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LA HB714
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Tammy Phelps
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Railroad underpass owners must maintain and preserve underpasses, including painting and rust removal, to prevent them from becoming blighted or a nuisance
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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
RAILROADS
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
3/9/2026