Bills & Legislation

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Todd McClure on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Alan SeabaughRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Friday, May 22, 2026, as World Preeclampsia Awareness Day in the state of Louisiana.

Regina BarrowDemocrat

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums on the occasion of her passing.

Rick EdmondsRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Kathy Holloway upon receiving the 2026 Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award and on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Alan SeabaughRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the passing of former Senator Louis J. Lambert Jr.

Eddie J. LambertRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Commends and congratulates the 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year from schools in Senate District 15 for exemplary and dedicated service on Teacher of the Year Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Regina BarrowDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 20, 2026, as Tangipahoa Parish Fair Day at the state capitol

Kimberly Landry CoatesRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Lane "Frenchie" Boudreaux for extraordinary heroism and self-sacrifice during the Vietnam War

Charles OwenRepublican

SECURITIES: Creates a task force to study the use of payable-on-death and transfer-on-death accounts and to report its findings and any recommendations for revisions to applicable Louisiana laws to the legislature.

Mark AbrahamRepublican

LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES: Requests the La. State Law Institute to study the feasibility of requiring employers to provide occupational accident insurance to independent contractors.

Mark AbrahamRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends E. Joseph Savoie for his distinguished career in higher education and extends best wishes upon the occasion of his well-deserved retirement.

Gerald BoudreauxDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Barney Arceneaux on the occasion of his retirement

Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons WileyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends J. Reed Walters on the occasion of his retirement as district attorney of the Twenty-Eighth Judicial District

Michael "Gabe" FirmentRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 2026 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Louisiana

Annie SpellRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes April 28, 2026, as Nurses Day and May 6 through May 12, 2026, as National Nurses Week in Louisiana

Dustin MillerDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Karaline Elizabeth Leblanc for being named the 2026 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Queen

Chad Michael BoyerRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Lincoln Preparatory School boys basketball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2026 Division IV Select state championship

Rashid Armand YoungDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Lincoln Preparatory School boys basketball head coach Antonio Hudson on being named the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2026 Class A Coach of the Year

Rashid Armand YoungDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 2026, as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month.

Robert AllainRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Judge Alvin Batiste Jr. on the occasion of his retirement from the Eighteenth Judicial District Court.

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Tuesday, May 5, 2026, as Literacy Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and recognizes The Center for Literacy & Learning for its leadership in advancing literacy statewide.

Adam BassRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Monday, May 4, 2026, as Disability Awareness Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Monday, May 4, 2026, as Louisiana Firefighter's Appreciation Day.

Gerald BoudreauxDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as Links Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Vickey Thrash.

Adam BassRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends LtCol Geoffrey Shows after twenty-three years in the United States Marine Corps.

Eddie J. LambertRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Friday, May 1, 2026, as AmeriCorps Seniors Southern University at Shreveport Foster Grandparent Volunteer Day.

Sam JenkinsDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Commends and recognizes Film Louisiana for its contributions to economic development and designates April 15, 2026, as Film Louisiana Day at the Louisiana State Capitol

Beth MizellRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, April 15, 2026, as Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Olivia Daigle on her achievement of being crowned the 2025-2026 Louisiana State Queen Sugar at the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival in New Iberia.

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences on the passing of William F. "Charlie" McCarthy.

Gerald BoudreauxDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Ferdie P. Genre on winning the 2026 LEDC Bob Easterly Award.

Valarie HodgesRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Mrs. Elizabeth Kimball Lewis on turning 100 years old.

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Commends and recognizes Iberville Parish for its rich history and designates April 15, 2026, as Iberville Parish Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Kirby Shawn Dawson, Assistant Chief City Marshal.

Sam JenkinsDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 16 through 23, 2026, as Safe Boating Week in Louisiana.

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences on the passing of Lionel Sutton II.

Blake MiguezRepublican

WOMEN: Commends Our Lady of Angels on its work with Project M.O.M.

Beth MizellRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the St. Louis Catholic High School boys soccer team upon winning the Division III state championship.

Jeremy StineRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Lacie Thomas Fontenot for being named the 2026 Louisiana School Health Service Provider of the Year by the Louisiana Department of Education.

Valarie HodgesRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Devoy Colbert Copper Sr.

Larry SeldersDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Gerald "Jerry" Badgley on the occasion of his retirement as principal of C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Thomas A. PresslyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Progressive Baptist Church on the occasion of its one hundredth anniversary.

Gerald BoudreauxDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends John Rodriguez on being selected "Student of the Year" at Maurepas High School in Livingston Parish.

Valarie HodgesRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 28, 2026, as Louisiana 4-H and FFA Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and to commend the state officers of Louisiana 4-H and the Louisiana FFA Association.

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Extends sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Rubye Helen Jackson.

Sam JenkinsDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Tuesday, April 21, 2026, as Louisiana Renewable Energy Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Bob HensgensRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, April 29, 2026, as Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 15, 2026, as Iberville Parish Day at the state capitol

Jeremy LaCombeRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Honorable Judge Alvin Batiste, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement from the Eighteenth Judicial District Court

Jeremy LaCombeRepublican