§936. Cooperation between department and state agencies

A. The Department of Economic Development is authorized to call upon all state agencies for full and complete cooperation and assistance in planning and coordinating its programs, and all state agencies are hereby directed to cooperate and assist the department to the fullest possible extent.

B. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

C. The Department of Economic Development may obtain directly from all state agencies any information that state agencies may have regarding any company that has applied to or contracted with the Department of Economic Development for assistance, including but not limited to tax incentives, economic development programs, financial assistance, cooperative endeavor agreements, or technical assistance. The Department of Economic Development is further authorized to obtain information outlined above for the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. The Department of Economic Development will minimize the financial impact this Section may have on another agency, by obtaining the information from said agency in the least intrusive and most efficient manner.

D. Any information obtained by the Department of Economic Development from another state agency in this manner shall remain confidential and privileged in the same manner as the agency providing that information would maintain confidentiality and privilege. Any information obtained by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation from the Department of Economic Development pursuant to this Section shall remain confidential and privileged in the same manner as the Department of Economic Development would maintain confidentiality and privilege.

Acts 1983, No. 724, §2; Acts 1997, No. 588, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2; Acts 2004, No. 699, §3; Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.