Louisiana § RS 12:1-302 - General powers

§ RS 12:1-302. General powers

            Unless its articles of incorporation provide otherwise, every corporation has perpetual duration and has the power to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its business and affairs, including without limitation power to do any of the following:

            (1) Sue and be sued, complain and defend in its corporate name.

            (2) Have a corporate seal, which may be altered at will, and to use it, or a facsimile of it, by impressing or affixing it or in any other manner reproducing it.

            (3) Make and amend bylaws, not inconsistent with its articles of incorporation or with the laws of this state, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation.

            (4) Purchase, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire and own, hold, improve, use, and otherwise deal with real or personal property, or any interest in property, wherever located.

            (5) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property.

            (6) Purchase, receive, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, and deal in and with shares or other interests in, or obligations of, any other entity.

            (7) Make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities, borrow money, issue its notes, bonds, and other obligations, which may be convertible into or include the option to purchase other securities of the corporation, and secure any obligation by mortgage, pledge, or security interests of any kind in any of its property, franchises, or income.

            (8) Lend money, invest and reinvest its funds, and receive and hold real and personal property as security for repayment.

            (9) Be a promoter, partner, member, associate, or manager of any limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other entity.

            (10) Conduct its business, locate offices, and exercise the powers granted by this Chapter within or without this state.

            (11) Elect directors and appoint officers, employees, and agents of the corporation, define their duties, fix their compensation, and lend them money and credit.

            (12) Pay pensions and establish pension plans, pension trusts, profit sharing plans, share bonus plans, share option plans, and benefit or incentive plans for any or all of the current or former directors, officers, employees, and agents of the corporation and its affiliated entities, and the dependents and families of those individuals.

            (13) Make donations for the public welfare or for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes.

            (14) Transact any lawful business that will aid governmental policy.

            (15) Make payments or donations, or do any other act, not inconsistent with law, that furthers the business and affairs of the corporation.

            Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 442, §1.