BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge on Louisiana Highway 315 as the "Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge"
HB 356 designates the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge on Louisiana Highway 315 in Houma as the "Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge." The bill directly affects the bridge's official name and requires the Department of Transportation to install signage reflecting the new name, provided local or private funds cover costs up to $750 per sign. This is a commemorative bill with no substantive policy changes, solely honoring Elward T. Brady, Jr. through the bridge's name.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 24, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was converted from an original draft to an enrolled act, changing the header from 'HLS 26RS-789 ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ACT No. 71' and adding signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor. The substantive content designating the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge as the 'Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge' and outlining signage requirements remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Updated document headers and metadata to reflect the bill's final passage, including replacing the original draft identifier with 'ENROLLED ACT No. 71' and adding official signatures.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026 · House Mar 17, 2026
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 40
Apr 29, 2026
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (15-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerome Zeringue
RRepublican
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