LouisianaLouisiana judges receive scheduled salary increases starting in 2026
Starting July 1, 2026, Louisiana judges’ salaries include a continued cost-of-living adjustment, with the first year’s raise requiring a finding that the judiciary has enough reserves.
What it does
A prior salary supplement continues as a cost-of-living adjustment starting July 1, 2026. Judges also receive scheduled raises, but the 2026–27 adjustment requires certification that the judiciary has enough reserves.
Argument forScheduled salary adjustments could help judges keep pace with rising living costs, with set amounts for the state’s top courts.
Argument againstUsing judiciary reserves for the 2026–27 adjustment could leave less money available for other court needs.
More detail
The law carries a prior salary supplement forward as a cost-of-living adjustment and sets additional salary increases for judges. The provisions cover Louisiana Supreme Court, appeals, and district court judges, plus the state-paid salaries of city and parish court judges. The 2026–27 adjustment depends on the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Judicial Budgetary Control Board certifying that the judiciary has enough reserves to pay for it. The supplement ends June 30, 2026, and continues as a salary adjustment on July 1, 2026. A 2.7% raise takes effect July 1, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 9Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 793.Became Law
- Jun 9Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 31Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1677). Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
- Vote recorded CO-AUTHORS (#1369). Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1368). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 26The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- May 19Rules suspended.
- May 19Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- May 13Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 12Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 11Reported favorably.Minor
- May 6Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
- May 6Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
- May 5Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.Minor
- Apr 28Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.Minor
- Apr 27Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#731). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 27Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 23Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
- Apr 22Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 21Reported with amendments (14-0).Minor
- Apr 13Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Apr 9Reported favorably (13-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 24Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 24Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Introduced
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