A.  The film commission shall have the option to appoint a film commissioner/executive director to serve as the LACAEDA film commissioner.  The chairman of the LACAEDA film commission may serve in lieu of the LACAEDA film commissioner.  The LACAEDA film commissioner/executive director shall have proven sales and marketing experience, knowledge of the terminology, technology, and techniques of the film, video, and television production industry, and knowledge of the architecture, geography, and culture of the Capital Area Region.

B.  The film commissioner/executive director shall have charge of the day-to-day operation of the commission’s office and shall assist the commission in carrying out its purposes, functions, and responsibilities.

C.  In order to carry out the functions of the commission, the commission may employ such other personnel as may be necessary to accomplish its functions and for which funds are made available and may establish their duties and fix their compensation.

D.  The commission shall not be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state for purposes of La. Const. Art. X, § 1(A) .

Acts 2006, No. 574, §1.