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Military Department

Commander in chief

Militia

National guard

Louisiana State Guard

Unorganized militia

Calling militia for active service by governor; homeland security and emergency preparedness; public emergency

Military police; powers and authority

Senior officer of command ordering out forces

Drawing of military stores from the United States government

Adjutant general

Powers, duties, and staff of adjutant general

Assistant adjutants general

Eligibility for commissions; form of commission

Oath of officers

Examination of candidates for commission

Commissioning as second lieutenants enlisted men serving twenty-five years

Governor's personal staff

Pay and allowances of officers of militia

Terms of enlistments; qualifications

Enlistment by minors

Oath and contract of enlistment; penalty

Closing certain business places when militia on active duty

Civil and criminal liability of officers and members

Nonimposition of liability for acts of national guardsmen on duty or training

Malpractice liability for attorneys serving with Louisiana National Guard; defense; payment of claim

Attorney general as legal advisor; defense of officers and members; costs of defense; payment of judgment

Manner of calling for duty

Pay and allowances for active service

National Guard death and disability benefits

Toll bridges and ferries; free passage

Airport parking exemption for certain disabled veterans

Port of New Orleans cruise terminal parking fee exemption for disabled veterans

Right of way in streets and highways

Military reservations; regulations

Trespass on military property; molesting, insulting, or abusing member of organized militia; penalty

Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 61, §2.

Bond of officers and enlisted men

Unauthorized military companies or organizations; parades; penalty

Unlawful wearing of uniform; penalty

Donations for military purpose

Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 371, §4.

Esler Industrial Development District; transfer of property

Expropriation of property for military purposes

Appropriations by parish and municipal authorities; armories

National guard equipment and personnel; removal and demolition of condemned property

Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 827, §1.

Exemptions from tuition charges for service in the Louisiana National Guard

Segregation and use of revenue

Reemployment of persons called to duty in state military forces and national guard of other states

Prohibition against discrimination in employment of members of Armed Forces Reserve or National Guard

Prohibition against academic penalties against student members of the uniformed services of the United States

Award of attorney's fees

Military police; extra compensation

Organization, discipline and government

Leasing for military purposes

Exposure to depleted uranium

Design-build contracts; hurricane-impacted areas

Name; creation

Membership; officers and terms of office

Meetings; quorum

Compensation

Duties and powers

Funding and expenses

Working groups

Coordination; state government

Article 1. Definitions

Article 2. Persons subject to this Code

Article 3. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel

Article 4. [Reserved]

Article 5. Territorial applicability of the code

Article 6. Judge advocates and legal officers

Article 6a. Investigation and disposition of matters pertaining to the fitness of military judges

Article 7. Apprehension

Article 8. Warrant of arrest, issuance, contents, service

Article 9. Imposition of restraint

Article 10. Restraint of persons charged

Article 11. Place of confinement, reports and receiving of prisoners

Article 12. [Reserved]

Article 13. Punishment prohibited before trial

Article 14. Delivery of offenders to civil authorities

Article 14a. Bail

Article 15. Commanding officer's nonjudicial punishment

Article 16. Courts-martial classified

Article 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general

Article 18. General courts-martial

Article 19. Special courts-martial

Article 20. Summary courts-martial

Article 21. Confinement instead of fine

Article 22. Who may convene general courts-martial

Article 23. Who may convene special courts-martial

Article 24. Who may convene summary courts-martial

Article 25. Who may serve as members of courts-martial

Article 26. Military judge of a general or special court-martial

Article 26a. Military magistrates

Article 27. Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel

Article 28. Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters

Article 29. Assembly and impaneling of members; detail of new members and military judges

Article 30. Charges and specifications

Article 30a. Certain proceedings conducted before referral

Article 31. Compulsory self incrimination prohibited

Article 32. Preliminary hearing required before referral to general court-martial

Article 33. Forwarding of charges

Article 34. Advice to convening authority before referral for trial

Article 35. Service of charges; commencement of trial

Article 36. Rules of procedure for courts-martial

Article 37. Unlawfully influencing action of court

Article 38. Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel

Article 39. Sessions

Article 40. Continuances

Article 41. Challenges

Article 42. Oaths

Article 43. Statute of limitations

Article 44. Former jeopardy

Article 45. Pleas of the accused

Article 46. Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence in trial by court-martial

Article 47. Refusal to appear or testify

Article 48. Contempts

Article 49. Depositions

Article 50. Admissibility of sworn testimony from records of courts of inquiry

Article 51. Voting and rulings

Article 52. Number of votes required

Article 53. Findings and sentencing

Article 53a. Plea agreements

Article 54. Record of trial

Article 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited

Article 56. Maximum limits

Article 57. Effective date of sentences

Article 58. Execution of confinement

Article 58a. Sentences; reduction in enlisted grade upon approval

Article 58b. Enforcement of fines

Article 59. Error of law; lesser included offense

Article 60. Initial action on the record

Article 61. Same; general court-martial records

Article 62. Reconsideration and revision

Article 63. Rehearings

Article 64. Approval by the convening authority

Article 65. Disposition of records after review by the convening authority

Article 66. Appeal

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1405, §2.

