Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SR125: MILITARY AFFAIRS: Requests the United States Navy to expeditiously execute a transparent and competitive Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) acquisition strategy to protect the maritime workforce at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana.
Status: Passed both chambers, May 25, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution To urge and request the United States Navy to expeditiously execute a transparent and competitive Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) acquisition strategy to protect the maritime workforce at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana, to safeguard vital private industrial investments, and to ensure the continued growth of a high-tech autonomous manufacturing ecosystem within the state.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION To urge and request the United States Navy to expeditiously execute a transparent and competitive Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) acquisition strategy to protect the maritime workforce at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana, to safeguard vital private industrial investments, and to ensure the continued growth of a high-tech autonomous manufacturing ecosystem within the state. WHEREAS, Louisiana has become a critical hub for the development of the U.S. Navy's Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) and the subsequent MUSV program; and WHEREAS, private capital has already deployed more than $30 million to date, with an additional $80 million on track for investment in 2026 to fund production of these advanced vessels in Morgan City; and WHEREAS, the United States Navy's program reset from MASC to MUSV has introduced significant delays, shifting projected contract awards from the original December 2025 schedule to summer 2026, creating severe market uncertainty; and WHEREAS, the Navy has requested significant mid-construction requirement changes which necessitates costly engineering rework and threatens to halt active production; and WHEREAS, despite a $2.1 billion appropriation specifically for medium unmanned Page 1 of SLS 26RS-3148 ORIGINAL SR NO. surface vessels in July 2025, the lack of a clear demand signal and delayed spending puts Louisiana's shipbuilding industrial base at a disadvantage; and WHEREAS, the workforce at Conrad Shipyard is currently …