2026 Legislative Session

Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein said the coverage will save the state money in the long run to lessen the risk of chronic conditions related to obesity.

A measure to crack down on marijuana use near school facilities advanced to the Senate. It would increase the penalty for smoking marijuana within 2,000 feet of a school facility to up to a year in prison and up to a $1,000 fine.

Efforts to attract more aerospace industry to the state advanced from the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee on Monday. That’s despite a fiscal note not detailing how much this could cost the state general fund in future revenue.

The air monitors called for in Senate Bill 356, sponsored by Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, would have provided early warning for neighbors to seek safety in the event of a toxic pollution release.

TOPS recipients who lose their state-funded scholarships would have to repay them, under a bill that barely got out of the House Education Committee.

Two bills for a proposed constitutional convention to revise the state’s constitution are advancing in the legislature.

Currently, in Louisiana, a governor can be sworn in more than twice but is limited to two consecutive terms. HB 225 would prevent former Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards from seeking a third term.

HB 1088 gives local and state sales tax rebates for the purchase of certain items used in aerospace facilities and activities.

The Louisiana House has approved HB 838 to eliminate the inspection sticker requirement for most drivers. The proposed QR code sticker would cost $6.

In ‘deeply troubling’ move, senators pass three bills, cutting Duncan’s Orleans clerk position along with 11 New Orleans judges.