SLS 25RS-328 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 77
BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX
PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS. Provides for naming Graham Brown Memorial Park in
Lafayette in honor of a living person. (8/1/25)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:4712.26, relative to property and buildings; to provide relative to the
3 naming of public buildings by the city of Lafayette; to authorize the governing
4 authority of the city of Lafayette to name Graham Brown Memorial Park in honor
5 of a living person; and to provide for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 33:4712.26 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง4712.26. Naming of Graham Brown Memorial Park
10 Notwithstanding R.S. 42:267 or any other law to the contrary, the
11 governing authority of the city of Lafayette may name Graham Brown
12 Memorial Park in honor of Merlin Leger.
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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. 77
SLS 25RS-328 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, 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)]
DIGEST
SB 77 Original 2025 Regular Session Boudreaux
Present law (R.S. 42:267) prohibits the naming of public buildings after living persons.
Proposed law retains present law and authorizes the governing authority of the city of
Lafayette to name Graham Brown Memorial Park in honor of Merlin Leger.
Effective August 1, 2025.
(Adds R.S. 33:4712.26)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.