LAC 19:IX.103. Purpose

A. The purposes and intent of this program are to provide the maximum opportunity for Small Entrepreneurships to become so certified as "Veteran-owned small entrepreneurship" or "Service-connected disabled veteran-owned small entrepreneurship" and thereby become eligible to participate in a competitive modern business economy, to facilitate their access to state procurement and public contracts, and encourage business opportunities for such small entrepreneurships. These purposes shall be accomplished by providing a program for the certification of a business as "veteran-owned small entrepreneurship" or "service-connected disabled veteran-owned small entrepreneurship."