Louisiana House vote

The “Provides for the reorganization of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank...” (SB 56)

Official title: Provides for the reorganization of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank and the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District. (8/1/26)

Passed: 97 yes, 0 no, 8 not voting

May 20, 2026, SB 56

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

Official source: legis.la.gov

How each party voted

Republicans68 YES · 0 NO · 5 not voting
Democrats29 YES · 0 NO · 3 not voting

Absent (8)

Republicans (5)

Lawrence BagleyState Representative
Stephanie HilfertyState Representative
Dodie HortonState Representative
Jack McFarlandState Representative
Francis ThompsonState Representative

Democrats (3)

Wilford CarterState Representative
Tehmi ChassionState Representative
Mandie Landry

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).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

The “Provides for the reorganization of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank...” (SB 56)

How each party voted

Yes (97)

Republicans (68)

Democrats (29)

Absent (8)

Republicans (5)

Democrats (3)

The “Provides for the reorganization of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank...” (SB 56)

How each party voted

Yes (97)

Republicans (68)

Democrats (29)

Absent (8)

Republicans (5)

Democrats (3)

How each party voted

YESYes (97)

Republicans (68)

Democrats (29)

ABSENTAbsent (8)

Republicans (5)

Democrats (3)

How each party voted

YESYes (97)

Republicans (68)

Democrats (29)

ABSENTAbsent (8)

Republicans (5)

Democrats (3)

Yes (97)

Absent (8)

Yes (97)

Absent (8)