Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board
| Name | Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board |
| Contact Person | Mrs. Brenda Williams - Advisory Board President |
| Mailing Address |
3821 Aspen Drive Harvey, LA 70058 |
| Phone Number | 504-931-6990 |
| Fax Number | -- |
| Board Email | brendabwms@hotmail.com |
| Website | -- |
| Legal Authority | R.S. 25:841, Chapter 17-C |
| Year Created | 1999 |
| Organizational Placement | Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism |
| Purpose/Function | The Civil Rights Advisory board was formed to oversee the proposed Civil Rights Museum which will be responsible for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of archives, books, charts, documents, maps, records, and other artifacts relative to the evolution, development and history of civil rights in Louisiana. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 22
Number Currently Serving: 18 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 4
Estimated number in current year: 4 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Other (explain) State Agency: |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: 06-263 Budget Schedule Number: 577 |
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| Notes | The Board has been granted a budget of $765,000 for planning and construction. No expenditures are pending at this time. We are still awaiting approval by the Planning Department to hire a Director of Planning. |