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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana designates four highway segments in the Village of Oak Ridge as memorial highways
Last action · May 22, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Francis Thompson
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana law designates specific portions of State Highways 133 and 134 in the Village of Oak Ridge to honor four individuals, effective August 1, 2026.
Changes only the official names and signage of designated roadway segments; no funding, property rights, or general traffic service changes are stated.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Transportation and Development
The department is directed to erect and maintain appropriate signage for the designated highway portions upon receipt of funding.
Residents of the Village of Oak Ridge
Local roadway segments within their municipality receive official memorial designations and new signage.
Key Facts
- A portion of Louisiana Highway 133 North between south of Fluker Lane and the Village of Oak Ridge corporate limits is designated as the 'Erle McKoin 'Niney' Barham Memorial Highway'.
- A portion of Louisiana Highway 133 South between north of Buck Shepard Road and the Village of Oak Ridge corporate limits is designated as the 'Joseph Sidney Carter Memorial Highway'.
- A portion of Louisiana Highway 134 West between east of Lake Erwin Road and the Village of Oak Ridge corporate limits is designated as the 'Abner Wimberly Memorial Highway'.
- A portion of Louisiana Highway 134 East between west of Pipes Lane and the Village of Oak Ridge corporate limits is designated as the 'James Wallace McLendon Memorial Highway'.
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- The Department of Transportation and Development or its contractors are directed to erect and maintain signage for the designated highways.
- Signage installation requires receipt of local or private monies equal to the department's actual cost, not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars per sign.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
22 actions- May 22, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 330.
- May 22, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 19, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 18, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 18, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 13, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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- May 13, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 5, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 4, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseNotice given.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseReported with amendments (14-0).
- Mar 18, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Mar 17, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title. Lies over under the rules.
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