PART III. LOUISIANA CENTER FOR RURAL INITIATIVES
§331. Legislative findings
The legislature hereby finds and declares that economic development is one of the missions of land grant universities. The Louisiana Board of Regents' Master Plan for Higher Education calls for the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center to play an integral role in supporting agricultural industries, sustaining rural areas, and encouraging efficient use of resources through research and educational programs conducted by its experiment stations and extension service.
Acts 2004, No. 796, §1.