Executive Orders
Executive orders are gubernatorial mandates issued to implement procedural aspects of state government. Executive Orders are filed with the Office of State Register for publication and distribution.
Past Executive Orders have created new commissions, councils, task forces and committees; issued and allocated bonds; authorized permit issuance; declared public health emergencies, approved emergency response, etc.
The acting governor is the official publisher of the Louisiana Register and all executive orders are published therein. Executive Orders are filed with the Office of State Register for publication and distribution.
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For a copy of older archived executive orders contact: David J. Truax, Director
Executive Orders
Governor John Bel Edwards
JBE 23-01 Flags at Half-Staff—Representative Kenneth Louis Odinet, Sr.
JBE 23-02 Flags at Half-Staff—Representative Joseph Raymond Lalonde, Sr.
JBE 23-03 Flags at Half-Staff—Representative Kay Iles
JBE 23-04 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2022
JBE 23-05 Suspension of Election Qualifying
JBE 23-06 Amending the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Designation
JBE 23-07 Flags at Half-Staff—Richard Phillip Ieyoub, Sr.
JBE 22-01 Bond Allocation 2022 Ceiling
JBE 22-02 Emergency Operations Plan
JBE 22-03 Statewide Litter Abatement and Beautification
JBE 22-04 Elections—Suspending and Rescheduling Deadline to Order Special Elections
JBE 22-05 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2021
JBE 22-06 Flags at Half-Staff—Senator Sydney Banks Nelson
JBE 22-07 Flags at Half-Staff—Senator Willie Eugean Crain, Sr.
JBE 22-08 Bond Allocation 2022 Ceiling
JBE 22-09 Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission--Amending Executive Order Number 19-19
JBE 22-10 COVID-19 Post-Emergency--Sustained Recovery Activities
JBE 22-11 Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission--Amending Executive Order Number JBE 20-6
JBE 22-12 Bond Allocation 2022 Ceiling
JBE 22-13 Flags at Half-Staff—Representative Dr. John C. Cooksey
JBE 22-14 Flags at Half-Staff—Senator Lynn Blackwell Dean
JBE 22-15 Flags at Half-Staff—Ronald J. Gomez, Sr.
JBE 22-16 Flags at Half-Staff—Anthony C. "Buddy" Leach, Jr.
JBE 22-17 Flags at Half-Staff—Maurice Edwin “Moon” Landrieu
JBE 22-18 Louisiana Statewide Independent Living Council
JBE 22-19 Equitably Coordinating Louisiana’s Statewide Infrastructure Investments
JBE 21-01 Flags at Half-Staff--Percy Joseph "P.J. Mills, Jr.
JBE 21-02 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2020
JBE 21-03 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2020--Amending JBE 21-02
JBE 21-04 Flags at Half-Staff--Stephen Frank "Steve" Carter
JBE 21-05 Flags at Half-Staff--Michael Hanley O’Keefe
JBE 21-06 Flags at Half-Staff--Dr. Virgil Orr
JBE 21-07 Governor’s Task Force on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
JBE 21-08 Flags at Half-Staff--Former Governor Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer, III
JBE 21-09 Flags at Half-Staff Former Lt. Governor James E. "Jimmy" Fitzmorris, Jr.
JBE 21-10 Bond Allocation 2021 Ceiling
JBE 21-11 Flags at Half-Staff--Former Governor Edwin Washington Edwards
JBE 21-12 Bond Allocation 2021 Ceiling
JBE 21-13 Elections--Rescheduled due to Statewide State of Emergency Caused by Hurricane Ida
JBE 21-14 Flags at Half-Staff—Stephen E. Pugh
JBE 21-15 Flags at Half-Staff—Judge John Dewey Saunders
JBE 21-16 Bond Allocation 2021 Ceiling
JBE 21-18 Bond Allocation 2021 Ceiling--Amending JBE 21-12
JBE 21-19 Bond Allocation 2021 Ceiling
JBE 21-20 Bond Allocation 2021 Ceiling--Amending JBE 21-12
JBE 21-21 Bond Allocation 2021 Ceiling--Amending JBE 21-16
JBE 21-22 Flags at Half-Staff--Sebastian “Buster” John Guzzardo, Sr.
JBE 20-01 Offender Labor--Jetson
JBE 20-02 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2019
JBE 20-03 Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Revitalization
JBE 20-04 Flags at Half-Staff—Dudley Anthony “Butch” Gautreaux, Jr.
