HIGHWAYS: Designates certain portions of highways in the state
This bill designates specific sections of Louisiana Highways 133 and 134 in the Village of Oak Ridge as memorial highways named after four individuals. The legislation officially names Highway 133 North as the Erle McKoin Barham Memorial Highway, Highway 133 South as the Joseph Sidney Carter Memorial Highway, Highway 134 West as the Abner Wimberly Memorial Highway, and Highway 134 East as the James Wallace McLendon Memorial Highway. The Department of Transportation and Development is directed to install and maintain signs for these designations, provided that local or private funding covers the actual costs of materials and installation, with a maximum limit of $750 per sign. This measure directly affects the Village of Oak Ridge and the state transportation department by formalizing these commemorative street names.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 17, 2026
Signed May 22, 2026
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What changed between versions
HB982 Original
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HB982 Act 330
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5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was finalized into Act 330, changing references from 'city limits' to 'corporate limits' for legal accuracy and adding a new section to designate a fifth highway segment. The signing process added standard executive approvals and updated the bill number to reflect its enrolled status.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded by adding a new designation for Louisiana Highway 134 East, whereas the original draft only included four highway segments.
DEFINITION
Changed references from 'city limits' to 'corporate limits' in all highway designations to ensure legal precision.
SCOPE
Added Section 4 to designate Louisiana Highway 134 East between west of Pipes Lane and the corporate limits as the 'James Wallace McLendon Memorial Highway'.
TECHNICAL
Reordered sections so the new Highway 134 East designation appears before the signage requirements section.
Added standard executive signatures and approval blocks required for an enrolled act.
Removed the legislative digest and original bill header to reflect the final enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026 · House Apr 20, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 13, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0).
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
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