Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 38, § 2182. Mandatory information requirement for contracts let without competition under the authority of an executive order

A. The provisions of this Section shall apply to any contract for a public work which is subject to the provisions of Chapter 10 of this Title,  1 hereinafter referred to as “state Public Bid Law”, which contract is let without competition pursuant to an executive order issued by authority granted under the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act,  2 which order grants exceptions to the requirements of the state Public Bid Law. Such provisions shall apply to contracts which have been or will be let without competition pursuant to executive orders related to Hurricane Katrina or Rita which granted exceptions to the requirements of the state Public Bid Law.

C. The Office of Facility Planning and Control shall maintain a listing or registry of all information reported to it pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

D. Failure to submit all of the information required as provided in Subsection B of this Section shall be grounds for debarment. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally fail to submit such information, which failure is hereby deemed to be a violation of the duty to provide the mandatory information. Whoever violates such provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall be fined in an amount not to exceed one-half of the contract amount and imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

E. The provisions of this Section shall not be subject to suspension pursuant to the authority granted to the governor by R.S. 29:721 et seq., the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act.