LAC 35:III.5735. Distribution of Purses

A. All portions of purse money shall be available to the winners thereof upon order of the stewards, following their winning. No percentage of winnings shall be deducted by any association or horsemen's bookkeeper for itself or for another person, club or body, unless at the request of the person to whom such winnings are payable, except that an association or horsemen's bookkeeper may withhold from winnings any money due it. This Section shall not apply to races written exclusively for accredited Louisiana-bred thoroughbreds, quarter horses and Appaloosa horses which shall be governed as provided by statutes regulating purses for such races.