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Current Session Issues.
Louisiana has built real economic momentum during the past two years—momentum we must leverage to compete with our southern neighbors. Historic tax reform, critical improvements to our state’s education climate, long-sought legal system changes, and a strategic reorganization and alignment of state agencies have strengthened our ability to deliver education, workforce preparation, infrastructure and economic development for Louisiana’s citizens.
LABI will continue to employ its LA Driven strategic plan, championing the additional reforms needed to attract investment, create jobs and grow opportunity for Louisiana families and businesses.
The 2026 legislative session is a pivotal opportunity to build on the gains made over the last two years. Boardrooms across the country are taking notice of Louisiana’s improving competitiveness, but we still have ground to make up. Policymakers must stay the course and reject pressure to revert to the status quo that has held our state back for decades.
Therefore, LABI will promote policies that seek to:
- Create a fair, predictable and transparent legal climate that attracts insurers, helps reduce insurance costs and restores balance to our civil justice system—ensuring insurers meet their obligations to insureds without the threat of predatory lawsuits seeking nuclear verdicts.
- Strengthen cradle-to-career workforce development by supporting high-quality early childhood education, expanding work-based learning opportunities such as internships and apprenticeships, improving access to business education programs, and preparing Louisianans for high-wage, high-demand careers—keeping our best and brightest here while making Louisiana a premier destination for job creators and families.
- Protect Louisiana’s position as a leader for innovative energy investment by defending against exploitative lawsuits and new regulatory and permitting barriers that would erode Louisiana’s ability to compete for next-generation energy projects and the jobs that come with them.
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The 2026 Regular Legislative Session will convene at noon on Monday, March 9, 2026. Final adjournment will be no later than 6 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2026.
We encourage LABI members to join us at the Capitol to weigh in during hearings throughout the session. Please contact LABI’s Jim Patterson at jimp@labi.org for more information on how you can offer testimony.
