, and other employees and agents.
(6) Accept grants, gifts, or bequests, public or private, to help finance its activities.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.