2021-2022 Louisiana Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Louisiana State Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Article V Convention: Term Limits

Calls for a "convention of states" to amend the United States Constitution to establish a limitation on terms for members of Congress.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HCR51 Roll Call 1083326 Passed 66 to 23 on May 24, 2021 See Article V, Article VII, and 10th Amendment

2. Constitutional Carry

Would have allowed permitless carry of a handgun for any person who does not possess a concealed handgun permit but otherwise meets the eligibility requirements.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB118 Roll Call 1086740 Passed 73 to 28 on May 27, 2021 See Second Amendment

3. State-Compelled Kindergarten

Requires compulsory school attendance for all children beginning at age 5, including full-day kindergarten and a readiness assessment prior to entering first grade.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB10 Roll Call 1095722 Passed 70 to 34 on Jun 9, 2021 See Fifth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, and 14th Amendment Section 1

4. Legislative Power to Terminate Emergency Declarations

Would have specified that the Legislature may terminate the entire state of disaster, emergency, or public health emergency, or any section of subsection thereof, declared by executive order or proclamation of the Governor.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB149 Roll Call 1096556 Passed 64 to 36 on Jun 10, 2021 See Article IV Section 4

5. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Would amend HB990, which prohibits COVID-19 vaccine mandates by state and local governmental subdivisions, to apply to any federal COVID-19 vaccine "law or regulation" that is not "valid and enforceable" and removes the provision allowing private entities to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB990 Roll Call 1190641 Rejected 20 to 72 on Apr 20, 2022 See Fifth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, 10th Amendment, and 14th Amendment Section 1

6. Abortion Restrictions

Provides that it shall be unlawful for a physician or other person to perform an abortion, except in cases to "prevent the death or substantial risk of death" or the "loss of a life-sustaining organ" of a pregnant woman.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB342 Roll Call 1212298 Passed 72 to 25 on Jun 2, 2022 See Declaration of Independence, Fifth Amendment, and 14th Amendment Section 1

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Roy Daryl Adams I 33%
Beryl Adams Amedee R 83%
Tony Bacala R 67%
Lawrence A. Bagley R 83%
Beau Beaullieu R 60%
Stuart J. Bishop R 50%
Ryan Bourriaque R 50%
Delisha Boyd D N/A
Ken Brass D 17%
Chad Brown D 40%
Marcus Bryant D 20%
Rhonda Butler R 83%
Barbara West Carpenter D 0%
Dewith Carrier R 50%
Gary M. Carter D 25%
Robert Carter D 33%
Wilford Dan Carter D 20%
Vanessa Caston Lafleur D N/A
Mack Cormier D 50%
Jean-paul Coussan R 50%
Kenny R. Cox D N/A
Raymond Crews R 83%
Paula Davis R 50%
Daryl Deshotel R 60%
Phillip R. DeVillier R 83%
Mary DuBuisson R 40%
Royce Duplessis D 17%
Michael Echols R 67%
Rick Edmonds R 67%
Kathy Edmonston R 83%
Julie Emerson R 83%
Les Farnum R 80%
Gabe Firment R 83%
Adrian Fisher D N/A
Bryan Fontenot R 50%
Aimee Adatto Freeman D 17%
Barbara Reich Freiberg R 40%
Larry Frieman R 83%
Foy Gadberry R 67%
Randal L. Gaines D 0%
Raymond E. Garofalo R 83%
Brett F. Geymann R 100%
Cedric B. Glover D 0%
Jonathan Goudeau R 67%
Kyle M. Green D 33%
Lance Harris R 67%
Stephanie Hilferty R 25%
Valarie H. Hodges R 83%
Paul B. Hollis R 60%
Dodie Horton R 100%
Jason Wynn Hughes D 17%
Mike Huval R 50%
John Illg R 50%
Barry Ivey R 80%
Edward C. James D 25%
Patrick O. Jefferson D 17%
Samuel L. Jenkins D 17%
Cazerrick Travis Johnson D 50%
Mike T. Johnson R 80%
Frederick D. Jones D 33%
Edmond Jordan D 0%
Timothy P. Kerner R 50%
Jeremy S. LaCombe D 60%
Mandie Landry D 20%
Ed Larvadain D 17%
Rodney Lyons D 17%
Sherman Q. Mack R 67%
Tanner Magee R 60%
C. Denise Marcelle D 0%
Joseph A. Marino I 0%
Danny McCormick R 100%
Jack G. McFarland R 80%
Scott McKnight R 60%
Wayne McMahen R 50%
Blake Miguez R 67%
Dustin Miller D 0%
Gregory A. Miller R 50%
Buddy Mincey R 40%
Pat Moore D 25%
Nicholas Muscarello R 40%
Richard Nelson R 67%
Candace N. Newell D 0%
Joseph Orgeron R 83%
Charles Owen R 100%
Robert Owen R 50%
Tammy Phelps D 17%
Vincent J. Pierre D 17%
Thomas Pressly R 50%
Neil Riser R 60%
Troy D. Romero R 67%
Rodney Schamerhorn R 83%
Clay Schexnayder R 40%
Laurie Schlegel R 67%
Alan T. Seabaugh R 80%
Larry Selders D 17%
Vincent J. St. Blanc R 50%
Joseph A. Stagni R 20%
John M. Stefanski R 50%
Phillip Tarver R 75%
Polly Thomas R 67%
Francis C. Thompson D 33%
Christopher Turner R 50%
Debbie Villio R 50%
William Wheat R 50%
Malinda B. White D 33%
Matthew Willard D 17%
Mark Wright R 67%
Jerome Zeringue R 50%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat20.7%
Independent16.5%
Republican64.4%
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