HB 997 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

OFFICIAL JOURNALS: Provides for publishing information and notices on a political subdivision's website

This bill allows Louisiana political subdivisions like police juries, city councils, and school boards to choose either a newspaper or their official website as their official journal for publishing public notices and proceedings. The law requires these groups to select their journal each June and notify the secretary of state of their choice, while also permitting them to publish required information in a newspaper even if they select a website as their official journal. Municipalities must select a newspaper published within their boundaries if they choose a newspaper option, and the bill updates related statutes to reflect these new publication choices.
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Introduced Mar 23, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026
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