The Organized Crime Intelligence Division of the Department of Public Safety is hereby established, to be composed of such employees of the Department of Public Safety as designated by the director. The functions of this division shall be as follows:
(1) to gather information for the State of Louisiana concerning organized crime;
(2) to cooperate with the Attorney General of the State of Louisiana and with all other officials and agencies of this state having law enforcement and investigative powers;
(3) to furnish background information to the Department of Revenue, the Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Control Board and political subdivisions of this state concerning applicants for permits to sell beverages of high and/or low alcoholic content; and
(4) to perform such other functions as may be designated by the director.