LA SB365

Prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from implementing election policies or practices that result in voter suppression or vote dilution affecting members of protected classes based on race, color, or language minority status

Establishes the Louisiana Voting Rights Commission within the Office of Inspector General, consisting of five commissioners serving staggered five-year terms, with authority to enforce the Act and administer preclearance requirements

Requires certain "covered" political subdivisions to obtain preclearance from the Commission before implementing new or modified election policies, methods of election, or changes to elected officials' powers, with coverage triggered by factors including prior voting rights violations, disparities in voter participation, registration, poverty rates, arrest rates, or educational attainment

Allows any aggrieved individual, entity, or the Attorney General to bring enforcement actions, with prevailing plaintiffs entitled to recover attorneys' fees, expert witness fees, and litigation costs

Provides courts broad remedial authority to order relief including changes to election methods, with expedited review for cases involving upcoming elections and a 50-day safe harbor period for political subdivisions to address violations before litigation