House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
April 15, 2026
Upon Adjournment
Room 6

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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB87MACKDISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Provides relative to the board of commissioners of Livingston Parish Gas Utility District No. 1
 HB115BAMBURGPOLICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department in the village of Edgefield
 HB162MCMAKINDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Provides relative to the Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District
 HB208ROBBY CARTERLOCAL GOVERNMENT - Provides for a local option election to establish term limits for members of the governing authority of St. Helena Parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
 HB212MARCELLEDISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the Delmont Economic Development District in East Baton Rouge Parish
 HB239MARCELLEDISTRICTS/REDEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority
 HB257VENTRELLALOCAL OFFL/POLICE CHIEFS - Provides relative to the powers and duties of the police chief of the city of Central
 HB368FREEMANDISTRICTS/HISTORIC - Provides relative to historic preservation districts and landmarks commissions in the city of New Orleans
 HB433FREIBERGECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce
 HB441FREEMANSEWERAGE/N O WATER BD - Provides relative to employees of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
 HB447LYONSDISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the Avondale and Waggaman Economic Development District in Jefferson Parish
 HB466LACOMBETAX/TAX REBATES - Authorizes rebates of ad valorem taxes in West Feliciana Parish under certain conditions
 HB472KNOXHOUSING - Authorizes municipalities to implement rent stabilization
 HB481RISERPUBLIC PRINTING - Provides for the cost of publishing official proceedings and public notices
 HB530BERAULTLOCAL GOVERNMENT - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for home rule charter or plan of government provisions affecting certain parish officials and school boards
 HB573HILFERTYSEWERAGE/N O WATER BD - Provides relative to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
 HB741BOYDHOUSING - Provides relative to housing for victims of human trafficking

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.

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