House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
May 7, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Room 6
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR39
WALTERS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Urges and requests the city of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for active Transportation Security Administration agents at the Shreveport Regional Airport
HR84
WALTERS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Urges and requests the city of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for active Transportation Security Administration agents at the Shreveport Regional Airport
SB172
LUNEAU
PLANNING/ZONING
- Provides relative to planning commissions. (8/1/26)
SB198
MIZELL
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Provides relative to historic district commission powers. (8/1/26)
SB281
BARROW
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
- Provides for changes to the Baker Economic Development District. (gov sig)
SB286
DUPLESSIS
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
- Provides relative to the New Orleans Downtown Development District. (gov sig)
SB334
CATHEY
LOCAL AGENCIES
- Provides for enforcement of ordinances by a municipality or parish relative to public health, housing, fire codes, building codes, zoning, vegetation, nuisances, licensing and permits. (8/1/26)
SB380
GARY CARTER
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
- Creates the Real Timbers Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish. (gov sig)
SB385
HARRIS
LOCAL OFFICIALS
- Provides for appointments to the board of commissioners and insurance for the New Orleans City Park Improvement Association. (8/1/26)
SB406
ROBERT OWEN
TAX/LOCAL
- Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax. (gov sig) (EG +$590,000 LF RV See Note)
SB417
ALLAIN
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
- Provides for the membership of the Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2A in St. Mary Parish. (8/1/26)
SB430
JENKINS
TAX/LOCAL
- Provides for the levy of hotel occupancy tax by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau. (8/1/26)
SB439
GERALD BOUDREAUX
LOCAL EMPLOYEES
- Provides for cancer screenings for firefighters and fire service employees. (8/1/26) (RR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
SB447
BASS
LOCAL AGENCIES
- Provides relative to promotional seniority and civil service classification in the Bossier City Police Department. (gov sig)
SB458
MCMATH
LOCAL AGENCIES
- Provides for local ethics entities. (8/1/26)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
NOTE: Statements may be filed with the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs via email at h-mpc@legis.la.gov. Statements submitted, and the information contained therein, are public records and subject to disclosure pursuant to public records laws.
Audio/visual presentations, such as PowerPoint, shall be filed with the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs via email at h-mpc@legis.la.gov at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled start of the committee meeting. No flash or thumb drives will be accepted.