LouisianaLouisiana sets aside $90 million for parish revenue sharing
Louisiana provides $90 million for parish and New Orleans revenue sharing in fiscal year 2026–2027, with shares based on population and homestead counts.
What it does
Louisiana sets aside $90 million for revenue sharing in fiscal year 2026–2027. The money is divided among parishes and New Orleans under rules set by law.
Parish shares mostly follow population, with a smaller part based on homestead counts. Eighty percent is divided by population and 20 percent by homesteads.
Tax collectors distribute funds to eligible local agencies to help cover losses tied to homestead exemptions. Any extra money follows parish-specific rules, and some distributions need lawmakers’ approval.
Argument forThe $90 million fund could help parishes reimburse local agencies for homestead-related tax losses, with most parish shares following population counts.
Argument againstAgencies with large homestead-related tax losses may receive less than they need because parish shares depend on population and homestead counts, within a fixed fund.
More detail
The law provides a $90 million revenue-sharing fund for fiscal year 2026–2027. The fund is distributed among Louisiana parishes and New Orleans under the allocation rules in the law. The fund covers fiscal year 2026–2027. The state treasurer must send parish shares in installments due by December 1, March 15, and May 15.
The law allocates each parish's share using population and homestead counts. The formula applies to the amounts allocated to each parish from the statewide fund. Eighty percent of the fund is allocated according to each parish’s share of the state population. Twenty percent is allocated according to each parish’s share of homesteads. The formula applies to the fiscal year 2026–2027 fund.
The law directs tax collectors to distribute parish funds among eligible local agencies and sets rules for any excess. The rules apply to parish tax collectors, New Orleans, and local agencies eligible to receive revenue-sharing funds. Regular distributions help cover eligible agencies’ losses tied to homestead exemptions, after commissions and retirement deductions. Excess funds follow general or parish-specific rules; spending excess funds in Allen and Cameron requires approval from a majority of the parish legislative delegation, and Evangeline distributions require approval from the parish’s legislators. Tax collectors must distribute regular funds within 15 days after receiving them. The state treasurer sends parish shares in installments due by December 1, March 15, and May 15.
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- Passed Senate
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History
- 2026
- Jun 12Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 905.Became Law
- Jun 12Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 28Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 27Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 27Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 26Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1376). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
- May 25Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 4 for 5/26.
- May 21Rules suspended. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- May 21Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- Apr 21Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.Minor
- Apr 20Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 16Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#570). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 14Made Special Order of the day No. 7 for 04/16/2026.
- Apr 13Reported with amendments (19-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.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 Appropriations.Introduced
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