La. Public Health and Safety § 40:2009.5
Upon receipt of an application for a license hereunder, the department shall cause a thorough investigation to be made of the home proposed to be licensed and if satisfied that the minimum standards prescribed by it are met, it shall issue a license for a period of one year. The department may, either before or after the issuance of a license, designate the state fire marshal, parish and multiple parish health units, or municipal boards of health to make investigations relating to the minimum standards prescribed by it, and all such agencies shall cooperate with and comply with requests of the department hereunder. The report and recommendations of any such agency shall be in writing and shall state with particularity its findings with respect to compliance or noncompliance with such minimum standards.
La. Public Health and Safety § 40:2009.5