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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 13
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
HIGHWAYS: Provides relative to the installation of speed bumps by municipal and parish
governing authorities
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:41(A)(13) and to enact R.S. 32:41(A)(14), relative to local2
governmental subdivision authority over traffic control on nonstate maintained3
roadways ; to authorize local governmental subdivisions to install speed bumps on4
such roadways; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:41(A)(13) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.7
32:41(A)(14) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
SUBPART B. POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES9
ยง41. Power of local municipal authorities10
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, this Chapter shall not be deemed11
to prevent local municipal authorities, with respect to highways other than state12
maintained highways within their corporate limits, from adopting ordinances:13
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(13) Directing the installation of speed bumps.15
(14) Creating additional regulations controlling traffic upon nonstate16
maintained highways within their corporate limits under their general police power17
so long as such regulations do not modify, or conflict with, the provisions of this18
Chapter or regulations of the department and the commissioner adopted pursuant19
hereto.20
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HB NO. 13
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Hoffmann HB No. 13
Abstract: Expressly authorizes parishes and municipalities to install speed bumps on all
public, nonstate maintained roadways within their jurisdictions.
Present law defines "highway" as "every way or place of whatever nature publicly
maintained and open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel...[the term
is] synonymous with the word 'street'".
With respect to nonstate maintained highways within their jurisdictions, present law
authorizes municipalities to adopt ordinances relative to specific traffic control and
regulation activities. These include:
(1) Establishing speed limits and speed zones.
(2) Restricting access on limited access highways.
(3)Creating additional regulations controlling traffic within their boundaries under their
general police power.
Present law further grants parishes the same power to adopt ordinances relative to traffic
control and regulation activities which is granted to municipalities.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law expressly authorizes municipalities (and thereby indirectly authorizes parishes)
to adopt ordinances installing speed bumps on any nonstate maintained roadway within its
jurisdiction.
(Amends R.S. 32:41(A)(13); Adds R.S. 32:41(A)(14))