HIGHWAYS: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of installing flashing warning signals at certain intersections along United States Highway 61
This resolution urges Louisiana's Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to study installing flashing warning signals at three specific intersections in Reserve: US Highway 61 at West 10th Street, US Highway 61 at West 2nd Street, and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 13th Street. It directly affects DOTD, requiring them to assess the feasibility of these safety measures due to documented crashes, including fatalities, at these locations. The study must evaluate whether flashing signals - like those used in DOTD's existing $11 million traffic safety program - could reduce accidents at these high-risk points. DOTD must submit a written report to the House Transportation Committee by August 1, 2026.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 2, 2025
Last action Jun 11, 2025
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The bill was transitioned from its original draft to its enrolled final version, which involved significant reformatting and the removal of the legislative digest. The substantive policy content, including the request to study flashing warning signals and the deadline for the report, remained unchanged.
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The legislative digest, which summarizes the bill's purpose and requirements, was removed from the enrolled version as it is not part of the official law.
The document layout was updated to reflect the enrolled status, including changes to the header and page numbering.
Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2025
How they voted
97–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 105
Jun 4, 2025
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican73
90% Yea
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.
lower
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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State
District
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Sylvia Taylor
DDemocratic
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