Lobbyist: De Soto Parish wins $10.75M in state appropriations, $10M earmarked for landfill leachate system
June 15, 2026 | De Soto Parish, Louisiana
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De Soto Parish — The parish’s lobbyist told jurors on June 15 that De Soto Parish received $10,750,000 in direct appropriations from the state this session, including $10 million targeted for a landfill leachate-reduction system, $350,000 for GIS, and $400,000 for generators.
Chance, the parish’s lobbyist, said the legislature also appropriated $5 million to the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction for the parish; the parish will enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with that entity to receive the funds. He said that routing the money through that office avoided the typical HB2 match requirement and was therefore advantageous to the parish.
Chance summarized related legislative developments: most severance-tax proposals failed this year and centralized sales-tax bills (which would make the state the tax collector) did not pass. He noted passage of HB746, which institutes a one-year moratorium on new local truck-permit regulations, and discussed HB595, which reaffirms state control over oil-and-gas permitting and carries a statutory clock that can deem a permit approved after 30 days unless the statute’s triggering conditions are clarified.
The lobbyist also highlighted that congressional redistricting placed De Soto Parish back in a single U.S. House district represented by Speaker Mike Johnson, as reported to the jury.
Jurors did not take formal action on the appropriations report, which the lobbyist provided to inform planning and potential cooperative agreements; staff said they will follow up to facilitate receipt of the funds and any required documentation.
Chance, the parish’s lobbyist, said the legislature also appropriated $5 million to the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction for the parish; the parish will enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with that entity to receive the funds. He said that routing the money through that office avoided the typical HB2 match requirement and was therefore advantageous to the parish.
Chance summarized related legislative developments: most severance-tax proposals failed this year and centralized sales-tax bills (which would make the state the tax collector) did not pass. He noted passage of HB746, which institutes a one-year moratorium on new local truck-permit regulations, and discussed HB595, which reaffirms state control over oil-and-gas permitting and carries a statutory clock that can deem a permit approved after 30 days unless the statute’s triggering conditions are clarified.
The lobbyist also highlighted that congressional redistricting placed De Soto Parish back in a single U.S. House district represented by Speaker Mike Johnson, as reported to the jury.
Jurors did not take formal action on the appropriations report, which the lobbyist provided to inform planning and potential cooperative agreements; staff said they will follow up to facilitate receipt of the funds and any required documentation.
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