Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 29, § 650. Quasi agency of the state; official search and rescue agency

The private organization known as the Louisiana Wing, Civil Air Patrol, is hereby declared to be a quasi agency of the state of Louisiana and is hereby officially designated as the official search and rescue organization thereof. The civil air patrol and its members may also provide services and assistance in response to disasters or emergencies pursuant to the Louisiana Disaster Act of 1974, R.S. 29:701 through 716,  1 in accordance with the authority set forth therein.