SB 418 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 174 in Sabine Parish as the "Dick and Jacque Shuford Memorial Highway". (8/1/26)

This bill designates a specific stretch of Louisiana Highway 174 in Sabine Parish as the "Dick and Jacque Shuford Memorial Highway" to honor two individuals. The affected road section runs from the intersection with Highway 175 in Pleasant Hill eastward to the parish line. The Department of Transportation and Development is authorized to install and maintain signs for this designation, provided local or private funding covers the material and installation costs, with a maximum limit of $750 per sign.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 23, 2026 Signed May 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB418 Original → SB418 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from an original draft to an enrolled act, adding official signatures from the Senate President, Speaker of the House, and Governor. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, designating a specific stretch of Louisiana Highway 174 in Sabine Parish as the 'Dick and Jacque Shuford Memorial Highway' and directing the Department of Transportation and Development to erect signs for this designation.

Scope change

None. The scope of the designation and the entity responsible for implementation remain the same.

TECHNICAL

Added official signatures and titles for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor to finalize the bill as an enrolled act.

Removed the legislative digest, summary, and original drafting metadata (such as the Senate Legislative Services note) which are informational and not part of the final law.

Changed the document header from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ACT No. 217' to reflect its final legal status.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Apr 8, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Apr 13, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors