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La. Rev. Stat. § 49:951 (2026)

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§951. Definitions

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Cited in 210 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1970–2026 · leading case: Delta Bank & Trust Co. v. Lassiter, 383 So. 2d 330 (La. 1980).
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Delta Bank & Trust Co. v. Lassiter, 383 So. 2d 330 (La. 1980). · cites it 3× “In that case this court held that the Board of Trustees of the Pension Fund of the City of New Orleans was a state agency, and, therefore, the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, R.S. 49:951, et seq. were applicable to the board's determination that a former police…”
In Matter of Am. Waste & Pollution Control Co., 642 So. 2d 1258 (La. 1994). · cites it 4× “" Since the Administrative Procedure Act is applicable to the Department of Environmental Quality, as it is to any other agency of state government, we must logically look to definitions contained in R.S. 49:951. The relevant section of the APA applicable to this dispute is R.”
In Re: Med. Review Panel for the Claim of Peighton Miller v. Tulane Lakeside Hosp., 187 So. 3d 445 (La. 2016). · cites it 3× “” LSA-R.S. 49:951(2). A “rule” includes "each agency statement, guide, or requirement for conduct or action, exclusive of those regulating only the internal management of the agency and those purporting to adopt, increase, or decrease any fees imposed on the affairs; actions, or…”
State v. Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Com'n & Horseshoe Entert., 655 So. 2d 292 (La. 1995). · cites it 3× “R.S. 49:951 (the APA). Second, the court of appeal found that the Riverboat Gaming Act was created, in part, to foster public confidence in the licensing process and that denying the Division the right to obtain an independent judicial review of the Commission's action would…”
STATE THRU. LOUISIANA RIVERBOAT GAMING COM'N v. Louisiana State Police Riverboat Gaming Enf't Div., 694 So. 2d 316 (La. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “R.S. 49:951(1, 3) The Act grants no adjudicatory authority to the Commission.”
Brown v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 804 So. 2d 41 (La. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 5× “R.S. 49:951(2) as "each state board, commission, department, agency, officer, or other entity which makes rules, regulations, or policy, or formulates, or issues decisions or orders pursuant to, or as directed by, or in implementation of the constitution or laws of the United…”
Grace v. Bd. of Trs. for State Colleges & Universities, 442 So. 2d 598 (La. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 5× “When Northeast Louisiana University refused to allow Grace and Potts to conduct "judicial type" evidentiary hearings at each stage of the grievance process, the faculty members sought a declaratory judgment, to require the university to apply the Administrative Procedure Act,…”
Victorian v. Stalder, 770 So. 2d 382 (La. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 5× “The most serious issue, and one not discussed in the majority opinion, is the effect of the deletion of the reference to La.”
George v. Dep't of Fire, 637 So. 2d 1097 (La. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “" LSA-R.S. 49:951(2). "Political subdivision" is defined as "a parish, municipality, and any other unit of local government, including a school board and a special district, authorized by law to perform governmental functions.”
Matter of Rollins Environ. Servs., Inc., 481 So. 2d 113 (La. 1985). · cites it 4× “As defined in La.Rev.Stat. § 49:951(2), after its most recent amendment, 1979 La.”
Buras v. Bd. of Trs. of Police Pension, 367 So. 2d 849 (La. 1979). · cites it 2× “R.S. 49:951, et seq.) and as such was subject to its provisions.”
Star Ent. v. State Through Dept. of Rev., 676 So. 2d 827 (La. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “R.S. 49:951(6) to mean: *832 [E]ach agency statement, guide, or requirement for conduct or action, exclusive of those regulating only the internal management of the agency, which has general applicability and the effect of implementing or interpreting substantive law or policy,…”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 49:951(1) — 28 cases
Blackett v. Dept. of Environ. Quality, 506 So. 2d 749 (La. Ct. App. 1987).
Gov't Comput. Sales v. State, 720 So. 2d 53 (La. Ct. App. 1998).
Johnson v. S. Univ., 803 So. 2d 1140 (La. Ct. App. 2001).
Metro Riverboat Assocs. v. La. Gaming Bd., 774 So. 2d 1193 (La. Ct. App. 2000).
Grace v. Bd. of Trs. for State Colleges & Universities, 442 So. 2d 598 (La. Ct. App. 1983). “When Northeast Louisiana University refused to allow Grace and Potts to conduct "judicial type" evidentiary hearings at each stage of the grievance process, the faculty members sought a declaratory judgment, to require the university to apply the Administrative Procedure Act,…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 49:951(2) — 57 cases
George v. Dep't of Fire, 637 So. 2d 1097 (La. Ct. App. 1994). “" LSA-R.S. 49:951(2). "Political subdivision" is defined as "a parish, municipality, and any other unit of local government, including a school board and a special district, authorized by law to perform governmental functions.”
