Nearly all of La. Arts Council resigns
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Eighty percent of the state Arts Council have resigned, a move which could delay distribution of $2 million in grant funds to arts organizations around the state, a state official said Wednesday.
It’s one of the fallouts from ethics laws that require members of state boards and commissions to disclose some personal financial information about themselves, their spouses and businesses.
Louisiana Culture Recreation and Tourism official Pam Breaux said the agency is asking for an opinion from state Attorney General Buddy Caldwell to see if the board can make recommendations with the three of the 15 board members remaining.
“Our bylaws state that a quorum is a majority of our members,” said Breaux.
The agency wants to know if action can occur with a majority of the remaining three council members, she said.
“Our goal is to get the dollars out there,” said Breaux.
The arts grants recommendations had been scheduled to be made at the council’s Aug. 8 meeting and grants awarded soon thereafter, she said.
Members of government boards and commissions had until Monday to quit or face having to file personal financial disclosure reports.
Through Wednesday, the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office reported receiving 232 resignations from various state boards, an increase of 31 from Tuesday’s total.
“The flow has ebbed,” said spokesman Jacques Berry said.
There are 600 or so state boards with combined memberships in the thousands.
Many of the resignations were tied to the new financial disclosure law, but there were also other reasons for the departures.
Louisiana Recovery Authority Chairman Norman Francis released a letter Wednesday in which he said he needed to devote time to accreditation, construction and other projects going on at New Orleans’ Xavier University, where he serves as president.
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