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LA SB104
Bill
Status
2/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Caleb Kleinpeter
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AI Summary
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Designates the portion of Louisiana Highway 1 from its intersection with Louisiana Highway 78 to the Pointe Coupee Parish line (before Avoyelles Parish) as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway"
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Requires the Department of Transportation and Development to erect and maintain appropriate signage for the designation
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Sign costs must be covered by local or private funding, not state funds, with a cap of $750 per sign
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Effective August 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (OR +$1,500 SG EX See Note)
ROADS/HIGHWAYS
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
3/9/2026