LA HB816

Foreign adversaries and entities they control are prohibited from directly or indirectly owning, acquiring, leasing, or obtaining any interest in land within 25 miles of military installations in Louisiana, effective August 1, 2026

"Foreign adversary" is defined per federal regulations (15 CFR 7.4) and the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control database, but excludes legal permanent residents with lawful U.S. presence

Exceptions include U.S. citizens, permanent legal residents, entities wholly owned by qualifying individuals, and one-to-four family residential properties purchased by natural persons

Violators face a $50,000 civil penalty and property forfeiture if they fail to divest within one year of judgment; the attorney general may seek injunctive relief, issue investigative subpoenas, and pursue civil forfeiture actions

Real estate professionals, lenders, title insurers, and attorneys have no duty to investigate whether parties are foreign adversaries and bear no liability for failing to identify them