La. Stat. tit. 37 § 2459
All fees and moneys received by the board pursuant to this Chapter shall be paid into the treasury of the Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers and may be expended by the board without appropriation for costs of administration and other expenses, and any surplus at the end of a fiscal year or a biennium may be retained by the board for such future expenditures and the board is not required to pay any such surplus into the general fund of the State of Louisiana. No member of the board is to receive any compensation for duties performed; provided, that such member of the board shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary travel expenses in attending any meeting of the board within this state, or may be reimbursed all reasonable and necessary travel expenses when incurred by authorization of the board.
La. R.S. § 37:2459