RS 29:13: Eligibility for commissions; form of commission

A. All persons qualified according to the laws of Louisiana and of the United States of America and recommended by the proper military authorities may be commissioned by the governor as officers in the national guard.

B. All commissions in the military service of this state shall be in the name and by the authority of the state of Louisiana, sealed with the state seal, signed by the governor, and attested by the secretary of state and the adjutant general. They shall be recorded in rosters periodically prepared and printed by the military department.