SB 18 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for naming City Park in Lafayette in honor of a deceased person. (8/1/25)

SB 18 authorizes the city of Lafayette's governing authority to name City Park in honor of Ernest Nabers Jr., a deceased individual. The bill directly affects the city's management of its public park by providing a legal mechanism for this specific naming designation. It is a procedural bill with no substantive policy changes, simply enabling a commemorative name for an existing public space. The bill passed unanimously in the Louisiana Senate on April 29, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB18 Original → SB18 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an Act (Act No. 316) after passing both legislative chambers. The primary substantive change is the addition of Representative Chassion as a co-sponsor alongside Senator Boudreaux. The core policy, which authorizes the City of Lafayette to name City Park in honor of the deceased Ernest Nabers Jr., remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the naming of the park and the specific honoree remains the same; only the legislative sponsorship list was updated.

TECHNICAL

Representative Chassion was added as a co-sponsor to the bill.

The document status changed from 'ORIGINAL' draft to 'ENROLLED' Act No. 316, indicating it has been signed into law.

The original list of sponsors was removed and replaced with the updated list including the new co-sponsor.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 29, 2025

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican27

27 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

May 5, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor