HLS 25RS-692 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 108
BY REPRESENTATIVE DOMANGUE
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM: Provides relative to the position of museum director for
the Louisiana State Museum
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 25:343(A), relative to the Louisiana State Museum; to provide
3 relative to the position of museum director; to change the criteria for such position;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 25:343(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง343. Museum director; appointment; powers and duties
8 A. The museum director shall be appointed by the lieutenant governor from
9 a list of three candidates nominated by a search committee appointed by the board.
10 The lieutenant governor shall make the appointment no later than sixty days after
11 receiving the list of candidates from the search committee. The board shall establish
12 criteria for the position of director that include but are not limited to possession of
13 a master's degree in Museum Science, or a related field, or experience in a related
14 field, and shall provide clear evidence of successful performance as a skilled
15 professional.
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HB NO. 108
DIGEST
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 108 Original 2025 Regular Session Domangue
Abstract: Changes the criteria for the position of museum director of the La. State
Museum.
Present law (R.S. 25:341) provides that the La. State Museum is established as a complex
of facilities in the cities of Baton Rouge, Natchitoches, New Orleans, Patterson, Thibodaux,
and Winnfield under the management and supervision of the office of the state museum of
the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism (department). Provides that the museum is
governed by a board of directors, which includes the secretary of the department, or his
designee.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law requires the lieutenant governor to appoint the museum director from a list of
three candidates nominated by a search committee appointed by the board. Requires the
board to establish criteria for the position of director that include but are not limited to
possession of a master's degree in Museum Science, or a related field, and must provide clear
evidence of successful performance as a skilled professional.
Proposed law retains present law and expands the criteria for the position of director to
include experience in a related field.
(Amends R.S. 25:343(A))
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