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LA SB138
Bill
Status
2/24/2026
Primary Sponsor
Stewart Cathey
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AI Summary
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Removes the requirement that photo enforcement warning signs be "bright yellow" while maintaining the 48"x48" size and "Photo enforcement devices at use" text requirements
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Replaces specific state pavement marking requirements (two-foot-wide yellow stripes with 12-inch white lettering) for school zones with compliance to the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
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Adds a clarification that nothing in the law requires traffic control devices or pavement markings inconsistent with or not authorized by the MUTCD
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Repeals the exemption that allowed municipalities with populations between 15,000-16,000 in parishes with populations between 70,000-90,000 to use automated speed enforcement on interstate highways
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Effective August 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Provides for speed enforcement measures. (8/1/26)
TRAFFIC
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