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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana authorizes Grand Isle Port Commission to use state water bottoms for seafood research
Last action · May 15, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Joseph Orgeron
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What This Bill Does
Act 171 authorizes the Grand Isle Port Commission to use approximately twenty-seven and one-half acres of state in Bayou Rigaud, Jefferson Parish, for an project. The project is undertaken in cooperation with the Louisiana Sea Grant program and becomes effective on August 1, 2026.
Grants specific legal access to state-owned and surfaces for aquaculture research, involving lease agreements and compensation determinations negotiated by the state commissioner of administration.
Who It Affects
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Grand Isle Port Commission
The port commission is granted authorization to use state water bottoms and participate in a seafood research and economic development program.
Louisiana Sea Grant program
The program is named as a cooperative partner in conducting the off-bottom oyster culture project.
state of Louisiana
The state owns the designated water bottoms and its commissioner of administration is authorized to enter into agreements and determine compensation.
Key Facts
- The Grand Isle Port Commission is authorized to use approximately twenty-seven and one-half acres of state water bottoms, water columns, and water surfaces in Bayou Rigaud, Jefferson Parish.
- The designated area is circumscribed by specific coordinates projected in North American datum, 1983.
- The property use is restricted to the sole purpose of an off-bottom oyster (Crassotrea Virginica) culture project.
- The project must be undertaken in cooperation with the Louisiana Sea Grant program and requires approval from all state and federal agencies with jurisdiction.
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- The commissioner of administration and the Grand Isle Port Commission are authorized to enter into agreements and execute documents to effectuate the property use.
- In determining appropriate compensation, the commissioner may consider potential economic development and other benefits resulting from the research.
- The Act takes effect on August 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 15, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 171.
- May 15, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 12, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 12, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 11, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 7, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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- May 7, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 1, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 31, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 30, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (15-0-1).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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