Louisiana SR 125: MILITARY AFFAIRS: Requests the United States Navy to expeditiously execute a transparent and competitive Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) acquisition strategy to protect the maritime workforce at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana.

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2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 125
BY SENATOR ALLAIN
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the United States Navy to expeditiously execute a transparent and
competitive Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) acquisition strategy to
protect the maritime workforce at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana, to
safeguard vital private industrial investments, and to ensure the continued growth of
a high-tech autonomous manufacturing ecosystem within the state.
WHEREAS, Louisiana has become a critical hub for the development of the U.S.
Navy's Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) and the subsequent MUSV program; and
WHEREAS, private capital has already deployed more than $30 million to date, with
an additional $80 million on track for investment in 2026 to fund production of these
advanced vessels in Morgan City; and
WHEREAS, the United States Navy's program reset from MASC to MUSV has
introduced significant delays, shifting projected contract awards from the original December
2025 schedule to summer 2026, creating severe market uncertainty; and
WHEREAS, the Navy has requested significant mid-construction requirement
changes which necessitates costly engineering rework and threatens to halt active
production; and
WHEREAS, despite a $2.1 billion appropriation specifically for medium unmanned
surface vessels in July 2025, the lack of a clear demand signal and delayed spending puts
Louisiana's shipbuilding industrial base at a disadvantage; and
WHEREAS, the workforce at Conrad Shipyard is currently building these vessels "at
risk" to maintain the delivery schedule, supporting an estimated one hundred eight direct
jobs and nearly four hundred total jobs across the Louisiana supply chain this year; and
WHEREAS, currently four hundred direct and indirect jobs are at work, with a full
production rate of twenty vessels per year, the program is projected to sustain approximately
one thousand direct jobs and four thousand indirect jobs, contributing up to $700 million in
direct annual shipbuilding work to the Louisiana economy; and
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SR NO. 125 ENROLLED
WHEREAS, these high-tech jobs bring essential expertise in robotics, software
development, and advanced engineering to the region, creating a human capital ecosystem
that will complement and benefit Louisiana's maritime industry for decades.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request the United States Navy expeditiously execute a transparent and
competitive MUSV acquisition strategy to provide a stable production forecast to prevent
the loss of high-tech talent and industrial capacity.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the United States Navy is requested to minimize
further delays and requirement shifts that leave the Louisiana shipbuilding workforce and
private research and development investments at unnecessary risk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
United States Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the members of the
Louisiana congressional delegation.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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