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Senate hears Department of Justice FY26 budget as Troop NOLA, Medicaid‑fraud work expand
Summary
Senate committee was briefed on the Office of the Attorney General's FY26 budget recommendation, including growth tied to Troop NOLA policing support, an expanded Medicaid fraud unit and the complex litigation unit created in 2018.
Madam chairman and members of the committee were given an overview of the Department of Justice's recommended FY26 budget on March 18, with presenters saying staffing and statutory‑dedicated funding have grown substantially in recent years.
The department's recommended FY26 budget reflects years of expansion tied to in‑house civil litigation, criminal prosecutions and anti‑fraud work. Senate Fiscal Services presenter Mark Barnes told the committee the department's FY26 recommended appropriations show an overall increase in funding since FY18 and large shares from statutory dedications.
Why it matters: Presenters and lawmakers framed the increases as driven by several administratively and politically consequential initiatives: (1) the creation of the complex litigation unit (Act 432 of the 2018 Regular Session) to manage most civil litigation in house, (2) the Troop NOLA public‑safety initiative that uses state resources to assist prosecutions in New Orleans and (3) an expanded Medicaid fraud control unit…
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