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Impact - Louisiana State Parks
Visitor spending at Louisiana State Parks returns $3.23 in state taxes for every dollar spend on operating and maintaining all our beautiful parks. Out-of-state visitors to Louisiana State Parks spent almost $12 million in Louisiana and produced an economic impact of over $24 million. Louisiana residents spent another $29.2 million while visitin...
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Duties:
The Lieutenant Governor exercises powers delegated to [him] by the Governor
as provided by law. [He] also serves as governor in the event of a vacancy
in the office, if the Governor is unable to act as governor, or is out of
state. Under the new constitution, the Lieutenant Governor no longer serves
as ex-officio president of the Senate, but [he] is made an ex-officio member
of each committee, board and commission on which the Governor serves. (Louisiana
Constitution Article IV, Section 6) Additionally, the Lieutenant Governor
serves as Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation
and Tourism. These offices exist to preserve, showcase and market Louisiana's
rich cultural heritage to those within and outside of our state. Additionally
the Lieutenant Governor oversees two commissions which make recommendations
to our elected officials, the Louisiana Serve Commission and the Louisiana
Retirement Development Commission.
Qualifications:
Must be a qualified elector, at least 25 years old, and must be a citizen of
the United States and Louisiana for at least 5 years immediately preceding
the date of qualification for office. (Louisiana Constitution Article IV,
Section 2)
Term:
Four years. May succeed [himself] for an unlimited number of terms. (Louisiana
Constitution Article IV, Section 3)
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