Legislative Oversight Mechanisms

Ongoing oversight by legislative committee(s) or commission(s); interim charges; legislative program reviews or performance audits; reporting requirements; legislative requests for information. The Legislature also must approve priority programs for highways (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §48:228 to 232), ports (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§34:3451 et seq.), aviation (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§2:801 et seq.) and statewide flood control (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§38:90.1 et seq.).

Legislative Program Evaluation Office

Performance Audit Division, Office of the Legislative Auditor. State law mandates performance-based budgeting for executive agencies. This entails regular review of performance data by the Legislative Fiscal Office and audits by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

Sunset Review

Yes. All statutory entities in Louisiana, including the DOTD, are subject to sunset provisions (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§49:191 et seq.). The DOTD underwent sunset review in the FY 2009-2010 interim and was re-created in the 2010 legislative session. It will begin termination again on July 1, 2014, and terminates on July 1, 2015, unless affirmatively re-created by the Legislature.