GENERAL ASSEMBLY: The control and administration of the Academy shall be vested in a General Assembly composed of such members of the Academy in good standing as determined by the Bylaws of the AAFP and who are present at the Annual General Assembly of the LAFP and who are verified by the Secretary as voting members in good standing. Twenty-five members shall constitute a quorum. The General Assembly may, at any time, by a majority vote, refer and submit to the members of the Academy defined questions affecting the policy or recommendations of the Academy that, in the opinion of the General Assembly, are of immediate, practical consequence to the members of the Academy and to the public. The result of the referendum when duly ascertained by such vote shall control the acts of the Academy and its officers, agents, and employees. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Subject to the action of the General Assembly, and during the interval between the meetings of the Assembly, the control and administration of the Academy shall be vested in a Board of Directors composed of: The President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past President, Speaker, Vice-Speaker, two AAFP Delegates, ten District Directors (one Director from each of the ten geographic districts, with such boundaries as may be determined by the Board of Directors), one Resident Representative, with full voting privileges, one Student observer, without vote, and the Executive Vice President, without vote. In the absence of AAFP Delegates, the Alternate AAFP Delegates shall vote. In the absence of the District Director, the Alternate Director shall vote. The Board meetings will be conducted in such a way that the decisions and actions of the Board will be in accordance with Chapter VII and XIII of the. 

**LAFP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The members of the Executive Committee include: the President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and the Immediate Past President. The Executive Committee, by a majority vote of its members, shall have full authority to act for and on behalf of the Board of Directors whenever business of the organization demands prompt action in the interval between meetings of the Board or when it is impractical or impossible to convene the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee will also be responsible for the approval of unbudgeted expenditures in excess of $300.00. 

LAFP COMMITTEES: The following standing committees shall be established by the President with the advice and concurrence of the Board of Directors: (1) Committee on Education, (2) Committee on Operations, and (3) Committee on Legislative and Membership Issues.