Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 447: DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL: Creates the Avondale and Waggaman Economic Development District in Jefferson Parish
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 447 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL: Creates the Avondale and Waggaman Economic Development District in Jefferson Parish. Primary sponsor: Rodney Lyons (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 27, 2026): Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Lyons | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 87 |
| Delisha Boyd | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 102 |
| Wilford Carter | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 34 |
| Vincent Cox | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 85 |
| Daryl Deshotel | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 28 |
| Adrian Fisher | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 16 |
| Kyle Green | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 83 |
| Terry Landry Jr | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Ed Larvadain | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Sylvia Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 57 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 11. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
- Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Reported favorably (13-0).
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
- Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Prefiled. To be introduced at a later date.