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LA HB714

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tammy Phelps

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Owners of blighted or abandoned railroad crossings in Caddo Parish must remediate or remove the crossings and associated structures within one year of the Act's effective date

  • Railroad crossings declared blighted or abandoned by local governing authorities after the Act takes effect must be remediated or removed within one year of that finding

  • Railroad underpass owners must maintain and preserve underpasses, including painting and rust removal, to prevent them from becoming blighted or a nuisance

  • Applies exclusively to Caddo Parish and creates new statute R.S. 48:390.2

Legislative Description

Requires local railroad companies to remediate or remove blighted or abandoned railroad lines and associated structures

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Last Action

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

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation, Highways and Public Works2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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