2025HB 685

Disallowing DEI in state institutions

2025 - Louisiana House of Representatives

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill ensures that ideological and preferential education or hiring practices, such as those pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion narratives, are prohibited in schools and the government. CPAC opposes DEI and all forms of educational or professional discrimination and supported this bill. The house passed the bill by a vote of 57-32 on May 19, 2025.

57

Voted Yes

32

Voted No

16

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 105

LegislatorVote
Roy Adams

LA

Leftist
Beryl Amedée

LA

Conservative
Tony Bacala

LA

Conservative
Lawrence Bagley

LA

Conservative
Dennis Bamburg Jr

LA

Conservative
Michael Bayham

LA

Conservative
Beau Beaullieu

LA

Conservative
Stephanie Berault

LA

Conservative
Beth Billings

LA

Leftist
Ryan Bourriaque

LA

Did Not Vote
Delisha Boyd

LA

Leftist
Chad Boyer

LA

Conservative
Kendricks Brass

LA

Leftist
Jacob Braud

LA

Did Not Vote
Chad Brown

LA

Did Not Vote
Marcus Bryant

LA

Leftist
Rhonda Butler

LA

Conservative
Josh Carlson

LA

Conservative
Barbara Carpenter

LA

Did Not Vote
Dewith Carrier

LA

Conservative
Robby Carter

LA

Leftist
Wilford D. Carter

LA

Leftist
Kim Carver

LA

Conservative
Vanessa LaFleur

LA

Leftist
Tehmi Chassion

LA

Leftist
Emily Chenevert

LA

Conservative
Kimberly Landry Coates

LA

Conservative
Vincent Cox III

LA

Leftist
Raymond Crews

LA

Conservative
Paula Davis

LA

Conservative
Phillip DeVillier

LA

Conservative
Jason DeWitt

LA

Conservative
Daryl Deshotel

LA

Conservative
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson

LA

Conservative
Jessica Domangue

LA

Did Not Vote
Michael Echols

LA

Conservative
Kathy Edmonston

LA

Conservative
Peter Egan

LA

Conservative
Julie Emerson

LA

Conservative
Leslie Farnum

LA

Conservative
Michael Firment

LA

Conservative
Adrian Fisher

LA

Leftist
Bryan Fontenot

LA

Did Not Vote
Aimee Freeman

LA

Did Not Vote
Barbara Freiberg

LA

Did Not Vote
Foy Gadberry

LA

Did Not Vote
Jay Galle

LA

Conservative
Brett Geymann

LA

Conservative
Brian Glorioso

LA

Conservative
Kyle M. Green

LA

Leftist
Troy Hebert

LA

Conservative
Chance Henry

LA

Conservative
Stephanie Hilferty

LA

Did Not Vote
Dodie Horton

LA

Conservative
Jason Hughes

LA

Leftist
John Illg Jr

LA

Conservative
Steven Jackson

LA

Leftist
Michael Johnson

LA

Conservative
Travis Johnson

LA

Leftist
Edmond Jordan

LA

Leftist
Timothy Kerner

LA

Did Not Vote
Alonzo Knox

LA

Leftist
Jeremy LaCombe

LA

Conservative
Jacob Landry

LA

Did Not Vote
Mandie Landry

LA

Leftist
Terry Landry

LA

Leftist
Ed Larvadain III

LA

Leftist
Rodney Lyons

LA

Leftist
Shane Mack

LA

Conservative
C Denise Marcelle

LA

Leftist
Danny McCormick

LA

Conservative
Jack McFarland

LA

Conservative
Wayne McMahen

LA

Conservative
Dixon McMakin

LA

Conservative
Michael Melerine

LA

Conservative
Shaun Mena

LA

Leftist
Dustin Miller

LA

Leftist
Patricia Moore

LA

Leftist
Nicholas Muscarello Jr

LA

Did Not Vote
Candace Newell

LA

Leftist
Joseph Orgeron

LA

Conservative
Charles Owen

LA

Conservative
Tammy Phelps

LA

Leftist
Neil Riser

LA

Conservative
Troy Romero

LA

Conservative
Rodney Schamerhorn

LA

Conservative
Laurie Schlegel

LA

Conservative
Annie Spell

LA

Conservative
Vincent St. Blanc III

LA

Conservative
Joseph Stagni

LA

Did Not Vote
Phillip Tarver

LA

Conservative
Sylvia Taylor

LA

Leftist
Polly Thomas

LA

Conservative
Francis Thompson

LA

Conservative
Christopher Turner

LA

Conservative
Lauren Ventrella

LA

Did Not Vote
Debbie Villio

LA

Conservative
Daryl Joy Walters

LA

Leftist
Roger Wilder III

LA

Did Not Vote
Jeffrey Wiley

LA

Leftist
Matthew Willard

LA

Leftist
Mark Wright

LA

Conservative
John Wyble

LA

Conservative
Rashid Young

LA

Leftist
Jerome Zeringue

LA

Conservative

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