Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 22, § 2057. Board of directors

A. The board of directors of the association shall consist of nine persons serving terms as established in the plan of operation.  The board shall be composed of two consumer representatives appointed by the commissioner, one person appointed by the president of the Senate, one person appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, all of whom shall be residents of the state of Louisiana, and five additional persons selected by member insurers, one of which shall be a representative selected by the membership of the Louisiana Association of Fire and Casualty Companies (LAFAC), subject to the approval of the commissioner.  Vacancies in the positions for which persons are selected by member insurers shall be filled until the next regularly scheduled election for a member of the board by a majority vote of the remaining members, subject to the approval of the commissioner.  At the next regularly scheduled election for a member of the board, the member insurers shall select a member to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of any member appointed by the board, subject to the approval of the commissioner.  No person shall serve as a member after his replacement has been either appointed or selected by member insurers and approved by the commissioner.  The commissioner shall transmit to the board his approval or disapproval of new board members within thirty days after he has been notified of their selection, and he shall accompany any disapproval of a board member with his written reasons for such disapproval.  One of the two consumer representatives may not be an officer, director or employee of an insurance company or any person engaged in the business of insurance.

B. In approving selections to the board, the commissioner shall consider among other things whether all member insurers are fairly represented.

C. Members of the board may be reimbursed from the assets of the association for reasonable expenses incurred by them as members of the board of directors.

D. Any member of the board whose relationship to an insurer in receivership presents a conflict of interest shall be terminated as a board member by the commissioner and the seat declared vacant as of the date of the entry of the order of receivership.

E. If the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a board member failed to disclose a known conflict of interest with his duties on the board, failed to take appropriate action based on a known conflict of interest with his duties on the board, or has been indicted or charged with a felony, or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, the commissioner may suspend that board member pending the outcome of an investigation or hearing by the commissioner or the conclusion of any criminal proceedings.  In the event that the allegations are substantiated at the conclusion of an investigation, hearing or criminal proceeding, the seat shall be declared vacant.

(1) In determining the competence of a defendant to proceed, expenses of examination, observation, or treatment, excluding travel to and from any mental health facility, shall be charged to the department when the offense is a state offense.  Travel expenses incurred by the defendant shall be charged to the county where prosecution is commenced.  Examination of a defendant on local ordinance violations shall be charged by the department to the municipality or county commencing the prosecution.

(2) When examination is initiated by the court or on motion of the prosecutor, expenses of commitment and treatment of the defendant, if the defendant is determined to be incompetent to proceed, shall also be charged to the department.

(3) Expenses of examination, treatment, or confinement in a mental health facility for any individual who has been convicted of a crime and placed in a state correctional facility shall be charged to the Department of Corrections.

(4) If, after evaluation, the court determines that a defendant is competent to stand trial, all subsequent costs are charged to the county commencing prosecution.  If the defendant requested the examination and is found to be competent to stand trial by the court, the department may recover the expenses of the examination from the defendant.