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* Rep. John M. Schroder, Sr. (R-77), ALEC [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]] member<ref name="TaxCinci"/>
* Sen. Ben Wayne Nevers, Sr. (D-12), ALEC [[Education Task Force]] member<ref name="EduNOLA"/>
* Sen. John A. Alario, Jr.(R-8), ALEC [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]] member<ref name="EEADC">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/eea_35daymailing%20dc.pdf Directory – Full Name and Address], Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Membership Directory, December 2010, obtained and released by Common Cause</ref>
* Sen. Norby Chabert (R-20), paid for 2-year ALEC membership on April 19, 2010<ref> Campaign to Elect Norby Chabert, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-23206.pdf Candidate's Report, pg.33], filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 16, 2011</ref>
* Sen. Jack L. Donahue, Jr. (R-11), ALEC [[Civil Justice Task Force]] member<ref name="CJNOLA"/>
* Sen. Dale Erdey (R-13); [[Health and Human Services Task Force]]<ref name="HHSNOLA"/><ref name=docu/>
* Sen. Daniel R. Martiny (R-10); [[Public Safety and Elections Task Force]],<ref name="PSENOLA"/> paid for 2-year ALEC membership on January 14, 2005<ref> Sen. Daniel Martiny, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-9210.pdf Candidate's Report, pg.29], filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 3, 2006</ref>
====House of Representatives====
* Rep. Beryl Amedee (R-51) joined ALEC in 2014; paid to attend 2021 ALEC Annual Meeting on June 15, 2021.<ref name="lacf2">Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, [https://www.ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/SearchResultsByExpenditures.aspx Search for "ALEC"], ''Campaign Finance Portal'', accessed May 2, 2022.</ref>; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]];<ref name=alecexposed2020>David Armiak and Arn Pearson, [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2022/12/01/alec-has-half-the-legislative-members-it-claims/ ALEC Has Half the Legislative Members it Claims], ''Exposed by CMD'', December 1, 2022.</ref> attended ALEC's [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ALEC_2020_States_and_Nation_Policy_Summit_Attendees 2020 States and Nation Policy Summit] where she participated in the "Workshop: State Budget Reform Toolkit: Policy Best Practices to Help Legislators Navigate the Fiscal Uncertainty of COVID-19," "Workshop: Against Critical Theory’s Onslaught: Reclaiming Education and the American Dream"
* Rep. Beau Beaullieu (R-48) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Rep. Dewith Carrier (R-32) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Rep. Raymond Crews (R-8) joined ALEC in 2019; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Rep. Paula Davis (R-69); [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/ALEC_State_Chairmen State Chair], paid 2-year membership fee on December 7, 2016<ref>Rep. Paula Davis, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-63253.pdf] Candidate's Report, pg.15, filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 15, 2017</ref>
* Rep. Phillip DeVillier (R-41) joined ALEC in 2018; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>* Rep. Mary DuBuisson (R-90), first paid 1 year membership on January 31, 2020<ref name="lacf"/>; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>* Rep. Michael Echols (R-14), first paid 1 year membership on February 6, 2020;<ref name="lacf"/> attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>* Rep. Rick Edmonds (R-66) joined ALEC in 2017; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Education and Workforce Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>*Rep. Julie Emerson (R-39), attended 2019 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref>Nick Surgey [https://documented.net/alec-2019-annual-meeting-attendee-list/ 2019 Annual Meeting Attendees - Legislators] ''Documented'' August 2019</ref>, featured in a 2018 ALEC blog on occupational licensing.<ref>Ronald J. Lampard, [https://www.alec.org/article/louisiana-takes-positive-step-to-remove-occupational-licensing-barriers/ Louisiana Takes Positive Step to Remove Occupational Licensing Barriers] ALEC, Apr. 2, 2018</ref> Participated in a 2017 CPAC panel on "Criminal Justice Reform" along with an ALEC staffer.<ref>Ronald J. Lampard, [https://www.alec.org/article/criminal-justice-policy-a-hot-topic-at-cpac/ Criminal Justice Policy a Hot Topic at CPAC] ALEC, Feb. 25, 2017</ref>* Rep. Michael "Gabe" Firment (R-22) first paid 1 year membership on January 29, 2020;<ref name="lacf"/> attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>* Rep. Barbara Freiberg (R-70) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Education and Workforce Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>* Rep. Larry Frieman (R-74) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Civil Justice Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>* Rep. Foy Gadberry (R-15) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>* Rep. Ray Garofalo (R-103), joined ALEC in 2013; [[ALEC State Chairmen|ALEC State Chairman]]<ref name="2014chairs">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ State Chairs], organizational website, accessed June 9, 2014.</ref>; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Civil Justice Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed/>* Rep. Dodie Horton (R-9) joined ALEC in 2018; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>* rep. John Illg (R-78) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Rep. Barry Ivey (R-65), <ref>attended the 2017 ALEC Annual Meeting, [https://twitter.com/izzymsanta/status/887739635761381376 Izzy Santa], ''Twitter'', July 19, 2017.</ref>
