The name of the organization is the Louisiana Housing Corporation
(“LHC/Corporation”), a public body corporate and politic, and an instrumentality of the
State of Louisiana, with offices at 2415 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808.
The powers of the Corporation are vested in the Board of Directors (“Board”).
The mission of this Corporation is to increase substantially the availability of
affordable, accessible, decent, safe, and sanitary residential housing in this state, and said
housing being in compliance Title II of the American with Disabilities Act 42 U.S.C.
§12131 et seq., the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601, and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act 29 U.S.C. §794 for persons and families of low or moderate income,
senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, by encouraging private enterprise and
investors to sponsor, build, and rehabilitate residential housing for such persons and
families; to coordinate housing programs administered by the state or its agencies and
instrumentalities; to make available additional financial resources and technical skills in
local communities; to mobilize the capacity of the private sector, including non-profit
community housing development organizations to provide a more adequate supply of such
housing; to provide state leadership in the furtherance of these goals as an instrumentality
of the State of Louisiana by coordinating and directing a statewide policy regarding funds
for residential housing in order to assure that such housing remains available and affordable
for the population described above.
Section 1. The number of Directors of the Board shall be thirteen (13). Membership
of the Board is pursuant to the provisions of Act 408 of the 2011 Regular Session of the
Louisiana Legislature (“Act”).
Section 2. One (1) of the Directors shall be the State Treasurer, or his or her
designee. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 49:307.1, the State Treasurer may name
any person as his or her Designee to this Board.
Section 3. Eight (8) of the Directors shall be appointed by the Governor in
accordance with the provisions of the Act. Two (2) of whom shall be At-Large
appointments. Directors so appointed shall, before taking office, take the Oath of Office
required of public officials to administer the duties of his or her office faithfully and
impartially, and a record of such Oath shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
The eight (8) Directors appointed by the Governor shall be diverse and
representative of the State’s population as near as practicable, including with respect to
ethnicity, and shall each be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
Section 4. Two (2) of the Directors shall be appointed by the President of the
Senate.
Section 5. Two (2) of the Directors shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
Section 6. A Director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Chair
of the Board. Any resignation of a Director shall take effect upon receipt by the Chair.
Any Director may be removed from office by the appointing authority for incompetence,
malfeasance, misconduct or willful neglect of duty after reasonable notice and a public
hearing, unless the notice and hearing are expressly waived in writing.
Section 7. In the event of a vacancy in the office of any member of the Board, by
death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, a replacement shall be appointed in the same
manner as the member in the current vacancy was appointed. Each Director of the
Corporation shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. If
the vacancy is a position appointed by the Governor, the new member shall serve for the
remainder of the unexpired term.
Section 8. The Board shall select a Vice Chair. No officer or employee of the
Corporation shall be a member of the Board. The Vice Chair shall hold his or her position
for one year with the exception of the initial year of organization, until a successor has been
appointed, or until he or she resigns or is removed from office by the Board.
Section 9. Pursuant to Senate Bill No. 462 of the 2024 Louisiana Legislative
Regular Session, the Governor shall appoint the Chair.
Section 10. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board. In his absence,
the Vice Chair shall preside. If both the Chair and Vice Chair are absent, the membership
present shall decide who shall preside at the meeting.
Section 11. At the regular meeting of the Board in July in each calendar year
succeeding the initial year of organization, the Board shall elect one of the members as a
Vice Chair. If no successor is elected, Vice Chair shall continue to serve until such time
as a successor is elected.
Section 1. The Board shall appoint the Executive Director subject to confirmation
by the Senate. Any person appointed shall meet the requirements for being a member of
the Board of Directors except for the requirements of R.S. 40:600.89(A)(2)(a). The
Executive Director shall not be a member of the Board. Any person whose appointment to
Executive Director was not confirmed shall not be reappointed for confirmation for a
period of two (2) years. The Executive Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Section 2. The Executive Director shall administer, manage, and direct the affairs
and business of the Corporation, subject to the policies and direction of the Board. The
Executive Director shall do all things necessary for the proper implementation of the
policies and programs of the Corporation. He shall report to and counsel the Board on
questions of procedure, policy, or practice. He shall make periodic reports to the Board
concerning the status of the programs administered by the Corporation. He shall have the
power to represent the Corporation before any legislative body in the provision of
testimony and information. He shall perform such other duties a specified by the Act or as
may be determined from time to time by the Board.
Section 1. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held on the second
Wednesday of each month unless otherwise ordered by the Board, at the principal office
of the Corporation.
Section 2. The regular meeting on the second Wednesday in July shall be known
as the Annual Meeting and shall be for the purpose of electing the Vice Chair of the
Corporation and for any other business that may arise.
Section 3. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chair, and shall be
called upon the written request of at least three (3) members of the Board. The Chair shall
schedule the Special meeting no later than ten days after the receipt of the written request.
Section 4. A majority of the members of the Board currently serving shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of any business, and the presence of a quorum shall be required
for the exercise of any power or function of the Corporation. No vacancy on the Board
shall impair the rights of a quorum of the Board to exercise any power or function of the
Corporation.
Section 5. Action may be taken by a quorum of the Board upon an affirmative vote
of a majority of the members present unless otherwise provided by state law.
Section 6. All meetings of the Board and all committees thereof shall be subject to
the Open Meetings Law, R.S. 42:4.1, et. seq.
Section 1. Membership on any committee of the Board is reserved for Directors of
the Board. Committees are established for the purpose of assisting the Board in the review
of matters appropriately before the Board. The Chair of the Board shall designate the
Committee Chair and a minimum of two (2) other members for each standing committee.
Committee members designated by the Chair shall serve at the pleasure of the Chair.
Each member of the Board shall have the authority to serve as a voting member of each
standing committee. The attendance of any director may be used toward determination
of a quorum. At least three (3) members of the Board shall be present to constitute a
quorum of a committee, one (1) of whom must be a member of that standing committee.
Section 2. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the
same at the Board's next regular meeting. Committees may take no action without a
quorum as designated in Section 1.
Section 3. The Board shall have the following standing committees:
The Administration Committee.
The Audit Committee.
The Budget and Finance Committee.
The Programs Committee.
Section 4. Other committees may be established by the Board as, from time to
time, it deems necessary to carry on the work of the Board and/or the Corporation.
The rules contained in the most current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly
Revised (“RRONR”) shall govern the Board in all cases to which they are applicable and
in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the
Board may adopt.
These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Board by a two-thirds
vote, provided that the amendment has been submitted in writing to the Board at the
previous regular meeting or in the call of the meeting.
