HB 447 — DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL: Creates the Avondale and Waggaman Economic Development District in Jefferson Parish
Last action — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 26, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
7 added · 7 removedPlain-language change summary
The changes from the original version of HB 447 to the engrossed version only consist of an update in the document format. The original lines have been replaced with the engrossed designation, indicating that this is the version currently being considered for the legislative session. While there are no substantive changes to the content of the bill, this format update is crucial as it signals that the bill has gone through an initial review and is moving forward in the legislative process.
HLS 26RS-847 ORIGINALENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
HLS 26RS-847 ORIGINALENGROSSED HB NO.
HLS 26RS-847 ORIGINALENGROSSED HB NO.
HLS 26RS-847 ORIGINALENGROSSED HB NO.
HLS 26RS-847 ORIGINALENGROSSED HB NO.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 447 OriginalEngrossed 2026 Regular Session Lyons Abstract:
HLS 26RS-847 ORIGINALENGROSSED HB NO.
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- Engrossed HB447 Engrossed Current pdf
- HB447 Original View text pdf
Action History
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 11. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (13-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Prefiled. To be introduced at a later date.
Sponsors
- T. Landry · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Kyle M. Green Jr. · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Daryl Andrew Deshotel · Cosponsor
- Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
Co-sponsors (9)
- Landry, T.
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
Not signed on (137)
137 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 137 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 83 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 10% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 447?
- HB 447 is sponsored by Landry, T., Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Daryl Andrew Deshotel (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), and Rodney Lyons (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 447?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 26, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 447?
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