* Rep. Danny McCormick (R-1) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Rep. Jack McFarland (R-13) joined ALEC in 2017; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Health and Human Services Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Rep. Blake Miguez (R-49) joined ALEC in 2018; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Rep. Gregory Miller (R-56) first paid 1 year membership on August 11, 2020<ref name="lacf2"/>; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Rep. Thomas Pressly (R-6) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Health and Human Services Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Rep. Neil Riser (R-20, paid 1 year membership on March 27, 2020.<ref name="lacf">Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, [https://www.ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/SearchResultsByExpenditures.aspx Search for "American Legislative"], ''Campaign Finance Portal'', accessed May 2, 2022.</ref>
* Rep. Alan Seabaugh (R-5), attended 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="Advocate"/>
* Rep. Mark Wright (R-77)[[ALEC State Chairmen|ALEC State Chair]], attended 2021 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref>Emel Akan, [https://www.theepochtimes.com/state-legislators-grappling-to-address-big-tech-censorship_3941813.html State Legislators Grappling to Address Big Tech Censorship], ''The Epoch Times'', August 10, 2021.</ref><ref name=docu/>
====Senate====
* Sen. Sharon Hewitt (R-1) joined ALEC in 2018; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Sen. Barry Milligan (R-38) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
* Sen. Fred H. Mills, Jr. (R-22), ALEC [[Civil Justice Task Force]] member<ref name="CJNOLA"/>
* Sen. Robert Mills (R-36) joined ALEC in 2020; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>* Sen. Beth Mizell (R-12) attended ALEC's [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ALEC_2020_States_and_Nation_Policy_Summit_Attendees 2020 States and Nation Policy Summit] where she participated in the "Workshop: Against Critical Theory’s Onslaught: Reclaiming Education and the American Dream," "[[Education and Workforce Development Task Force]] Meeting," "Workshop: Stop the Cancel Culture, Before it Stops You!"; paid to attend 2020 ALEC States and Nation Summit on December 1, 2020.<ref name="lacf2"/>* Sen. Gary L. Smith, Jr. (R-19)), joined ALEC in 2012; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting;<ref name=alecexposed2020/> ALEC [[Communications and Technology Task Force]] member<ref name="ITSD"/>
* Sen. Mack A. White, Jr. (R-6), ALEC [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]] member<ref name="TaxCinci"/>
* Rep. Jean Doerge (D-10); [[Health and Human Services Task Force]]<ref name="HHSNOLA">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/35-day_mailing_hhs%20New%20Orleans.pdf Directory – Full Name and Address], Health and Human Services Task Force Membership Directory, August 2011, obtained and released by Common Cause</ref>
* Rep. Hollis Downs (R-12); [[Communications and Technology Task Force]]<ref name="ITSD">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/telecommunications_&_information_technology_35-day_mailing%20San%20Diego.pdf Committee Roster], organizational task force membership directory, July 1, 2012, document obtained and released by [http://www.commoncause.org Common Cause]</ref>
* Rep. James R. Fannin (D-13), ALEC [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]] member,<ref name="TaxCinci">American Legislative Exchange Council, [httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20121118195632/https://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/tax_35-daymailing_stfs2011_updated%20Ohio.pdf Committee Roster], organizational task force membership directory, March 3, 2011, document obtained and released by [http://www.commoncause.org Common Cause]</ref> attended 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="Advocate"/>
* Rep. Franklin J. Foil (R-70); [[Communications and Technology Task Force]]<ref name="ITSD"/>
* Rep. Brett F. Geymann (R-35), ALEC [[Communications and Technology Task Force]] member,<ref name="ITSD"/> attended 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="Advocate"/>
