§ 24:31 A. The compensation of the members of the legislature shall be equal to the rate allowable for per diem deduction under 26 U.S.C. 162(h)(1)(B)(ii) for the location of the state capit
§ 24:31.1 Salary for members; expense allowance; mileage allowance
§ 24:31.2 Expenses of clerk of House and secretary of Senate
§ 24:31.3 Members-elect; reimbursement; orientation; establishment of district office; legislative assistants
§ 24:31.4 A. In addition to the salary, per diem, and all other allowances provided by law for members of the legislature, each member of the legislature shall be paid a monthly expense allowa
§ 24:31.5 Legislative assistants for members
§ 24:31.6 Legislative district offices; furnishing and equipment allowance
§ 24:31.7 Allowances; declaration as non-emoluments
§ 24:31.8 Suspension of payments due to imprisonment after conviction of a crime
§ 24:31.9 Identification pins for legislators
§ 24:32 Resignation of members
§ 24:33 Secretary of Senate and clerk of House; holding over until successors qualified
§ 24:35 NOTE: §35 eff. until Jan. 8, 2024. See Acts 2022, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1.
§ 24:35.1 The Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana shall be composed of thirty-nine members. The state shall be divided into the following senatorial districts and one senator shall be chose
§ 24:35.2 NOTE: §35.2 eff. until Jan. 8, 2024. See Acts 2022, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 4.
§ 24:35.3 The House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana shall be composed of one hundred five members. The state shall be divided into the representative districts provided in t
§ 24:36 Additional benefits payable to legislators; certain legislative personnel; governor; lieutenant governor; political subdivision service credit; credit for service previously rendered; additional contributions; computation of benefits payable; membership
§ 24:36.1 Computation of benefits; widows presently drawing benefits
§ 24:36.2 Retirement benefits for certain public officials
§ 24:37 Regaining membership in actuarially funded retirement system
§ 24:38 Legislative Budgetary Control Council; budgetary controls; legislature; legislative agencies; legislative committees; budget unit statements; fiscal notes
§ 24:39 Legislative Capitol Technology Enhancement Fund

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 24 > Chapter 1 > Part II - Members and Employees

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Association: means the Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3003
  • Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners established in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3003
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Occupational therapist: means a person who is certified as an occupational therapist, registered (OTR) by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3003
  • Occupational therapy: means the application of any activity in which one engages for the purposes of evaluation, interpretation, treatment planning, and treatment of problems interfering with functional performance in persons impaired by physical illness or injury, emotional disorders, congenital or developmental disabilities, or the aging process, in order to achieve optimum functioning and prevention and health maintenance. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3003
  • Occupational therapy assistant: means a person who is certified as a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3003
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, unincorporated association, or corporate body, except that only an individual may be licensed under this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3003
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Registered dietitian: means a person registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3083
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.