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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 579
BY REPRESENTATIVE ORTEGO
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 25:651(A) and to enact R.S. 25:651(D), relative to the Council2
for the Development of French in Louisiana; to provide for the official working3
language of the council and its employees; to authorize the council to use certain4
other designations or names; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 25:651(A) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 25:651(D) is7
hereby enacted to read as follows:8
ยง651. Creation; domicile; purposes9
A.(1) The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, hereinafter10
referred to as the "council", is hereby created within the Department of Culture,11
Recreation and Tourism to preserve, promote, and develop Louisiana's French and12
Creole culture, heritage, and language.13
(2) The official working language of the council and its employees shall be14
French.15
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D. To reflect the council's educational, social, economic development, and1
diplomatic missions as provided in this Chapter, the council shall also be authorized2
to identify itself as "Office of Francophone Affairs" in English or "Agence des3
Affaires Francophones" in French.4
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: