§ La. R.S. 18:1501.1(untitled)

Reports by persons not candidates or committees
A.(1) Any person, other than a candidate or a committee, who makes any expenditure for express
advocacy supporting or opposing the nomination or election of a person to public office, the recall of a public
official, or a proposition or question submitted to the voters, or for a communication for which the only
reasonable conclusion to be drawn from the presentation and content is that it is intended to appeal to vote
for or against a specific candidate or for or against the recall of a specific elected official or a proposition
or question submitted to the voters shall file reports if such expenditures exceed one thousand dollars in the
aggregate during the aggregating period as defined for committees.
(2)(a) Each person, other than a candidate or committee, who makes an expenditure on behalf of a
candidate, independent expenditure-only committee, political committee, or principal campaign committee
for purposes of canvassing, irrespective of the amount expended, shall submit in writing to the respective
candidate or committee on whose behalf such expenditure was made the full name and address of each
individual to whom such an expenditure was made.
(b) Each person, other than a candidate or committee, who makes an expenditure on behalf of a
candidate, independent expenditure-only committee, political committee, or principal campaign committee
for purposes of canvassing in an amount of at least six hundred dollars shall maintain for six years a written
record of the last four digits of the social security number of each individual to whom such expenditure was
made or submit in writing to the respective candidate or committee on whose behalf such expenditure was
made the last four digits of the social security number of each individual to whom such expenditure was
made.
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B. Such reports shall be filed at the same time, shall contain the same information, and shall be
certified correct in the same manner as reports required of principal campaign committees by this Chapter.
However, a person that is not a candidate or committee shall not be required to include in such reports
information about contributions or contributors or identify contributors, unless a contributor has designated
his contribution for any purpose provided for in Subparagraph (A)(1)(a) of this Section; in which case, such
reports shall include the name and address of the contributor who made the designated contribution and the
amount and date of the designated contribution.
C. In addition to the reports filed in accordance with Subsection B of this Section, during the period
beginning at midnight of the twentieth day prior to a primary election and extending through midnight of
primary election day; during the period beginning at midnight of the twentieth day prior to a second party
primary election and extending through midnight of the second party primary election day, if applicable; and
during the period beginning at midnight of the twentieth day prior to a general election and extending through
midnight of general election day, any person, other than a candidate or a committee, who makes any
expenditure other than to a candidate or to a committee, shall file a report with the supervisory committee
of:
(1) The full name and address of each person to whom such person has made an expenditure during
such period in excess of one thousand dollars.
(2) Each report required by this Subsection shall be filed within forty-eight hours after the time the
expenditure is made. If such time falls outside of regular office hours, the report shall be filed as soon as
possible after the opening of the office of the supervisory committee on the next working day after the time
at which the report is otherwise due.