AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS: Creates the Iberia Parish Airport Authority
HB 613 creates the Iberia Parish Airport Authority to manage and operate airports in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The bill directly affects local government operations, airport management, and future airport development in the parish. Key provisions establish the authority's structure, require prior approval from the Iberia Parish Council for tax proposals, and specify how board members are appointed (by the Parish Council for unexpired terms). The bill does not alter existing airport operations but formalizes a new governing body with defined oversight responsibilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Signed Jun 8, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was converted from an original draft to an enrolled act, finalizing its legal status. Key substantive changes include renaming the district to include 'LeMaire' instead of 'Lemaire' and consolidating board appointment authority to the Iberia Parish Council, removing previous requirements for separate appointments by city councils and aldermen. The board composition was also adjusted to require specific resident domiciles in New Iberia and Jeanerette, and the term length for board members was standardized to five years.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on creating and governing the Acadiana Regional Airport and LeMaire Memorial Airport District, but the mechanism for appointing board members was narrowed to the Parish Council, centralizing control.
REQUIREMENT
Board appointment authority was consolidated to the Iberia Parish Council, removing the requirement for separate appointments by the New Iberia City Council and Jeanerette Board of Alderman.
Board member qualifications were updated to require that two members reside in New Iberia and one member reside in Jeanerette.
Board member terms were standardized to five years, replacing the previous variable term structure.
DEFINITION
The district name was updated from 'Lemaire Memorial Airport District' to 'LeMaire Memorial Airport District'.
TECHNICAL
The document was finalized from an original draft to an enrolled act, changing the header and page count.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2025 · House May 14, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Jun 1, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-0).
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beau Beaullieu
RRepublican
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