STATE SYMBOL: Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Joy Walters
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 527
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the specific benefits or lack thereof for Shreveport.

Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital

This act designates Shreveport, Louisiana, as the official 'Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana'.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new law that says Shreveport is the 'Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana'.
The law will take effect on August 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

People in Louisiana who are interested in state symbols or stuffed shrimp dishes.
Shreveport residents and businesses that serve stuffed shrimp.

Terms To Know

Act: A law passed by the Legislature of Louisiana.
State symbol: An official representation or designation given to a city, place, or food in a state.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not provide any funding for promoting Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital.
It is unclear what specific benefits this designation will bring to Shreveport.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 527.
2026-05-28 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-27 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-26 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-25 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-21 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-20 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-22 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-04-21 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-21 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-21 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-20 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
2026-04-20 H
Notice given.
2026-03-26 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-25 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
2026-03-24 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-23 H
Reported favorably (15-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-01-23 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
2026-01-15 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-01-15 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

STATE SYMBOL: Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 5272026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 9
BY REPRESENTATIVES WALTERS AND CHASSION AND SENATORS BARROW,
BOUDREAUX, CLOUD, DUPLESSIS, EDMONDS, HENRY, JENKINS,
PRESSLY, SEABAUGH, AND WOMACK
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 49:170.26, relative to state symbols; to provide that Shreveport is the Stuffed
3 Shrimp Capital of Louisiana; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 49:170.26 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 §170.26. Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana; Shreveport
7 Shreveport is hereby designated as the "Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana".
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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