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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana creates West End Economic Development District with authority to levy local sales tax
Last action · June 1, 2026: Effective date: 07/01/2026.Sponsors: Stephanie Hilferty and 12 others
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What This Bill Does
Act 590 creates the West End Economic Development District across parts of Jefferson and Orleans parishes, governed by a five-member board with the power to levy up to a 2% beginning July 1, 2026.
Property owners and businesses within the newly defined district boundaries will be subject to a potential new local of up to two percent, with revenues dedicated to local economic development and infrastructure projects.
- House Bill 892 was enacted during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and became law without the governor's signature as Act 590. context
- The West End area spans the boundary line between Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish along Lake Pontchartrain, encompassing local maritime and parking facilities. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Businesses and residents within the West End district
Properties and retail transactions within the district boundaries become subject to a new local sales and use tax of up to two percent and potential localized commercial development projects.
Jefferson and Orleans parish local governments
Local officials from Jefferson Parish and New Orleans are granted appointment authority over the members of the district's board of commissioners.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
20 actions- Jun 1, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 590 without the Governor's signature.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseEffective date: 07/01/2026.
- May 19, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 18, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 18, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 13, 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 13, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 5, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 4, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 8, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
- Apr 7, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
- Mar 30, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (14-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Creation of Multi-Parish Economic District
The legislation bridges municipal and parish boundaries between Jefferson Parish and the city of New Orleans to coordinate local economic development and infrastructure funding around the West End area.
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Sources
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