State Boxing and Wrestling Commission
| Name | State Boxing and Wrestling Commission |
| Contact Person | louisianaboxing.org |
| Mailing Address |
1135 Hodges Lake Charles, LA 70601 |
| Phone Number | -- |
| Fax Number | -- |
| Board Email | -- |
| Website | louisianaboxing.org |
| Legal Authority | RS4-61-85 |
| Year Created | 1974 |
| Organizational Placement | GOVERNOR'S OFFICE |
| Purpose/Function | Oversight of all ring sports; assure safety of contestants & public; issue licenses to all contestants, officials, matchmakers & promoters; collect gate taxes for continuing operation of this oversight. |
| Budget Message | This budget covers current regular expenses for the commission for 2024; the events scheduled for YE 2023 have largely recovered or reached pre-Covid numbers. More events are being scheduled compared to pre 2023 YE numbers. MMA is resurging and a new ring sport "London Rule Fighting" is becoming a new income stream for 2024. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 7
Number Currently Serving: 7 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 7
Estimated number in current year: 11 |
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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: $80 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: $46,500.00 Current year budgeted: $46,500.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $6,159.00 Current year budgeted: $6,000.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 2 |
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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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| Notes | New Chairman, Vice-Chairman and two new commissioners were appointed 2/23/2024. The LSBWC does not meet in December. Due to several illnesses, the commission is researching video/audio taping of meetings not held at the capital in 2024. Events picked up a bit in the early summer, mostly MMA. A new ring sport London Rules Fighting (AKA Bare Knuckles Fighting) has generated more income for 2024. Boxing shows are still few and far between. Rural, small event Class B Wrestling events have increased. |