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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana requires Department of Transportation to mail notice to residents within 500 feet of planned road closures
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Sponsor: Dixon McMakin
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana requires the Department of Transportation and Development to publish website notices and mail direct notifications to addresses located within 500 feet of state road closures, excluding emergencies and accidents.
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.
Department of Transportation and Development
The department must issue website alerts and mail written notices to nearby residents for eligible road closures.
Residents within 500 feet of road closures
Residents receive mailed notices regarding upcoming road closures near their properties.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who must receive notice of a road closure under this bill?
Are all road closures subject to this notification requirement?
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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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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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