Louisiana Regulations Post Their Busiest Day Since Tracking Began
By OmniLegislation Data Desk
Published September 7, 2026
Louisiana's regulatory register posted 58 filings on September 6, the state's highest single-day count for regulations since tracking began. Alaska added 68 regulatory notices the same day, well above what a typical weekend day brings for that state.
Why it matters: Anyone tracking Louisiana's administrative rules has 58 items to review from a single day, a volume far beyond the state's usual weekend pace, including a proposed change to Medicaid reimbursement rates for prosthetic and orthotic devices.
What moved
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Prosthetic and Orthotic DevicesReimbursement Methodology(LAC 50:XVII.501) (Louisiana): The Louisiana Department of Health proposes to amend LAC 50:XVII.501 to increase reimbursement rates for prosthetic and orthotic devices by 40 percent under the Medical Assistance Program, aligning with Medicare rates; the amendment covers orthotics, prosthetics, diabetic shoes and modifications, and compression garments. The rule is proposed and, per its own terms, is subject to CMS approval if required, effective upon promulgation.
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Notice of Proposed Changes to 18 AAC 73: Repeal of Construction Grants - Alaska Online Public Notices (Alaska): Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water, proposed repealing construction-grant regulations the agency says are no longer used. The notice sought public comment through August 14 and states the agency will hold a telephone oral hearing on July 29. The filing carries a source date of July 15 but entered the record on September 6.
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United States v. Richard Rund (federal): The Fourth Circuit affirmed a $2,915,633 civil penalty against Richard Rund for willfully failing to report foreign bank accounts under the Bank Secrecy Act during 2003-2008 and 2013-2014, and rejected an Eighth Amendment excessive-fines challenge. The opinion is published; no further step is stated.
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Montana Administrative Register Issue #17 (2026), Adoption Notices (Montana): Montana's Secretary of State adopted three rules, including one waiving business filing fees for new companies owned by veterans or active-duty service members, and new requirements for registered-agent addresses. The rules are adopted; no further step is stated.
By the numbers
- 181 items entered the record on September 6: 24 federal and 157 spread across 20 states.
- Across all jurisdictions, agencies filed 130 regulations, close to the trailing 30 day weekend average of about 135, and courts issued 51 opinions, a little under half the weekend average of about 118. No bills entered the record; bill collection arrives in batches, so this reflects when bills were collected, not when they were introduced.
- Louisiana's 58 regulations ran about 130 times its trailing weekend average of well under one, and mark the highest single-day count for Louisiana regulations since tracking began. The prior high, 24 on September 1, was a data-load day. The Louisiana filings carry source dates from June 1 through July 1, entering the record months later.
- Alaska's 68 regulations ran about five times its trailing weekend average of about 13, with source dates ranging from June 9 to July 25.
- Federally, courts filed 23 opinions, roughly a third of the trailing weekend average of about 73, and agencies filed 1 regulation against a weekend average of about 85.
Bill actions
No tracked bill carried an action dated September 6.
| State | Type | Collected | Weekend average | Highest in tracking (date) |
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| Louisiana | Regulation | 58 | 0.44 | 58 (September 6), this day |
| Alaska | Regulation | 68 | 13.44 | 117 (September 4) (data load day) |
| United States (federal) | Opinion | 23 | 72.89 | 409 (May 18) (data load day) |
| United States (federal) | Regulation | 1 | 84.78 | 1,303 (June 15) (data load day) |
| All jurisdictions | Regulation | 130 | 134.78 | 3,120 (September 3) (data load day) |
| All jurisdictions | Opinion | 51 | 118.33 | 1,449 (May 24) (data load day) |
Methodology
"Collected" means the date OmniLegislation's pipeline processed a record, not the date it was originally published or filed; source dates are noted separately where relevant. Counts are deduplicated processed records from OmniLegislation's own pipeline, and item descriptions come from the pipeline's own summaries of each record. Baselines are trailing 30 day daily averages for the same kind of day (weekend days against weekend days, weekdays against weekdays), excluding known bulk-load days; the highest single-day counts are measured since tracking began on April 5, 2026, and include load days, which are labelled. Bill actions cover tracked bills only. This report covers September 6, 2026. Bill records originate from LegiScan; court opinions from CourtListener, a Free Law Project service; federal regulations from the Federal Register.