Article 68. [Reserved]

Article 69. [Reserved]

Article 70. Appellate counsel

Article 71. Execution of sentence; suspension of sentence

Article 72. Vacation of suspension

Article 73. Petition for a new trial

Article 74. Remission and suspension

Article 75. Restoration

Article 76. Finality of proceedings, findings, and sentences

Article 77. Principals

Article 78. Accessory after the fact

Article 79. Conviction of lesser included offense

Article 80. Attempts

Article 81. Conspiracy

Article 82. Solicitation

Article 83. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment or separation

Article 84. Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation

Article 85. Desertion

Article 86. Absence without leave

Article 87. Missing movement

Article 88. Contempt towards officials

Article 89. Disrespect towards superior commissioned officer

Article 90. Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer

Article 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer

Article 92. Failure to obey orders or regulations

Article 93. Cruelty and maltreatment

Article 94. Mutiny or sedition

Article 95. Resistance, breach of arrest, and escape

Article 96. Releasing prisoner without proper authority

Article 97. Unlawful detention of another

Article 98. Noncompliance with procedural rules

Article 99. Misbehavior before the enemy

Article 100. Subordinate compelling surrender

Article 101. Improper use of countersign

Article 102. Forcing a safeguard

Article 103. Captured or abandoned property

Article 104. Aiding the enemy

Article 105. Misconduct as a prisoner

Article 106. [Reserved]

Article 107. False official statements

Article 108. Military property--loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition

Article 108a. Retention of military property; notice to return

Article 109. Property other than military property--waste, spoilage, or destruction

Article 110. Improper hazarding of vessel

Article 111. Drunken or reckless driving

Article 112. Drunk on duty--sleeping on post--leaving post before relief

Article 112a. Wrongful use, possession, manufacture, or distribution of controlled dangerous substances

Article 113. [Reserved]

Article 114. [Reserved]

Article 115. Malingering

Article 116. Riot or breach of peace

Article 117. Provoking speeches or gestures

Article 118. [Reserved]

Article 119. [Reserved]

Article 120. Sexual assault

Article 120a. Stalking

Article 120b. Other sexual misconduct; indecent viewing, visual recording, or broadcasting

Article 121. Larceny and wrongful appropriation

Article 122. [Reserved]

Article 123. Forgery

Article 124. [Reserved]

Article 125. [Reserved]

Article 126. [Reserved]

Article 127. [Reserved]

Article 128. Assault

Article 129. [Reserved]

Article 130. [Reserved]

Article 131. Perjury

Article 132. Frauds against the government

Article 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman

Article 134. General article

Article 135. Courts of inquiry

Article 136. Authority to administer oaths

Article 137. Articles to be explained

Article 138. Complaints of wrongs

Article 139. Redress of injuries to property

Article 140. Immunity for action of military courts

Article 141. Delegation by the governor

Article 142. Uniformity of interpretation

Short title

Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 20, §2.

War periods; eligibility for certain veterans' benefits

War periods; eligibility for certain veterans' benefits

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans' Affairs Commission

Duties of the commission

Position of the secretary

Duties of the secretary

Departmental divisions

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 390, §2.

Secretary; powers to qualify for federal aid

Maintenance of service offices by parochial and municipal authorities

Establishment of service offices; rules; contributions by department

Service offices; suitable office space

Transfer of documents required by the Veterans Administration

Firing squads

Registry of graves

Lists of those killed or dying in service

Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 316, §2, eff. June 13, 2003.

Emancipation of minor veterans for benefits under Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

Acceptance of benefits ratifies actions

Limited construction

Educational benefits for children, spouses, and surviving spouses of veterans

Limitations on educational benefits

Rules governing eligibility for educational benefits

Recordation of birth certificates of children born to armed forces members

Honor guard for military funerals; organizations authorized to request services

Vietnam bonuses

World War II Merchant Marine bonuses

Louisiana veterans cemeteries

Purpose

Definitions

Agent Orange Directory; creation

Powers and duties of the department

Department of Veterans Affairs; availability of research findings

Definitions

Limits on creditor interest rates

Termination of motor vehicle lease agreements

Termination of cellular phone contracts

Tenant and resident agreements

Life insurance agreements

Natural gas consumer agreements

Electric power consumer agreements

Water supply and sewerage systems agreements

Sections
320. 320 to 330

[Blank]

Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry; creation; duties and powers

Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 247, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 247, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 247, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 247, §1.

