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LA HB836
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Hilferty
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AI Summary
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Requires West Bank levee districts within the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank to work together to safeguard the public against flooding, storm surge, and other potential flood-related issues
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Adds protection for existing rights, contracts, or obligations of West Bank levee districts and parishes, prohibiting any impairment of these existing arrangements
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Expands qualifying professional fields for Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East board members to include hydraulic science, in addition to existing fields of geotechnical, hydrological, and environmental science
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Maintains requirement that four of the nine SLFPA-East board members be engineers or related professionals, with at least one being a civil engineer
Legislative Description
Modifies the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West
LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
3/9/2026