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LA HR267
Resolution
Status
6/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gabe Firment
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AI Summary
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Urges U.S. Congress to provide funding for sheriffs' offices in seven Louisiana parishes (Claiborne, Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon, Webster, and Winn) that patrol the Kisatchie National Forest
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Kisatchie National Forest encompasses 608,487 acres of federally-owned land where local sheriffs currently bear the cost of law enforcement and emergency response
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Current federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding of approximately $400,000 is insufficient to cover patrol and emergency response costs for the forest
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Copies of the resolution will be transmitted to U.S. Congress presiding officers and all Louisiana congressional delegation members
Legislative Description
Memorialize congress to adequately fund law enforcement and emergency responders in parishes where the Kisatchie National Forest is located
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
6/13/2025