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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana bill requires railroad owners to fix or remove abandoned crossings in Caddo Parish within one year
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Sponsor: Tammy Phelps
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What This Bill Proposed
Railroad companies owning lines in Caddo Parish must remove or repair abandoned and blighted crossings and associated structures within one year of the law taking effect or of an official local declaration. Additionally, owners must maintain es through painting and rust prevention to prevent blight.
Property owners and rail companies operating in Caddo Parish face a strict one-year deadline and mandatory maintenance costs to eliminate blighted rail infrastructure.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Owners of railroad crossings
Railroad owners must remove or remediate abandoned structures within one year and maintain underpasses with painting and rust removal.
Caddo Parish residents
Residents experience changes in local infrastructure upkeep and the removal of blighted rail properties.
Key Facts
- Owners of railroad crossings in Caddo Parish have one year from the effective date to remove or remediate existing blighted or abandoned crossings and structures.
- Crossings found blighted or abandoned by local authorities after the effective date must be removed or remediate within one year of that declaration.
- Railroad underpasses in Caddo Parish must be maintained and preserved, specifically requiring painting and rust removal to prevent blight or nuisances.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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