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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana Designates Portion of Highway 5 as 'Eugene Washington Memorial Highway'
Last action · May 11, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Larry Bagley and 16 others
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana designates a specific stretch of Highway 5 in Logansport as the "Eugene Washington Memorial Highway," requiring local or private funds to cover the cost of erecting and maintaining the memorial signage.
Changes only the honorary designation of a roadway segment; no funding or service changes are stated, and implementation depends on securing outside money.
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 the memorial signage upon receipt of local or private funds.
Key Facts
- The designated portion of Louisiana Highway 5 lies between United States Highway 84 and Louisiana Highway 3015 in Logansport, Louisiana, DeSoto Parish.
- The Department of Transportation and Development must erect and maintain appropriate signage for the "Eugene Washington Memorial Highway."
- Signage installation is contingent upon the department receiving local or private funds equal to its actual costs for materials, fabrication, mounting posts, and installation, not to exceed $750 per sign.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
25 actions- May 11, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.
- May 11, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 11, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 56.
- May 11, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 8, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 7, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
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- May 7, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 6, 2026SenateFloorRead by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Mar 24, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Mar 23, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Mar 23, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 23, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 18, 2026HouseNotice given.
- Mar 18, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.
- Mar 17, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Mar 16, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/17/2026.
- Mar 11, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (15-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Feb 13, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 13, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Feb 13, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
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