HCR 68 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study adding a third turn lane to the off ramp on Interstate 10 East on Siegen Lane

HCR 68 is a concurrent resolution urging Louisiana's Department of Transportation to study adding a third lane to the I-10 East off-ramp at Siegen Lane in Baton Rouge. It directly affects daily commuters and commercial drivers who experience frequent congestion and safety risks at this heavily traveled interchange during peak hours. The resolution requests a feasibility study and a report by August 2026, focusing on whether a third lane would improve traffic flow and safety. This is a procedural request for analysis, not an immediate infrastructure project.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Governor

Introduced May 22, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

HCR68 Original → HCR68 Engrossed · 3 edits · Jun 3, 2025

MINOR

The bill was corrected to refer to an 'on-ramp' instead of an 'off-ramp' for the Siegen Lane interchange, fixing a likely clerical error regarding the direction of traffic. Additionally, the document was renumbered to reflect a two-page format instead of three, and the digest section was updated to match the corrected terminology.

TECHNICAL

Changed the reference from 'I-10 East off-ramp' to 'I-10 East on-ramp' in the description of the traffic infrastructure, correcting the direction of the ramp.

Updated page numbering references from 'Page 1 of 3' and 'Page 2 of 3' to 'Page 1 of 2' and 'Page 2 of 2', indicating the document was condensed.

Adjusted the title and digest headers to reflect 'HCR 68 Engrossed' instead of 'HCR 68 Original'.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025 · House Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 37

Jun 9, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

24 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 95, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (12-0).

lower

May 27, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors