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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Joy Walters
Last action: 2026-05-28
Official status: Sent to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital

This bill 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'.
Includes this designation in the list of state symbols.

Who It Names or Affects

The people and businesses in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Tourists visiting Shreveport who might be interested in stuffed shrimp dishes.

Terms To Know

State symbols: Special items or places that represent the state of Louisiana.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not explain how this designation will be used or promoted.
It is unclear what benefits, if any, Shreveport will receive from being designated as the 'Stuffed Shrimp Capital'.

Bill History

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
2026 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
are additions.