§ La. R.S. 18:1902(untitled)

State liaison
A. The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives, or their designees,
jointly, shall serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census on all matters related to
the tabulation of population and other census information for purposes of reapportionment. The secretary
and the clerk, jointly, may submit to the bureau, on behalf of the state, a plan identifying the geographic areas
for which specific tabulations of population or other census information are desired for reapportionment
purposes, in accordance with criteria established by the United States Secretary of Commerce, and may
supply such other information as may be required by the census bureau or the Secretary of Commerce in
order to furnish the state such tabulations.
B. The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives, jointly, shall furnish
the parish governing authorities and the parish registrars of voters instructions and assistance to enable them
to provide the secretary and the clerk such maps and information as may be necessary to comply timely with
the census bureau requirements.