A.  The Division of the Arts shall perform and have responsibility for the powers, duties, and functions pursuant to Sections 951 et seq.  of Title 20 of the United States Code, relative to the National Endowment for the Arts and the functions of the state relative to the arts as provided in this Chapter.  The Division of the Arts shall perform and be responsible for the duties and functions of the state relating to the promotion of the arts, the cultural enrichment of the people of the state, the sustenance of artistic activity in and of the state of Louisiana, and providing technical assistance upon request to further the purposes of this Chapter.  

B.  The division shall perform and be responsible for the duties, powers, and functions of the Louisiana Arts Commission (La. Rev. Stat. 25:301 through La. Rev. Stat. 25:306) which is abolished and its functions transferred to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism as provided by Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  

Added by Acts 1977, No. 265, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.