If you would like to make a monetary donation to the Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority Fund for the further development and implementation of auto theft and fraud prevention programs, you may do so by making your check payable to:

The Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority Fund
Louisiana Department of Insurance
Attention: Denise Cassano, Director
P. O. Box 94214
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9214
Attention: Denise Cassano, Director

If you prefer to make an electronic payment, contact Ms. Cassano for information on how to make a monetary donation from your checking account via our secure server.

Denise Cassano, Director
Phone: (225) 342-0819
dcassano@ldi.state.la.us

Act 711 also establishes an Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority Fund within LATIFPA. This specially-created funding mechanism is used to collect and disburse funds through a grant process for the purpose of reducing motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud. The Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority Fund is administered by the director of the authority as a dedicated fund in the state treasury, upon a majority vote of the LATIFPA board of directors. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. All interest earned on money from the fund and invested by the state treasurer is credited to the fund.

LATIFPA may solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations, loans and other assistance from any person or entity, private or public which will be deposited into the statutorily dedicated fund created by the Act and will be used for the purpose of establishing programs in conjunction with other state agencies, local governing authorities and law enforcement agencies for motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud prevention, detection and enforcement. LATIFPA may further engage in cooperative endeavors with any public or private association, corporation or individual with similar obligations and purposes as long as all expenditures are for a public purpose and create a public benefit proportionate to the cost.