SLS 24RS-204 REENGROSSED
2024 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 45
BY SENATOR MCMATH
ROADS/HIGHWAYS. Designates portions of certain highways. (8/1/24)
1 AN ACT
2 To provide relative to state highways; to designate an elevated portion of Interstate 12 in St.
3 Tammany Parish as the "Patricia 'Pat' Brister Memorial Bridge"; to designate a
4 portion of United States Highway 51 in St. John the Baptist Parish as the "Arnold J.
5 Labat Memorial Highway"; to provide for restrictions on costs of materials to the
6 department; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
9 the elevated portion of Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish, which crosses the
10 Tchefuncte River, is hereby designated as the "Patricia 'Pat' Brister Memorial
11 Bridge".
12 Section 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
13 a portion of United States Highway 51 in St. John the Baptist Parish between
14 United States Highway 61 and Interstate 10, is hereby designated as the
15 "Arnold J. Labat Memorial Highway".
16 Section 3. The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby
17 directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs of the designation provided
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 45
SLS 24RS-204 REENGROSSED
1 local or private monies are received by the department equal to the
2 department's actual costs for material, fabrication, mounting posts, and
3 installation of each sign, not to exceed the sum of one thousand six hundred
4 eighty dollars per sign.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Archana D. Cadge.
DIGEST
SB 45 Reengrossed 2024 Regular Session McMath
Designates a portion of Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Patricia 'Pat' Brister
Memorial Bridge".
Designates a portion United States Highway 51 in St. John the Baptist Parish as the "Arnold
J. Lebat Memorial Highway".
Directs DOTD to erect and maintain appropriate signs of this designation provided certain
cost restrictions are satisfied.
Effective August 1, 2024.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation,
Highways, and Public Works to the original bill
1. Removes certain road designations.
2. Increases the cost of implementation from $550 to $1,680.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Adds an additional road designation.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.