2026 in Louisiana
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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Louisiana.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Jeff Landry (R)
Events
January
- January 30 – Eight inmates escape from the Riverbend Detention Center in Lake Providence. They are captured less than 24 hours later.[1][2]
- January 31 – Five people, including a 6-year-old, are wounded in a shooting at the Mardi Gras parade in Clinton.[3]
February
- February 17 – Actor Shia LaBeouf is arrested in New Orleans for allegedly punching a man amid Mardi Gras celebrations.[4]
- February 20 – The Fifth Circuit votes 12–6 to lift the injunction on House Bill 71 (Louisiana Ten Commandments in classrooms law), on the grounds that it was premature to decide the law's constitutionality before it had been enacted.[5]
March
- March 2 – The Louisiana National Guard announces that 120 troops will remain deployed in New Orleans through August.[6]
- March 23 – Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are deployed to 14 airports nationwide, including Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.[7]
April
- April 4 – A driver strikes a crowd of people at a Lao New Year parade in New Iberia, injuring 15 people.[8]
- April 14 – A Tesla dealership in New Orleans is damaged in a Molotov cocktail attack.[9]
- April 18 – A man kills seven of his children and an eighth child in a series of shootings in Shreveport. Four people are injured, including two by gunfire. The shooter is killed by police in Bossier City.[10]
- April 23 – A 17-year-old girl is killed and five people injured in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. [11]
- April 29
- Louisiana v. Callais: The United States Supreme Court in a 6–3 decision along ideological lines, rules that Louisiana's new redistricting map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Fifteenth Amendment.[12]
- Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is indicted on 14 charges, including criminal corruption and obstruction. The charges are related to a 2025 jailbreak in which ten inmates escaped custody.[13]
- April 30 – Governor Landry signs a bill that consolidates and cuts several positions from the New Orleans judicial system. Among the positions cut is the criminal court clerk; wrongfully-convicted man Calvin Duncan was set to begin the role on May 4 after winning the election in 2025.[14]
May
- May 3 – A judge grants a request by Calvin Duncan to halt the bill from April 30, allowing him to take office the next day. However, on the morning of May 4, a higher court judge freezes the earlier order after an appeal by the state.[15]
- May 16 – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, who had voted to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial, loses the Republican primary for his seat, receiving 24.8% of the vote behind Trump-endorsed U.S. Representative Julia Letlow's 44.8% and Louisiana treasurer John Fleming's 28.3%. Letlow and Fleming will advance to a runoff.[16]
June
- June 23 – In Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, the Supreme Court rules that a Rastafari inmate whose dreadlocks were forcibly cut off by prison guards cannot sue prison officials for monetary damages.[17]
July
- July 2 – Attorney General Liz Murrill is indicted in New Orleans on eight counts of public intimidation. The charges stem from Murrill telling eight elected officials, including Mayor Helena Moreno and District Attorney Jason Williams, that they could lose their jobs if they opposed the law that eliminated Calvin Duncan's clerk position.[18]
- July 22 – Charges against Murrill are dropped at the request of Moreno and other politicians involved.[19]
Scheduled
Deaths
- May 3: Lee Allen Zeno, 71, bassist.[23]
See also
References
- ↑ "Louisiana authorities say they've captured all 8 inmates who escaped from a jail". The Associated Press. January 31, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Louisiana authorities launch search after 8 inmates escape from rural jail". The Associated Press. January 30, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Shooting at Louisiana parade leaves 5 people wounded, including 6-year-old, sheriff says". Associated Press. January 31, 2026. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ Rosner, Elizabeth; Jones, Sarah (February 19, 2026). "Shia LaBeouf Yelled Homophobic Slurs, Was 'Lunging at' People Before New Orleans Arrest, Claims Alleged Victim (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
- ↑ Campbell, Lucy (February 21, 2026). "Louisiana schools can display Ten Commandments, appeals court rules". The Guardian. London: Scott Trust Limited. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ↑ Brook, Jack (March 2, 2026). "National Guard deployment in New Orleans extended for six months". The Associated Press. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
- ↑ Skores, Alexandra (March 23, 2026). "Live updates: ICE agents deployed to airports as TSA wait times grow". CNN. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
- ↑ Kirk, Rylee; Ziegler, Hannah (April 4, 2026). "At Least 15 Injured After Driver Plows Into a Louisiana Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ Shapiro, Emily (April 15, 2026). "Molotov cocktail apparently used to start fire at Tesla sales office: ATF". ABC News. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- ↑ Alsharif, Mirna; Santana, Cristian (April 19, 2026). "8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting". NBC News. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
- ↑ Burke, Minyvonne (April 24, 2026). "17-year-old suspect arrested after Louisiana mall shooting kills teen girl, wounds several others". NBC News. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Read Supreme Court's Ruling and Dissent on Louisiana Voting Map". The New York Times. April 29, 2026. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
- ↑ Hilburn, Greg; Santucci, Jeanine (April 30, 2026). "New Orleans sheriff indicted over 2025 jailbreak of 10 inmates". USA Today. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
- ↑ Rojas, Rick (May 1, 2026). "Louisiana Governor Signs Law Blocking Ex-Prisoner From Taking Office". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ Brook, Jack (May 4, 2026). "Louisiana exoneree's first day as elected clerk gets messy after court intervenes". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
- ↑ Crampton, Liz (May 16, 2026). "Bill Cassidy loses Senate primary in another major win for Trump". Politico. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ↑ Sherman, Mark (June 23, 2026). "Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks". The Associated Press. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Riddle, Safiyah; Hanna, John (July 2, 2026). "A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Bridges, Mel (July 22, 2026). "Charges against AG Liz Murrill dropped at request of New Orleans city officials". WWNO. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ Robinson, Ian. "Tom Arceneaux, Shreveport incumbent mayor, officially announces his reelection bid for 2026". The Times. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ Merica, Kelly Mena,Dan (February 14, 2021). "Louisiana Republican Party censures Cassidy following vote to convict Trump | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
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