Louisiana 1968 ballot measures

1970 →

Fifty two statewide questions were on the 1968 ballot in the state of Louisiana. Two of these measures were voted on in February and the remaining 50 were voted on in the November general election.

On the ballot

February 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerning judicial expense in Orleans Parish	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Concerning the jurisdiction of the city court of Shreveport	d

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Concerning higher education	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Creating a judiciary commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Resources	Concerning the wildlife and fisheries commission.	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Concerning the Louisiana Board of Institutions	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local Gov't	Concerning parish charter commissions	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Concerning vacancies in elective offices	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Concerning municipal tax limits	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Transportation	Concerning the creation of the Greater Baton Rouge Airport Authority.	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Elections	Concerning residential requirements for presidential electors	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Business Reg	Concerning corporate duration	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Business Reg	Concerning corporate land ownership	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Gov't Acc	Concerning the publication of proposed constitutional amendments	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Veterans	Concerning a homestead exemption for Viet Nam veterans	d
LRCA	Amendment 14	Veterans	Concerning a homestead exemption for Viet Nam veterans	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Veterans	Concerning an armed forces windows' homestead exemption	d
LRCA	Amendment 16	Bonds	Concerning a bond issue for the improvement of the Moisant International Airport	a
LRCA	Amendment 17	Admin of Gov't	Concerning state debt	d
LRCA	Amendment 18	Law Enforcement	Concerning the pardon of first offenders	a
LRCA	Amendment 19	Constitutional Rights	Concerning the rights of individuals convicted of crimes	a
LRCA	Amendment 20	Law Enforcement	Concerning bail for convicted felons	d
LRCA	Amendment 21	Local Gov't	Concerning liens for municipal improvements	a
LRCA	Amendment 22	Local Gov't	Concerning municipal assessment for road paving	d
LRCA	Amendment 23	Public Works	Concerning a state department of highways	a
LRCA	Amendment 24	Judiciary	Concerning an adding a judge to the first circuit court of apeal	a
LRCA	Amendment 25	Judiciary	Concerning changes to the fourth circuit court of appeal	a
LRCA	Amendment 26	Judiciary	Concerning a family court in Lafayette Parish	d
LRCA	Amendment 27	Judiciary	Concerning family court in East Baton Rouge	d
LRCA	Amendment 28	Judiciary	Concerning the creation of a new judicial district	a
LRCA	Amendment 29	Judiciary	Concerning the creation of a new judicial district in Allen parish	a
LRCA	Amendment 30	Judiciary	Concerning jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts	d
LRCA	Amendment 31	Judiciary	Concerning jurisdictional amount of some city courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 32	Judiciary	Concerning the city courts of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 33	Judiciary	Concerning the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in New Orleans	a
LRCA	Amendment 34	Judiciary	Concerning the salary and number of judges in the juvenile court	a
LRCA	Amendment 35	Local Gov't	Concerning the terms and election of officers of Orleans parish	d
LRCA	Amendment 36	Public Works	Concerning spending of road fund monies	d
LRCA	Amendment 37	Admin of Gov't	Concerning lease agreements of the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry	d
LRCA	Amendment 38	Bonds	Concerning the development of the shore of Lake Charles	a
LRCA	Amendment 39	Public Works	Concerning the addition of parks and public works projects	a
LRCA	Amendment 40	Bonds	Concerning the development of the shore of Lake Charles	a
LRCA	Amendment 41	Public Works	Concerning the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District Board of Commissioners	a
LRCA	Amendment 42	Public Works	Concerning the Pontchartrain Levee District issuing bonds	d
LRCA	Amendment 43	Public Works	Concerning the Port of New Orleans borrowing funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 44	Constitutional Rights	Concerning the voting rights of handicapped individuals	a
LRCA	Amendment 45	Education	Concerning the election of members of the state board of education	a
LRCA	Amendment 46	Public Works	Concerning the Greater Ouachita Port Commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 47	Pension	Concerning pension funds for firemen	d
LRCA	Amendment 48	Civil Service	Concerning the burden of proof in state employee appeals	d
LRCA	Amendment 49	Local Gov't	Concerning municipal powers in annexed areas	a
LRCA	Amendment 50	Local Gov't	Concerning the police jury in Avoyelles parish	a

See also

• Louisiana ballot measures
• 1968 ballot measures
• List of ballot measures by state

Laws and history

• Laws governing ballot measures in Louisiana