LouisianaLaw allows boats to anchor outside oyster leases with someone aboard
The enacted law allows boats to anchor in certain waters, as long as they stay outside oyster leases and someone remains aboard.
What it does
Boats may anchor in the specified waters if they stay outside oyster leases and someone remains aboard.
Argument forBoaters could anchor in the specified waters while staying outside oyster leases and keeping someone aboard.
Argument againstBoaters may have less freedom to leave a boat anchored while everyone goes ashore, since someone must remain aboard.
More detail
The law allows a boat to anchor in the waters described in Subsection A. This applies to boats in the waters described in Subsection A; the available text does not identify those waters. The boat must be outside the boundaries of an oyster lease. A person must remain aboard while the boat is anchored.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 9Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 903.Became Law
- Jun 9Effective 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 29Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1643). Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- May 29Received from the House without amendments.Minor
- May 28Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 27Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 26Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- May 25Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- May 25Rules suspended.
- May 25Read by title, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.Minor
- May 20Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1096). Result: pass.Upper
- May 19Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 18Reported with amendments.Minor
- Apr 1Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.Minor
- Mar 31Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Introduced
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