Louisiana State Legislature

Affordability legislation advances, TOPS repayment bill fails.

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.

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

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

The measure would give sales tax rebates to aerospace businesses that create 200 permanent jobs and make a $1 billion investment

The Public Affairs Research Council opposes HB 608 because it says the revenue-sharing agreements use public money, and taxpayers have a right to see how public money is spent.

A bill to allow vets to be school resource officers advances in the Louisiana state legislature.

Lawmakers consider $47 billion budget for FY 2025-2026

State lawmakers will begin a special session on Thursday to decide new dates for the 2026 election cycle amid the U.S. Supreme Court case concerning Louisiana's congressional map.

Landry wants to push dates back for the closed primaries next year to give lawmakers extra time to possibly approve a new congressional map.