Amendment 8Constitutional amendment · Put on the ballot by lawmakers
Ban foreign-adversary takings
Explain it like I'm 5
Expropriation can let certain entities force an owner to sell property for a public project. This would stop foreign adversaries and their agents, as defined by law, from using that power in Louisiana.
Yes vote
Foreign adversaries and their agents may not expropriate private property in Louisiana.
No vote
No new constitutional ban on those entities is added to the existing expropriation rules.
The question to ask yourself
Is a permanent constitutional safeguard worth adding for a risk that may be rare or already partly addressed by law?
The case for
- Adds a constitutional safeguard for property owners and national security.
- Prevents entities tied to legally defined foreign adversaries from using eminent-domain powers.
- Would have little direct fiscal effect.
Backed by: Louisiana REALTORS®
The case against
- The measure may address a hypothetical problem with no documented Louisiana case.
- Definitions of foreign adversary and agent could change or create legal disputes.
- Existing laws may already address some foreign ownership and security concerns.
Opposed by: Louisiana Chemical Association, GNO Inc.
- Money
- No direct tax or spending effect is estimated.
- Don't be misled
- It does not ban foreign ownership or ordinary property purchases; it concerns expropriation by entities legally defined as foreign adversaries or their agents.