LouisianaMunicipalities may allow entry for lead pipe replacement
A municipality may allow lead pipe replacement crews onto property, with advance notice to residents and owners and a follow-up letter to the owner.
What it does
A municipality may pass an ordinance allowing entry onto property for lead pipe replacement, with at least seven days’ notice except in an emergency. Entry must relate to the replacement work.
Before the work, the municipality must try to give owners and residents the date and time in person. If that fails, it must mail or post written notice with key details about the work and water service.
After replacement work is complete, the municipality must send the owner a certified letter saying about when the work happened and briefly describing it.
Argument forOwners and residents could learn when work is planned, how water service may be disrupted, and what work was done afterward.
Argument againstResidents could face entry onto their property after seven days’ notice, or with less notice in an emergency determined by the municipality or water system.
More detail
A municipality may pass an ordinance allowing it or a municipal water system and its agents to enter property for lead service line replacement. This applies to property within the municipality and covers the municipality, its municipal water system, and their agents. The owner and residents must receive notice at least seven days before entry, unless the municipality or water system determines there is an emergency. Entry is allowed only to perform lead service line replacement. Notice must be given at least seven days before entry, unless the municipality or water system determines there is an emergency.
The municipality must try to tell the owner and residents in person the replacement date and time. If they cannot be reached, it must send a certified letter or post a written notice in a prominent place on the property. This applies to the owner and residents of property where lead service line replacement is planned. The written notice must state the scheduled date and time, who will do the work, likely water service disruption, nearby places distributing extra drinking water if any, and remedies if workers cannot access the property. The notice is required before entry for replacement work; the text does not set a separate deadline for the in-person attempt or written notice beyond the seven-day entry notice.
After the replacement, the municipality must send the owner a certified letter with the approximate time the work occurred and a brief summary of the work. The letter goes to the property owner after lead service line replacement. The letter must be sent after the replacement is complete.
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History
- 2026
- Jun 23Becomes Act No. 957 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 23Effective date 8/1/2026.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.To Governor
- May 31Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.Minor
- May 31Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 29Called from the calendar.
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1645). Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 13. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- May 29Received from the House without amendments.Minor
- May 27Called from the calendar.
- May 27Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- May 27Notice given.
- May 27Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
- May 20Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- May 20Notice given.
- May 20Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026.
- May 19Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 19Scheduled for floor debate on 05/20/2026.
- May 18Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 13Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- May 7Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.Minor
- May 6Called from the Calendar.
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#618). Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 8 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- May 6Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Mar 31Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- Mar 30Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Mar 25Reported favorably.Minor
- Mar 9Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.Minor
- Feb 27Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.Introduced
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