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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 125
BY REPRESENTATIVE WESLEY BISHOP
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to create alternative
truck routes in certain areas in New Orleans.
WHEREAS, Caffin Avenue and the surrounding area in New Orleans has seen a
resurgence as an attractive thoroughfare with schools, community centers, and residential
homes; and
WHEREAS, with this resurgence comes more pedestrians and visitors along the
streets in this area; and
WHEREAS, a portion of Caffin Avenue and the surrounding area in New Orleans
is designated as a part of an official truck route which allows commercial trucks to travel
directly through the area; and
WHEREAS, this designated truck route is heavily traveled and congested with
commercial trucks and has been and continues to be dangerous for the citizens of the city
of New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, truck drivers have been deviating from the designated truck route into
the surrounding areas beyond Caffin Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the streets in this area are also heavily traveled by trucks going to and
from industrial sites within and around the area; and
WHEREAS, community leaders are searching for a way in which industry, residents,
and visitors to the area can safely travel within the area; and
WHEREAS, this area is highly populated with residential homes, elderly homes,
schools, and newly constructed buildings; and
WHEREAS, in most cases these trucks are transporting goods and supplies and
heavy equipment causing deterioration of the roadway; and
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WHEREAS, the vibration, noise, and air pollution from commercial trucks destroy
the peaceful enjoyment of residents' neighborhoods and also endangers the lives and health
of the citizens; and
WHEREAS, the redesignation is appropriate and desirable to protect citizens, school
children, elderly residents, and to preserve the newly constructed buildings in this area.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to work in consultation
with local governing authorities, including but not limited to the Regional Planning
Commission, Orleans Parish, St. Bernard Parish, the Port of New Orleans, the St. Bernard
Port, Harbor and Terminal District, representatives of the trucking industry, transportation,
and bicycle safety organizations, as well as environmental and neighborhood advocates to
examine existing traffic patterns and consider alternative state or local routes, or both, for
trucks traveling to and from ports and industrial locations within Orleans Parish or St.
Bernard Parish, or both, along Interstate 10 that would have the effect of reducing or
eliminating such traffic on Caffin Avenue and the surrounding area.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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