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LA SB343
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Regina Barrow
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AI Summary
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Restructures the East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission from 9 members (5 ex officio mayors + 4 appointed) to 9 members (3 ex officio + 6 appointed by the Metropolitan Council)
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Reduces ex officio members from the mayors of Baker, Baton Rouge, Central, St. George, and Zachary to three positions: the mayor-president (or designee), a school board member, and a planning commission member
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Removes residency requirements that mandated at least two appointed members be city of Baton Rouge residents and one be from unincorporated areas
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Reduces quorum requirement from 5 members to 4 members
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Reverses changes made by Act No. 391 of 2025, citing Louisiana Constitution provisions that prohibit the legislature from altering the structure of local governments operating under home rule charters
Legislative Description
Provides relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the parish of East Baton Rouge. (gov sig)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
3/9/2026