The Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office’s legislative package for 2026 focuses on election security. House Bill 691 by Beau Beaullieu would check the state’s voter rolls against the SAVE program to identify potential non-citizens. Secretary Nancy Landry says a recent check of the state’s voter rolls turned up non-citizens who had cast ballots.
Cut 10 (10) “…an eligible voter.”
House Bill 547 by Polly Thomas would prohibit taking pictures of voter registration information in precinct registers. Landry says this is to protect those who haven’t voted yet from intimidation.
Small business owners have a laundry list of issues they’d like to see lawmakers tackle this session. Leah Long, the state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says navigating Louisiana’s complex taxation system continues to be a minefield for small business owners, and she says that can be alleviated by the legislature implementing a centralized sales tax.
Cut 9 (09) “…remit sales tax.”
More good news about auto insurance rates. Since the start of last year, nearly 40 companies have filed rate decreases for private passenger auto policies. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says the latest company to do so is Imperial Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, who filed a six-percent decrease on its Value Product.