Expresses support for the relocation of the existing railroad lines in Plaquemines and Jefferson Parishes of the New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway Company and the Union Pacific Railroad in order to improve the public safety of citizens, reduce vehicular and rail interfaces, improve air quality and mitigate congestion, and enhance economic development in those parishes.
Requests DOTD and DEQ to collaborate with the Union Pacific Railroad and designated federal agencies to conduct a thorough environmental review on quantifiable public health, safety, and welfare impacts associated with any new railroad alignment in the city of Gretna.
Requests the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to collaborate with Rio Grande Pacific Railroad and certain federal agencies to conduct an environmental review on the quantifiable public health, safety, and welfare impact of new railroad alignment in the city of Gretna
Requests DOTD and DEQ to collaborate with designated entities to conduct an environmental review on quantifiable public health, safety, and welfare impacts associated with any new railroad alignment in the city of Gretna.
Directs the DOTD to require the Canadian National Railway Company to open all railroad crossings in Tangipahoa Parish between Kentwood and Ponchatoula.
Requests the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to collaborate with Rio Grande Pacific Railroad and certain federal agencies to conduct an environmental review on the quantifiable public health, safety, and welfare impact of new railroad alignment in the city of Gretna
Requests DOTD and DEQ to collaborate with the Union Pacific Railroad and designated federal agencies to conduct a thorough environmental review on quantifiable public health, safety, and welfare impacts associated with any new railroad alignment in the city of Gretna.
Requests DOTD and DEQ to collaborate with designated entities to conduct an environmental review on quantifiable public health, safety, and welfare impacts associated with any new railroad alignment in the city of Gretna.
(Constitutional Amendment) Increases the motor vehicle license tax on private automobiles and establishes the Transportation and Infrastructure Growth of Economy through Roads (TIGER) Fund (OR +$15,730,670 SD RV See Note)
To study the effects of the reduction of state funds as related to inpatient behavioral health facilities, including those treating both mental illness and substance abuse, in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes and have a preliminary and comprehensive report presented to certain entities.
Commends the Stop the Tolls organization for their efforts in educating the public on the need to eliminate the tolls on the Crescent City Connection Bridge