Matter of Rollins Environ. Servs., Inc., 481 So. 2d 113 (La. 1985). “As defined in La.Rev.Stat. § 49:951(2), after its most recent amendment, 1979 La.”
Metro Riverboat Assocs., Inc. v. Louisiana Gaming Control Bd., 797 So. 2d 656 (La. 2001).
Luther v. Iom Co., 130 So. 3d 817 (La. 2013).
McGehee v. City/Par. of East Baton Rouge, 809 So. 2d 258 (La. Ct. App. 2001).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 49:951(2)(c) — 1 case
Young v. State, Dept. of Pub. Saf., Lic. C. & Di Div., 298 So. 2d 298 (La. Ct. App. 1974).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 49:951(3) — 31 cases
In Matter of Am. Waste & Pollution Control Co., 642 So. 2d 1258 (La. 1994). “" Since the Administrative Procedure Act is applicable to the Department of Environmental Quality, as it is to any other agency of state government, we must logically look to definitions contained in R.S. 49:951. The relevant section of the APA applicable to this dispute is R.”
Duplantis v. Louisiana Bd. of Ethics, 782 So. 2d 582 (La. 2001).
Johnson v. S. Univ., 803 So. 2d 1140 (La. Ct. App. 2001).
Metro Riverboat Assocs. v. La. Gaming Bd., 774 So. 2d 1193 (La. Ct. App. 2000).
Matter of Carline Tank Servs., Inc., 627 So. 2d 669 (La. Ct. App. 1993).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 49:951(4) — 2 cases
Mayor & Council of Morgan City v. Ascension Par. Police Jury, 468 So. 2d 1291 (La. Ct. App. 1985).
Travelers Indem. Co. v. State Workers' Comp. Second Injury Bd., 35 So. 3d 311 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 49:951(5) — 4 cases
Brown v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 804 So. 2d 41 (La. Ct. App. 2001). “R.S. 49:951(2) as "each state board, commission, department, agency, officer, or other entity which makes rules, regulations, or policy, or formulates, or issues decisions or orders pursuant to, or as directed by, or in implementation of the constitution or laws of the United…”
State v. Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Com'n & Horseshoe Entert., 655 So. 2d 292 (La. 1995). “R.S. 49:951 (the APA). Second, the court of appeal found that the Riverboat Gaming Act was created, in part, to foster public confidence in the licensing process and that denying the Division the right to obtain an independent judicial review of the Commission's action would…”
State v. Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Com'n, 640 So. 2d 1368 (La. Ct. App. 1994).
City of New Orleans v. Louisiana Gaming Control Bd., 701 So. 2d 180 (La. 1997).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 49:951(6) — 25 cases
STATE THRU. LOUISIANA RIVERBOAT GAMING COM'N v. Louisiana State Police Riverboat Gaming Enf't Div., 694 So. 2d 316 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “R.S. 49:951(1, 3) The Act grants no adjudicatory authority to the Commission.”
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, Inc. v. Kliebert, 141 F. Supp. 3d 604 (M.D. La. 2015).
King v. Gorczyk, 2003 VT 34 (Vt. 2003).
Grand River Dam Auth. v. State, 645 P.2d 1011 (Okla. 1982).
Bayou Canard, Inc. v. State, 250 So. 3d 981 (La. Ct. App. 2018).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 49:951(7) — 5 cases
In Re: Med. Review Panel for the Claim of Peighton Miller v. Tulane Lakeside Hosp., 187 So. 3d 445 (La. 2016). “” LSA-R.S. 49:951(2). A “rule” includes "each agency statement, guide, or requirement for conduct or action, exclusive of those regulating only the internal management of the agency and those purporting to adopt, increase, or decrease any fees imposed on the affairs; actions, or…”
Star Ent. v. State Through Dept. of Rev., 676 So. 2d 827 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “R.S. 49:951(6) to mean: *832 [E]ach agency statement, guide, or requirement for conduct or action, exclusive of those regulating only the internal management of the agency, which has general applicability and the effect of implementing or interpreting substantive law or policy,…”
Louisiana Pub. Facilities Auth. v. All Taxpayers, Prop. Owners, Citizens of the State & Nonresidents Owning Prop. or Subject to Taxation Therein, 868 So. 2d 124 (La. Ct. App. 2003).
La. Pub. Facilit. Auth. v. All Taxpayers, 868 So. 2d 124 (La. Ct. App. 2003).
In Re: Med. Review Panel Claim of Rose Tillman C/W in Re: The Med. Review Panel Claim of Rose Tillman C/W Jahmal T. Tillman & Jirus T. Tillman, on Behalf of the Decedent, Rose Tillman v. State (La. 2016).
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