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Licensing

LACC License Application

  • How to obtain a warehouse license or a license for operating as a grain dealer or a cotton merchant
    • An application and all required documentation must be submitted to the LACC.
    • Dates for submitting forms: July 1 – June 30
    • Deadline for receipt of application: April 30
      • There is a late fee of $50/day
  • Grounds for not issuing license: LRS 3:3411
    • The commission may refuse to issue a license to any applicant for a warehouse license, cotton merchant license, or grain dealer license if the commission finds that the warehouse proposed for licensure is not suitable for the storage of agricultural commodities, or if the commission finds that the applicant for a warehouse license, cotton merchant license, or a grain dealer license cannot demonstrate a net worth of at least one hundred thousand dollars, or is incompetent to conduct such warehouse, cotton merchant, or grain dealer business in accordance with this Chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto; or if there is any other sufficient reason within the intent of this Chapter for not issuing such warehouse, cotton merchant, or grain dealer license.
  • If you are unsure as to whether a license is needed, please contact Gene Cavalier, Director of Agricultural Commodities Commission at 225-935-2164 or by email at gcavalier@ldaf.state.la.us.