Louisiana House vote

The “Requests the Board of Regents, in coordination with Louisiana Works, the state Department of Education...” (HR 171)

Official title: Requests the Board of Regents, in coordination with Louisiana Works, the state Department of Education, the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, and the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center, to study the effectiveness, use, and workforce outcomes of the M.J. Foster Promise Program and the TOPS-Tech award

Passed: 97 yes, 0 no, 8 not voting

May 11, 2026, HR 171

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: legis.la.gov

How each party voted

Republicans67 YES · 0 NO · 6 not voting
Democrats30 YES · 0 NO · 2 not voting

Absent (8)

Republicans (6)

Stephanie BeraultState Representative
Josh CarlsonState Representative
Kathy EdmonstonState Representative
Jack McFarlandState Representative
Phillip TarverState Representative
Francis ThompsonState Representative

Democrats (2)

Edmond JordanState Representative
Ed Larvadain

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

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The “Requests the Board of Regents, in coordination with Louisiana Works, the state Department of Education...” (HR 171)

How each party voted

Yes (97)

Republicans (67)

Democrats (30)

Absent (8)

Republicans (6)

Democrats (2)

The “Requests the Board of Regents, in coordination with Louisiana Works, the state Department of Education...” (HR 171)

How each party voted

Yes (97)

Republicans (67)

Democrats (30)

Absent (8)

Republicans (6)

Democrats (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (97)

Republicans (67)

Democrats (30)

ABSENTAbsent (8)

Republicans (6)

Democrats (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (97)

Republicans (67)

Democrats (30)

ABSENTAbsent (8)

Republicans (6)

Democrats (2)

Yes (97)

Absent (8)

Yes (97)

Absent (8)