Senate Session 04/20/2026

Louisiana Senate · April 20, 2026

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Call to order and roll call

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Presiding officer (the president) called the Senate to order and directed the secretary to open the machine for roll call; members responded and attendance was established (Senator Presley and Senator McMath noted present).

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Louisiana Senate convened April 20, 2026 in Baton Rouge; the session opened with prayers and condolences for the Shreveport shooting victims, considered dozens of bills and resolutions, adopted the state coastal protection plan (SR7), and passed a number of substantive measures including a ban on the sale of cultured (lab-grown) food products and a bill reducing certain Orleans Parish judgeships after extended debate.

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