Louisiana Expecting LIV Golf to Repay $1.2M for Canceled New Orleans Event
LIV Golf Louisiana was scheduled for June 25–28.
The state of Louisiana is expecting LIV Golf to pay back $1. 2 million after the cancellation of the league’s debut New Orleans event this summer. The postponement of LIV Golf Louisiana—scheduled for June 25–28 at the South Course at New Orleans City Park Bayou Oaks—was officially announced Tuesday in a joint statement from Louisiana Gov.
Jeff Landry and Susan Bourgeois, secretary of Louisiana Economic Development (LED). “Secretary Bourgeois spoke with LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil on Friday and was informed that the organization seeks to postpone its June 2026 event in New Orleans to explore a potential event this fall,” the statement read. Any rescheduling of LIV Golf Louisiana to the fall would likely be outside the league’s proper 2026 season, which ends in August.
LIV may consider September or October dates, sources previously told Front Office Sports . The development comes roughly two weeks after questions emerged about LIV’s future, with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia reportedly no longer funding the league after its 2026 season. Louisiana is coming out of the situation having already spent millions on renovating a public course, but won’t lose any other funds.
“The state has already paid $3. 2 million in accordance with the contract,” Landry and Bourgeois’s statement continued. “LIV is expected to return all state incentive funds, with the exception of the $2 million already invested in upgrades for City Park, ensuring those improvements remain in place for the community.