HR 344 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE POWERS: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy in consultation with the United States Geological Survey to study seismic activity in Northwest Louisiana parishes and develop a seismic monitoring strategy for Louisiana

This resolution requests the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy to study recent seismic activity in six northwest parishes and create a statewide monitoring plan. The bill directs the department to work with the U.S. Geological Survey and Tulane University to analyze earthquake causes and develop a strategy for detecting future events. Officials must submit a written report of their findings to the House of Representatives by February 1, 2027.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 26, 2026 Last action Jun 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

HR344 Original → HR344 Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 1, 2026

MINOR

The bill was converted from a draft House Resolution to its final enrolled version, adding official signatures and formal formatting. The core policy request remains the same: urging the Department of Conservation and Energy to study seismic activity in Northwest Louisiana and submit a report by February 1, 2027. The enrolled version adds Tulane University as a required consultant in the study and expands the list of officials who must receive a copy of the final report.

Scope change

The scope of the study was slightly expanded to explicitly include Tulane University as a consultant, and the list of recipients for the final report was expanded to include additional state and federal officials.

REQUIREMENT

Added Tulane University as a required consultant for the seismic study, alongside the Department of Conservation and Energy and the USGS.

Expanded the list of officials who must receive a copy of the final report to include the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, the Associate Director for Natural Hazards of the USGS, the Director of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, and the Director of the USGS.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document type from a draft House Resolution to the final Enrolled version, adding official signatures and page headers.

Floor votes · House Jun 1, 2026

How they voted

98–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 105

Jun 1, 2026

D Democratic33

30 Yea 3

90% Yea

R Republican72

68 Yea 4

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors