Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 3, § 3533. Creation and organization

A. The Louisiana Rice Promotion Board is hereby created, with its domicile in Crowley, Louisiana.

B. The board shall be composed of eleven members appointed by the governor. Each member shall be subject to Senate confirmation, except the commissioner or his designee. Members shall serve for four-year terms which shall begin on the fifteenth day of August of 2014 and each four years thereafter. The board shall be composed of the following members:

C. Not less than thirty days prior to the fifteenth day of August in 2014 and every four years thereafter, the Louisiana Rice Council, the Louisiana Rice Growers Association, the American Rice Growers Cooperative Association, the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, and the Louisiana Independent Rice Producers Association shall each submit the names of their nominees, all of whom shall be rice producers, to the governor, who shall appoint the required number of board members from each set of nominees. In the event that the governor fails to appoint the members of the board in accordance with this Section, the current members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed.

D. Any vacancy on the board by reason of death, removal, resignation, or disqualification of a member or for any other cause shall be filled by appointment of the chairman for the remainder of the term.

E. The members of the board shall meet and organize immediately after their appointment and shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary-treasurer from the membership of the board. The duties of the officers shall be those customarily exercised by such officers or specifically designated by the board. The board may establish rules and regulations for its own government and the administration of the affairs of the board and shall have the following duties, functions, and authorizations in addition to and in conjunction with the aforenamed:

F. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 216, § 2.