The 1944 Louisiana Legislature, at the request of various Veterans' Organizations, approved Act 98 which created our Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of administering the affairs of all veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States entitled to benefits in accordance with the laws of the United States and the states thereof.

This law has been amended and re-enacted several times over the years. The statutes are not cited as Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs laws and are reflected in Section 251 through 261, Title 29, Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950