Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 36, § 351. Department of Conservation and Energy; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions

A. The Department of Conservation and Energy is created and shall be a body corporate with the power to sue and be sued. The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge.

B. The Department of Conservation and Energy, through its offices and officers, shall be responsible for the conservation, management, and development of water, minerals, and other such natural resources of the state, including coastal management, state water bottom management and permitting, the issuance of energy-related rights of way on state water bottoms and state lands, and energy-related leasing of state water bottoms and state lands as further set forth in law, but not including timber or fish and wildlife and their habitats.

C. The Department of Conservation and Energy shall be composed of the executive office of the secretary, the office of administration, the office of enforcement, the office of energy, the office of permitting and compliance, the office of state resources, and other offices as shall be created by law.