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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 128
BY REPRESENTATIVES MINCEY AND HODGES
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to study and to take
measures to relieve the traffic congestion on Louisiana Highway 16 at Live Oak
High School.
WHEREAS, Live Oak High School is a high-performing school in which student
enrollment is increasing; and
WHEREAS, new residents are drawn to the school district because of the strength
of the school system; and
WHEREAS, residential growth in the area of Live Oak High School has increased
and continues to increase; and
WHEREAS, highway congestion near Live Oak High School has been a major,
ongoing problem for residents and commuters; and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion presents a serious threat to public safety due to
increased risk of accidents to vehicles and pedestrians in the area; and
WHEREAS, the two-lane portion of Highway 16 from Highway 1019 to Highway
1022 experiences problematic traffic congestion.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Department of Transportation and
Development to study and to take measures to relieve the traffic congestion on Louisiana
Highway 16 at Live Oak High School.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation and
Development submit a report summarizing its findings, from studying measures to relieve
the traffic congestion in the vicinity of Live Oak High School, to the House Committee on
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Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Transportation,
Highways, and Public Works by August 1, 2024.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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