La. Stat. tit. 6 § 1111
A rule, regulation, order, or administrative directive issued by a state or federal official, agency, or entity which is intended to be applicable to banks, banking associations, bank holding companies, savings banks, and savings institutions, homestead and savings and loan associations, credit unions, persons or companies engaged in the small loan business, extenders of consumer credit, or any other company or financial institution under the supervision of the commissioner of financial institutions and required to report to the commissioner or subject to rules and regulations issued by the commissioner, shall be effective as to any such company or financial institution only after the rule, regulation, order or other directive has been approved in writing by the commissioner of financial institutions.
La. R.S. § 6:1111