The Division of State Buildings and its superintendent must manage and maintain state public buildings, including the Old and New Governor’s Mansions, and the commissioner of administration has authority over the Old Governor’s Mansion site.
SUBPART B. MAINTENANCE §141. Division of State Buildings; superintendent; duties A. There is created the Division of State Buildings in the office of the governor which shall be administered by a superintendent of state buildings appointed by the governor. The superintendent of state buildings shall have charge of the management, operation, and maintenance of general public buildings of the state, including both the old and new governor's mansions. B. The Division of State Buildings shall have custody and supervision of maintenance of the Old Governor's Mansion. Title to said property shall remain in the state of Louisiana, along with all buildings and other improvements constructed thereon. The buildings and grounds shall be maintained by the superintendent of state buildings out of regular appropriations made for such purposes. C. For purposes of administration and supervision of the Old Governor's Mansion, the commissioner of administration shall have full authority over its grounds and all other buildings and improvements constructed thereon, and shall control any use made thereof and the space therein. He shall have further authority to transfer custody, supervision, and general administrative control for purposes of historic preservation, heritage education, maintenance, protection, and promotion of the building, historical collections, and artifacts and the historical integrity of the site to any public agency or nonprofit corporation with sufficient resources necessary to operate the said facility consistent therewith as its custodian in order to administer and to insure the future of the mansion and the value of its collections; and to honor the relationships and trusts established in the early years with the governors and their families who donated personal items for such purposes, as the said commissioner of administration may deem appropriate, according to the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, including R.S. 39:11 et seq. Acts 1997, No. 183, §1.