Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 11, § 901.4. Budget requirements

Before an allotment from the appropriations made in this Subpart shall be available for expenditure by any agency of the state, the judiciary and legislative departments excepted, a quarterly budget shall have been submitted and approved in accordance with provisions of the Budget Act, R.S. 39:1 through 39:294 as amended, and all rules and regulations issued in accordance with said Budget Act, as amended, shall have been complied with. It is provided, however, that an allotment for the quarter July 1, 1952 through September 30, 1952, of the biennium 1952-54 may be made, if a request has been submitted by the budget unit to the budget office; and further provided that the appropriations herein contained shall become available to the budget units for expenditure only to the extent of one-third of the quarterly allotment each month, for the ensuing quarter, but that the governor may authorize the auditor to approve and authorize the state treasurer to pay a department or agency an amount greater than this one-third of the quarterly allotment each month when, as and if the best interests of the state will be served.