* Rep. Jerome P. "Dee" Richard (I-55), attended 2009 ALEC annual meeting in Atlanta, GA.<ref name="LAVoice2">Tom Aswell, [https://louisianavoice.com/2012/04/11/3488/ Did legislators collect from ALEC and from House and Senate for attending legislative planning conferences?], Louisiana Voice, April 11, 2012</ref>
* Rep. Scott M. Simon (R-74)<ref name="HHS Letter"/>, ALEC [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]] member,<ref name="CIEDCinci">American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/cied_35-day_mailingstfs11%20Ohio.pdf Committee Roster], organizational task force membership directory, March 31, 2011, document obtained and released by Common Cause</ref> attended 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting<ref name="Advocate"/>, paid for 2-year ALEC membership on June 7, 2012<ref>SimoRep. Scott Simon, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-35469.pdf] Candidate's Report, pg.9, filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 15, 2013</ref><ref name=docu/>
* Rep. John M. Schroder, Sr. (R-77), ALEC [[Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]] member<ref name="TaxCinci"/>
* Rep. Kirk Talbot (R-78), attended 2010 ALEC Annual Meeting in San Diego<ref name="LAVoice2"/><ref name=docu/>
* Rep. Thomas Willmott (R-92), ALEC [[Health and Human Services Task Force]] member<ref name="HHSNOLA"/>
* Rep. Mark Wright (R-77) joined ALEC in 2018; attended the 2020 ALEC Annual Meeting; member of the [[Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force]]<ref name=alecexposed2020/>
====Former Senators====
* Sen. David BagnerisNorby Chabert (R-20), currently a Justice of the LA 4th Circuit Court of Appeals <ref name="1995ALECSB"/>* Sen. [[Noble Ellington]]paid for 2-year ALEC membership on April 19, National Chairman and former [[ALEC State Chairmen|State Chairman]]2010<ref name="EPA Letter for Senate">American Legislative Exchange CouncilCampaign to Elect Norby Chabert, [httpshttp://wwwethics.sourcewatchla.orggov/imagesCampaignFinanceSearch/3/3b/EPALetterforSenateLA-23206.pdf Letter to Senate Majority Leader ReidCandidate's Report, pg.33], RE: the EPA’s plan filed to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air ActLouisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 16, March 10, 20102011</ref>* Sen. Dale Erdey (R-13); [[Health and Human Services Task Force]]<ref name="Board of DirectorsHHSNOLA"/>American Legislative Exchange Council [http:<ref name=docu//www> * Sen.alecJack L.org/AM/TemplateDonahue, Jr.cfm?Section=Board_of_Directors&Template(R-11), ALEC [[Civil Justice Task Force]] member<ref name="CJNOLA"/CM/HTMLDisplay>* Sen. Joseph H.cfm&ContentID=11888 Board of Directors]Major Thibaut, organization websiteJr. (D-18), accessed July paid 2-year ALEC membership fee on April 16, 20112010</ref><ref>American Legislative Exchange CouncilJr. Sen. Major Thibaut, [httpshttp://wwwethics.alecexposedla.orggov/wCampaignFinanceSearch/images/7/72/ALEC_State_Chairmen_ExposedLA-22148.pdf ALEC State ChairmenCandidate's Report, pg.49], document exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy, July 13filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 1, 2011</ref>
* Sen. Robert W. Kostelka (R-35); [[Public Safety and Elections Task Force]] <ref name="PSENOLA"/>
* Sen. Daniel R. Martiny (R-10); [[Public Safety and Elections Task Force]],<ref name="PSENOLA"/> paid for 2-year ALEC membership on January 14, 2005<ref> MartSen. Daniel Martiny, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-9210.pdf Candidate's Report, pg.29], filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 3, 2006</ref>
* Sen. Michael J. Michot (R-34) paid 2-year membership fee on July 21, 2008 <ref>Michael J. Michot, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-16646.pdf] Candidate's Report, pg.34, filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 17, 2009</ref>
* Sen. Willie Mount (D-27), ALEC [[Health and Human Services Task Force]] member<ref name="HHSNOLA"/>
* Sen. Julie Quinn (R-06), paid 2-year membership fee on March 8, 2010 <ref>Michael J. Michot, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-30616.pdf] Candidate's Report, pg.41, filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 15, 2012</ref>
* Sen. Neil Riser (R-32), ALEC [[Communications and Technology Task Force]] member<ref name="ITSD"/>
* Sen. Joseph H. Major ThibautBen Wayne Nevers, JrSr. (D-1812), paid 2-year ALEC membership fee on April 16, 2010<ref> Sen. Major Thibaut, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-22148.pdf Candidate's Report, pg.49[Education Task Force]], filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 1, 2011member<ref name="EduNOLA"/ref>* Sen. Francis Thompson (D-34)<ref name="EPA Letter for Senate"/> <ref> SenThomSen. Francis C. Thompson, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-24825.pdf Candidate's Report, pg.28], filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Sept. 22, 2011</ref> <ref>SenThomSen. Francis C. Thompson, [http://ethics.la.gov/CampaignFinanceSearch/LA-24825.pdf Candidate's Report, pg.28], filed to Louisiana Ethics Administration on Feb. 17, 2010</ref><ref name="Advocate"/>
* Sen. Michael Walsworth (R-33) <ref name="LAVoice2"/><ref name="Advocate"/>