Definitions

Administrator as party in interest

Application

Tutor or curator

Appointment as tutor or curator; contents of petition

Evidence of necessity for tutor

Evidence of necessity for curator

Citation

Tutor must be fit and proper person; filing of bond

Annual accounting by tutor or curator

Penalty for failure to file account

Compensation

Investment of funds by tutor or curator

Maintenance and support

Purchase of property for home

No charge for copy of public records

Discharge of tutor or curator

Commitment to veterans administration or other agency of United States government

Court costs and attorney fees

Inventory

Intent of Part

Short title

Liberal construction

Administration of social security funds

Authority to operate and maintain; definition of war veterans; eligibility of other veterans and nonveterans

Title to property and facilities; contracts

Charges for care and maintenance

Federal funds; self generated funds; miscellaneous

Deposit of residents' funds; disbursements; interest

Funeral arrangements; disposition of property

Operation of facilities

Title

Purpose

Definitions

Discrimination prohibited

Compensation

Leave status

Life and health and accident insurance

Patient's Compensation Fund

Workers' compensation benefits; supplementary earnings benefits; voluntary suspension

Right of reinstatement to former employment

Retirement credit

Contributions; payment during military service

Employee pension benefit plans

Public retirement systems; payment of contributions; interest

Payment of death and survivor benefits; public retirement

Inapplicability to deferred retirement option plans; public retirement

State income taxes; collection deferred; interest; prescription

Exemptions from payment of reinstatement fees; motor vehicle

License validity; renewals; suspension of fees

Cellular phone and wireless service plan contracts; suspension or termination during service in the uniformed services

Service contracts; suspension or termination during service in the uniformed services

Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 5, §3.

Academic penalties prohibited

District courts; jurisdiction; venue; preference docket

Enforcement of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; notice requirements

Award of attorney fees

Power of attorney

Vacancies in elected office

Administrative law judges; continuance

License tax, exemption from payment

Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery

Board of commissioners

President and secretary

Presence in cemetery prohibited after seven P.M.; penalties

Sections
461. 461 to 468

Redesignated as R.S. 11:1391 to 1397 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §1.

Establishment and location

Adjutant general; administration, control, and responsibility

Powers of adjutant general

Qualifications for admission

Wives and widows

Report to legislature

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1968, NO. 533, §5

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 770, §1.

Quasi agency of the state; official search and rescue agency

Appropriations; fund; expenditures

Records

Code of Governmental Ethics; applicability

Books and records; audit

Financial security for surviving spouses and children of civil air patrol personnel

Disaster emergency services; limitation of liability

Disaster emergency services; injuries sustained; benefits

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.

Short title

Purpose

Definitions

Powers of the governor

State emergency and disaster agency; powers of director

Legal representative of office; state attorney general

Confidentiality of certain records

Office of interoperability; legislative findings; declaration of intent

Office of interoperability; creation and authority

Assistant deputy director of interoperability

State Unified Command Group

Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness; authority and responsibilities

Nongovernmental participation in the state recovery from public emergencies and disasters; Louisiana Family Recovery Corps

Public evacuation shelters

Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System

Statewide Cemetery Response Task Force; authority and responsibilities

Louisiana Commission on Nonprofit Safety and Security

Fund and grant program

Powers of the parish president; penalties for violations

Parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency

Parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency authorities and responsibilities

Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency

Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency; providing assistance within another parish

Municipality providing assistance within parish

Evacuations and curfews

Financing

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

Disaster assistance; identification

Price gouging; prohibited

Emergency Management Assistance Compact

Limitation of liability of owner or operator of facilities

Violations; judicial relief; prima facie proof

Immunity of personnel

Immunity of health care providers

Health care providers; immunity; licensing

Immunity for evacuation or treatment

Section
735.3.1

Immunity for volunteers

Section
735.3.2

Immunity for emergency efforts

Registry of disaster volunteers; credentialing

Immunity for evacuation, sheltering, or repopulation

Exclusion

Municipalities; authority to respond to emergencies

Emergency powers do not extend to confiscation or seizure of lawfully possessed or used firearms, weapons, or ammunition; exceptions

Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact

Adoption of compact

Text of compact

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 497, §1.

Short title

Purpose

Definitions

Preparation of Bioterrorism Response Plan; Homeland Security Advisory Council

Public Health Emergency Plan

Measures to detect and track public health emergencies

Declaration of a state of public health emergency

Enforcement of a declaration of public health emergency

Termination of declaration of public health emergency

Special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property

Public information regarding a public health emergency; access to mental health support personnel; access to members of the clergy

Miscellaneous

Exclusion

Limitation of liability during the COVID-19 public health emergency

Restaurants during declared state of emergency; limitation of liability

Limitation of liability for personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 public health emergency

Short title

Definitions

Applicability to volunteer health practitioners

Regulation of services during emergency

Volunteer health practitioner registration systems

Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states

No effect on credentialing and privileging

Provision of volunteer health services; administrative sanctions

Relation to other laws

Regulatory authority

Limitations on civil liability for volunteer health practitioners; vicarious liability

Uniformity of interpretation