Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1-901

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

A.  This Part may not be used to effect a transaction that causes an eligible entity or domestic or foreign corporation to hold any right, privilege, license, or franchise under the laws of this state that it is ineligible to hold.

B.  Property received through a conditional donation, grant, or devise, or held in trust or for charitable purposes pursuant to the laws of this state by a party to a transaction under this Part shall not be diverted by that transaction from the objects for which it was donated, granted, or devised, except to the extent authorized by a court judgment based upon principles of cy pres or approximation.

C.  A person who is a member, interest holder, or an affiliate of an eligible entity with a charitable purpose may not receive a direct or indirect financial benefit in connection with a transaction under this Part to which the eligible entity is a party unless the person is itself an eligible entity with a charitable purpose.  This Subsection does not apply to the receipt of reasonable compensation for services rendered.

Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.