HB90 • 2026

DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Provides relative to the Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District

Enacted

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

Sponsor: C. Travis Johnson
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 118
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the district will be funded or other powers beyond patrolling and making arrests within the district boundaries.

Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District Act

This act establishes the Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District, including its boundaries and governing board.

What This Bill Does

Defines the area within Texas Avenue, EE Wallace Boulevard, Mickey Gilley Avenue, First Street, and both sides of Greater Street as part of the district.
Creates a nine-member board to manage the district, with members appointed by local banks, state representatives, and other organizations.
Sets term lengths for initial appointments and regular terms for board members.
Gives the Concordia Parish Sheriff's Department authority to patrol and make arrests within the district.

Who It Names or Affects

Residents of Ferriday
Businesses located in the Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District
Members of the board appointed to manage the district

Terms To Know

Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District: A specific area in Ferriday, Louisiana, designated for special management and development.
Board of Commissioners: The group responsible for managing the Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how the district will be funded.
Effective date is set for August 1, 2026.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Committee Amendment #2559 MPC Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB90 552 2559 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB90 552 2559 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Original House Bill No.
90 by Representative Travis Johnson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "R.S.
33:2740.70.6(B)" delete the remainder of the line and insert 3 a comma "," and "(D)(1)(introductory paragraph), (c), and (d) and (2), and (I) and" 4 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #1449 MPC Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB90 552 1449 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB90 552 1449 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Original House Bill No.
90 by Representative Travis Johnson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "R.S.
33:2740.70.6(B)" delete the remainder of the line and insert 3 a comma "," and "(D)(1)(introductory paragraph), (c), and (d) and (2), and (I) and" 4 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-15 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 118.
2026-05-14 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-14 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-12 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-05 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-04 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-29 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-07 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
2026-04-01 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-01 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 15. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-31 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
2026-03-30 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-26 H
Reported with amendments (14-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-02-06 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
2026-02-05 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-02-05 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Provides relative to the Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 1182026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 90
BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS JOHNSON
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2740.70.6(B), (D)(1)(introductory paragraph), (c), and (d)
3 and (2), and (I) and to enact R.S. 33:2740.70.6(D)(1)(f) and (g) and (J), relative to
4 the Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District; to provide relative to the boundaries
5 of the district; to provide relative to the governing board of the district; to provide
6 relative to the membership of the board; to provide relative to the powers and duties
7 of the Concordia Parish Sheriff's Department with respect to the district; and to
8 provide for related matters.
9 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
10 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
11 Louisiana.
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
13 Section 1. R.S. 33:2740.70.6(B), (D)(1)(introductory paragraph), (c), and (d) and (2),
14 and (I) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 33:2740.70.6(D)(1)(f) and (g) and (J) are
15 hereby enacted to read as follows:
16 §2740.70.6. Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District
17 * * *
18 B.(1) The boundaries of the district shall include the area within the
19 following perimeter: Texas Avenue, EE Wallace Boulevard, Mickey Gilley Avenue,
20 and First Street.
21 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the
22 boundaries of the district shall also include both sides of Greater Street.
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1 * * *
2 D.(1) In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and
3 effect the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by
4 a seven-member nine-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section
5 as the "board", composed as follows:
6 * * *
7 (c) The chief executive officer of Concordia Bank & Trust member of the
8 Louisiana House of Representatives who represents District No. 21 shall appoint one
9 member.
10 (d) The chief executive officer of Delta Bank member of the Louisiana
11 Senate who represents District No. 34 shall appoint one member.
12 * * *
13 (f) The Concordia Parish Sheriff's Department shall appoint one member.
14 (g) The governing board of Delta Recreation shall appoint one member.
15 (2) Members shall serve three-year terms after serving initial terms as
16 provided in this Paragraph. Three members shall serve three-year initial terms, two
17 members shall serve two-year initial terms, and two members shall serve one-year
18 initial terms as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. The four members
19 appointed pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(c), (d), (f), and (g) of this Subsection shall
20 serve three-year terms after serving initial terms as provided in this Paragraph. Two
21 members shall serve three-year initial terms, one member shall serve a two-year
22 initial term, and one member shall serve a one-year initial term as determined by lot
23 at the first meeting of the board following the appointment of the members.
24 * * *
25 I. The officers of the sheriff's department of the parish of Concordia may
26 patrol the area included within the boundaries of the district and may also make
27 arrests within such area. If the district ceases to exist, the officers of the sheriff's
28 department of the parish of Concordia shall no longer be authorized to patrol the area
29 formerly included within the boundaries of the district or make arrests within such
30 area.
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1 I. J. This Section, being necessary for the welfare of the city and its
2 residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
3 Section 2.(A) The members of the board of commissioners of the Ferriday
4 Downtown Entertainment District appointed pursuant to R.S. 33:2740.70.6(D)(1)(a), (b), and
5 (e) and serving on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve until the expiration
6 of their current terms. The successors of such members shall serve three-year terms.
7 (B) The terms of the one member of the board of commissioners of the Ferriday
8 Downtown Entertainment District appointed by the chief executive officer of Concordia
9 Bank & Trust and the one member of the board of commissioners of the Ferriday Downtown
10 Entertainment District appointed by the chief executive officer of Delta Bank shall terminate
11 on the effective date of this Act; however, the members shall remain in office until the board
12 members are appointed as provided in R.S. 33:2740.70.6(D)(1)(c) and (d) as amended and
13 reenacted by this Act and take office.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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