Louisiana § RS 51:3132 - Definitions
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§ RS 51:3132. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:
(1) "Board" means the Louisiana Board of International Commerce.
(2) "Department" means Louisiana Economic Development.
(3) "Initiative" means the Louisiana International Commerce Initiative.
(4) "Inland ports" means those ports, commonly known as shallow draft ports, engaged in waterborne commerce whose cargoes depend upon import or export through international ports for connection to world markets.
(5) "International commerce" means a two–tiered, integrated economic sector concentrating upon the state's unique position in world commerce. "Tier one" shall be defined as business activity in the areas of waterborne or airborne commerce, manufacturing related to imported and exported products and services, other international activities, and corporate business activity resulting from the state's engagement in international commerce. "Tier two" shall be defined as inland transportation connectors, including water, highway, and rail, air transportation, airborne passenger travel, assembly and distribution, free trade zones, and other support business activities including but not limited to finance, insurance, suppliers of materials, legal, brokerage, freight forwarding, and other such services.
(6) "International ports" means those ports, commonly known as deep draft ports, whose main function is waterborne commerce, both import and export, directly linked to world commerce. These ports include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Port of Greater Baton Rouge.
(b) Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, Port of Lake Charles.
(c) Port of New Orleans.
(d) Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District.
(e) St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District.
(f) Port of South Louisiana.
(7) - (9) Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 432, §3.
(10) "Secretary" means the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development.
Acts 2012, No. 687, §2, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2025, No. 432, §3.
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