Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 39, § 100.126. Major Events Fund

A. There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Major Events Fund, hereinafter referred to as the “fund”.

B. The source of monies deposited into the fund shall be any monies appropriated annually by the legislature including donations, gifts, grants, or any other monies which may be provided by law. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of monies shall be credited to the state general fund.

C. The monies in the fund shall be appropriated and used to provide funding for entities within the state for the costs associated with attracting, hosting, and staging major events of area-wide, statewide, regional, national, or international prominence. Such funding shall require prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.