Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB816: MILITARY AFFAIRS: Prohibits foreign adversaries from acquiring or owning property near military installations (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Status: Signed into law, June 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act To enact Part I of Chapter 1-B of Title 9 of Code Title II of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 9:2717.1.1 through 2717.1.7, relative to immovable property; to provide relative to foreign adversaries or persons connected with foreign adversaries; to prohibit the acquisition of certain immovable property; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for civil actions; to provide for civil penalties; to provide relative to the protection of ownership interests; to provide for the duties of the attorney general…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To enact Part I of Chapter 1-B of Title 9 of Code Title II of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 9:2717.1.1 through 2717.1.7, relative to immovable property; to provide relative to foreign adversaries or persons connected with foreign adversaries; to prohibit the acquisition of certain immovable property; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for civil actions; to provide for civil penalties; to provide relative to the protection of ownership interests; to provide for the duties of the attorney general; to provide for a limitation of liability; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Part I of Chapter 1-B of Title 9 of Code Title II of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 9:2717.1.1 through 2717.1.7, is hereby enacted to read as follows: PART I. PROHIBITED OWNERSHIP BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES § 2717.1.1. Ownership of military-installation-adjacent lands by foreign adversaries restricted A. No foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor shall directly or indirectly own, acquire, lease, or otherwise obtain any interest in military-installation-adjacent land. Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-608 ORIGINAL HB NO. B. A prohibited foreign actor may sell …