Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 27, § 57. General powers and duties of division

(1) Inspect and examine all premises wherein gaming activities are conducted or gaming devices or equipment are manufactured, sold, or distributed. Such inspection and examination of the premises wherein gaming activities are conducted shall take place both during the construction of a riverboat and thereafter.

(2) Inspect all gaming equipment and gaming supplies upon or destined for or from a riverboat.

(3) Summarily seize and remove from a riverboat and impound any gaming devices, equipment, gaming documents, information, or gaming supplies for the purpose of examination and inspection.

(4) Initiate actions for violations of this Chapter or of rules of the board or the division and defend appeals therefrom.

(5) Demand access to inspect, examine, photocopy, and audit all papers, books, and records of licensees.

(6) For the purpose of conducting audits after the cessation of gaming by a licensee, the former licensee shall furnish, upon demand of the division, books, papers, and records as necessary to conduct the audits. The former licensee shall maintain all books, papers, and records necessary for audits for a period of three years after the date of the expiration or cancellation of gaming activities.

(7) In enforcing the provisions of this Chapter:

(8) Issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of a witness; administer oaths; require testimony under oath before the division in the course of an investigation or a hearing; and punish, as contempt, the failure to obey its orders. Appeal of an action by the division holding a person in contempt shall be to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court.

(9) Issue written interrogatories.

(10) Issue an emergency order for not more than ten days:

(11) Conduct investigative hearings concerning the conduct of gaming and gaming operations.

C. (1) In considering appropriate sanctions in a particular case under the provisions of this Chapter, the division may consider the following:

(2) In the case of a fine, the amount of the fine in relation to the severity of the misconduct and the financial means of the licensee or permittee, and whether there is any material involvement, directly or indirectly, with the licensee or permittee by a disqualified person as defined in R.S. 27:76.