La. Stat. tit. 2 § 5
The secretary and employees of the department designated by him shall supervise and direct all aeronautic activities and facilities, except those activities pertaining to aircraft registration, identification, equipment, and enforcement delegated to the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee. Unless specified, all licenses, orders, rules, and regulations pertaining to aeronautics shall bear the secretary's signature, or the signature of employees designated by him to sign such licenses, orders, rules, or regulations; and the secretary shall insure that all rules and regulations of the department pertaining to aeronautics are obeyed. He shall direct investigations with respect to aeronautic activities. He, and any employee designated by him, may administer oaths when necessary in the discharge of official duties and may affix his jurat to any license or document pertaining to the promotion or regulation of aviation, whether state or federal, concerning which oath is to be made.
La. R.S. § 2:5
SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 889, §3.