JBE 20-06 Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission, Amending Executive Order Number JBE 19-20
JBE 20-07 Governor’s Advisory Council on Disability Affairs, Amending Executive Order Number 16-10
JBE 20-08 Statewide Independent Living Council, Amending Executive Order Number 16-14
JBE 20-09 Flags at Half-Staff—Clifton Russell Richardson
JBE 20-10 Flags at Half-Staff—Reggie Paul Bagala
JBE 20-11 Flags at Half-Staff—Sergeant Glenn Hutto
JBE 20-12 Flags at Half-Staff—Peace Officers Memorial Day
JBE 20-13 Flags at Half-Staff—Trooper George Baker
JBE 20-14 Flags at Half-Staff—Ernest Durham Wooton
JBE 20-15 Flags at Half-Staff—Ronald Jude "Ron" Landry
JBE 20-16 Flags at Half-Staff—United States Representative John Lewis
JBE 20-17 Flags at Half-Staff—Frank Alden "Frankie" Howard
JBE 20-18 Climate Initiatives Task Force
JBE 20-20 Flags at Half-Staff—Former Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.
JBE 20-21 Small Purchase Procedures
JBE 20-22 Atchafalaya River Basin Restoration and Enhancement
JBE 20-23 Flags at Half-Staff—Dr. Adam John Tassin, Jr.
JBE 19-01 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2018
JBE 19-03 Suspension of Early Voting
JBE 19-04 Protecting Health Coverage in Louisiana Task Force
JBE 19-05 Flags at Half-Staff--Honorable Dr. Donald Elliott “Doc” Hines
JBE 19-06 Louisiana Highly Automated Large Air Craft Systems (L-UAS) Commission Labor
JBE 19-07 Licensed Bed Capacity for Nursing Homes
JBE 19-08 DOTD Disaster Relief for Vehicles, Trucks and Loads
JBE 19-10 Bond Allocation 2019 Ceiling
JBE 19-11 Protecting Health Coverage in Louisiana Task Force--Amending Executive Order Number JBE 19-4
JBE 19-12 Emergency Operations Plan
JBE 19-13 Flags at Half-Staff--Theodore “Ted” Jones
JBE 19-14 Flags at Half-Staff--Former Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
JBE 19-15 Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission
JBE 19-16 Bond Allocation 2019 Ceiling
JBE 19-17 Flags at Half-Staff--Vincent Liberto Jr.
JBE 19-18 Flags at Half-Staff--Heulette “Clo” Fontenot, Jr.
JBE 19-19 Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission--Amending Executive Order Number 17-31
JBE 19-20 Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission--Amending Executive Order JBE 19-15
JBE 18-02 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2017
JBE 18-03 Governor’s Task Force on DWI
JBE 18-04 Carryforward Bond Allocation--Executive Order JBE 18-02
JBE 18-07 Flags at Half-Staff—Reverend William Franklin “Billy” Graham, Jr.
JBE 18-08 State as Model Employer Task Force
JBE 18-10 Flags at Half-Staff –Thomas Milton Benson, Jr.
JBE 18-11 Bond Allocation—Louisiana Community Development Authority
JBE 18-12 Suspension of Early Voting
JBE 18-15 Relating to the Prohibition of Discriminatory Boycotts of Israel in State Procurement
JBE 18-16 Louisiana Watershed-Based Floodplain Management Coordination
JBE 18-17 Flags at Half-Staff—Bishop T.F. Tenney
JBE 18-18 Flags at Half-Staff—Immanuel James Washington
JBE 18-19 Flags at Half-Staff—John “Johnny” Clinton McFerren, Jr.
JBE 18-21 Flags at Half-Staff—Charles “Charlie” Doerr Lancaster, Jr.
JBE 18-22 Flags at Half-Staff—John Sydney McCain, III
JBE 18-23 Governor’s Task Force on DWI--Amending Executive Order Number JBE 18-03
JBE 18-25 Flags at Half-Staff—Rick Farrar
JBE 18-26 Flags at Half-Staff—Honorable Pascal F. Calogero, Jr.
