The Louisiana Legislature makes available to the public complete legislative histories of every bill that has undergone the legislative process since the 1997 regular session forward. This information is located at http://www.legis.state.la.us/ .
These histories include the following:
The legislature provides a very substantial guide about how to search for legislative information. We encourage you to read through it here:
http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/HowDoI.aspx
Here are the three most common ways to search for a bill.
Bill Number or Bill Number Range
This is perhaps the easiest search. If you know the number of the bill you would like to read about, or the number range, you can enter that number in either the search box labeled "View a specific instrument" or "View a range of instruments."
Bills by Legislative Member
Sometimes you would like to see all of the legislation proposed, sponsored, or co-sponsored by a member fo the legislature for each session. You can view this information by choosing the "View a list of instruments by legislator" option. There is a drop down menu with a roster of all the legislators for each legislative session.
Bills by Committee
Searching for bills that have already become law is somewhat simpler than searching for bills. In fact, the legislature houses a one-stop shop for locating Louisiana laws at this website:
http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/tsrssearch.htm
This site allows you to search the following bodies of Louisiana law:
