Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 11 - News Media

• Agency: as used in this Chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it as provided in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Business: means any corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture, or any other legal entity through which business is conducted. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Chief procurement officer: means the person holding the position created in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Commission: means the Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1431
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1431
• Competitive negotiation: means to negotiate for a contract through a request for proposals process or any other similar competitive selection process. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Contract: means all types of state agreements, regardless of what they may be called, including orders and documents purporting to represent grants, which are for the purchase or disposal of supplies, services, major repairs, or any other item. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Contractor: means any person having a contract with a governmental body. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Data: means recorded information, regardless of form or characteristic. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
• Designee: means a duly authorized representative of a person holding a superior position. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Governmental body: means any department, office, division, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, agency, government corporation, or other establishment or official of the executive branch of state government. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Grant: means the furnishing by the state of assistance, whether financial or otherwise, to any person to support a program authorized by law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Person: means any individual, firm, corporation, association, or partnership. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1431
• Person: means any business, individual, union, committee, club, or other organization or group of individuals. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Procurement: means the buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining any supplies, services, or major repairs. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Procurement officer: means any person authorized by a governmental body, in accordance with procedures prescribed by regulations, to enter into and administer contracts and make written determinations and findings with respect thereto. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• 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).
• Services: means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor whose primary purpose is to perform an identifiable task rather than to furnish an end item of supply. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• State chief procurement officer: means the person holding the position created in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1556
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.