Section 51:923 - Department of Economic Development; Board of Commerce and Industry; membershipA. The Department of Economic Development is hereby created and shall be advised by a board to be known as the State Board of Commerce and Industry which board shall exercise the powers delegated to it by Article VII, Section 21(F), of the Constitution of Louisiana.B. The board shall consist of twenty-four members, fifteen of whom shall be appointed by the governor from among representatives of the major economic groups within the state of Louisiana; one who shall be an elected municipal official appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Municipal Association; and one who shall be an elected police juror, councilman, commissioner, or parish president appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the Police Jury Association.C. In addition, the governor or his designee, the lieutenant governor or his designee, the secretary of the Department of Economic Development or his designee, the chair of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs or his designee, the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs or his designee, the chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means or his designee, and the chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Commerce or his designee shall be ex officio members of the board with full right to participate in and vote on all matters.Acts 1983, No. 553, §1. Acts 1984, No. 588, §1, eff. July 12, 1984; Acts 1989, No. 125, §1; Acts 1997, No. 55, §1; Acts 1997, No. 114, §1, eff. June 12, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 32, §1, eff. May 4, 2012.Acts 1983, No. 553, §1. Acts 1984, No. 588, §1, eff. 7/12/1984; Acts 1989, No. 125, §1; Acts 1997, No. 55, §1; Acts 1997, No. 114, §1, eff. 6/12/1997; Acts 2012, No. 32, §1, eff. 5/4/2012.