JBE 17-01 Mortgage Credit Certificate Certification
JBE 17-02 Qualified Energy Conservation Bond Allocation--Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District
JBE 17-03 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2016
JBE 17-04 Emergency Suspension of Certain Insurance Code Provisions--Amended
JBE 17-05 Flags at Half-Staff--Honorable Armand Joseph Brinkhaus
JBE 17-06 Flags at Half-Staff--Sergeant Shawn Thomas Anderson
JBE 17-09 Flags at Half-Staff--Honorable Ralph. R. Miller
JBE 17-10 Flags at Half-Staff--Honorable Michael Lee Tinnerello
JBE 17-11 Emergency Suspension of Certain Insurance Code Provisions--Amended
JBE 17-12 Flags at Half-Staff--Honorable Al Ater
JBE 17-13 Flags at Half-Staff--Honorable Jimmy Martin
JBE 17-17 Flags at Half-Staff--Honorable J. Kenneth Leithman
JBE 17-18 Small Purchase Procedures
JBE 17-19 Emergency Operations Plan
JBE 17-20 Licensed Bed Capacity for Nursing Homes
JBE 17-21 Emergency Suspension of Certain Unemployment Insurance Laws
JBE 17-23 Emergency Suspension of Fees--Department of Health
JBE 17-24 Emergency Trip Permits and International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) Waiver
JBE 17-25 Highway Project Selection and Delivery Enhancement
JBE 17-27 Suspension of Early Voting
JBE 17-28 Suspension of Early Voting
JBE 17-29 Emergency Procedures for Response to Camp Minden Emergency
JBE 17-30 Governor's Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Policy
JBE 17-31 Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission
JBE 17-33 Governor's Justice Reinvestment Implementation Oversight Council
JBE 16-02 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2015
JBE 16-03 Executive Department--Expenditure and Hiring Freeze
JBE 16-04 Executive Branch--Expenditure Reduction
JBE 16-05 Review of Executive Branch Contracts
JBE 16-06 Suspension of Early Voting
JBE 16-07 Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Representative Ronnie Edwards
JBE 16-08 Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Senator Edgar “Sonny” Mouton
JBE 16-10 Governor's Advisory Council on Disability Affairs
JBE 16-11 Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
JBE 16-12 Work and Career Development Requirements for ABAWD SNAP Participants
JBE 16-13 Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Representative John D. Travis
JBE 16-14 Governor’s Statewide Independent Living Council
JBE 16-15 Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Frank Levingston
JBE 16-16 Flags at Half-Staff to Robert L. "Bobby" Freeman
JBE 16-17 Governor's Advisory Council on the Every Student Succeeds Act
JBE 16-18 Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Mary Frey Eaton
JBE 16-19 Establishment of Unified Command Group and Subcommittees
JBE 16-20 Emergency Operations Plan
JBE 16-21 Continuation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Designation
JBE 16-22 Governor’s Council on Homelessness
JBE 16-23 Governor’s Task Force on Transportation Infrastructure Investment
JBE 16-24 Flags at Half-Staff to Honor the Victims of the Attack in Orlando
JBE 16-25 Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Reverend E. Edward Jones, Sr.
JBE 16-26 Conditions for Participation in the Industrial Tax Exemption Program
JBE 16-27 Call for Meetings of State Mineral and Energy Board
JBE 16-29 Procedures in Cases before Military Courts in the State of Louisiana
JBE 16-30 Authority to Arm Designated Louisiana National Guardsmen
JBE 16-31 Coordinated System of Care
JBE 16-32 Executive Branch--Merit Increase Freeze
JBE 16-35 Bond Allocation Procedures
JBE 16-36 Cooperative Endeavor Agreements
JBE 16-37 The Hudson Initiative
JBE 16-38 Accountability for Line Item Appropriations
JBE 16-39 Small Purchase Procedures
JBE 16-40 The Committee on Parole
JBE 16-41 Recreational Trails Program
JBE 16-43 Drug Control and Violent Crime Policy Board
JBE 16-44 Louisiana D.A.R.E. Advisory Board
JBE 16-45 Louisiana Rehabilitation Council
JBE 16-46 Office of the First Lady
JBE 16-47 Emergency Response Commission
JBE 16-48 Rules and Policies on Leave for Unclassified Service
JBE 16-49 Office of Louisiana Youth for Excellence
JBE 16-50 Office of Community Programs
JBE 16-51 Flags at Half-Staff--Representative Jimmy D. Long, Sr.
JBE 16-53 Emergency Suspension of Deadlines in Legal, Administrative and Regulatory Proceedings
JBE 16-54 Use of State Vehicles to Transport Non-State Employees during an Emergency
JBE 16-55 Emergency Procedures for Conducting State Business
JBE 16-56 State of Emergency--East Baton Rouge Parish
JBE 16-57 Emergency Suspension of Deadlines in Legal, Administrative and Regulatory Proceedings
JBE 16-58 Emergency Suspension of Certain Insurance Code Provisions
JBE 16-61 Flags at Half-Staff – Senator Jackson Beauregard Davis
JBE 16-62 Flags at Half-Staff – Spencer Chauvin
JBE 16-63 Emergency Suspension of Certain Unemployment Insurance Laws
JBE 16-64 Charitable Giving to Public Employees in Response to Flooding
JBE 16-65 Restore Louisiana Task Force
JBE 16-67 Emergency Suspension of Certain Insurance Code Provisions – Amended
JBE 16-68 Flags at Half-Staff – Representative Reed Stephen Henderson
JBE 16-69 Emergency Suspension of Fees--Office of Motor Vehicles and Department of Health
JBE 16-70 Termination of Specified Executive Orders
JBE 16-71 Emergency Suspension of Certain Insurance Code Provisions--Amended
JBE 16-72 Flags at Half-Staff--Representative Forrest Dunn, Jr.
JBE 16-73 Amended and Restated Conditions for Participation in the Industrial Tax Exemption Program
JBE 16-74 Executive Branch Expenditure Reduction
JBE 16-75 Rules and Policies on Leave for Unclassified Service--Amended December 19, 2016
