HB1172 • 2026

HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana, as the "Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway"

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: R. Dewith Carrier
Last action: 2026-06-02
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 709
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on the exact amount of funding required from local sources, only that it must equal the department's actual costs for signage.

Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway Designation

This law designates a part of US Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana as the 'Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway' and requires signs to be put up if local or private money covers the costs.

What This Bill Does

Designates a section of US Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana as the Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway.
Requires the Department of Transportation and Development to place appropriate signs along this highway provided that local or private funds cover the department's actual costs.

Who It Names or Affects

People driving on US Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana
The Department of Transportation and Development

Terms To Know

Department of Transportation and Development: A state agency responsible for managing transportation infrastructure, including roads and highways.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only applies to the specific section of US Highway 165 in Oberlin.
Signs will not be put up unless enough money is raised from local sources to cover the department's actual costs for signage.

Bill History

2026-06-02 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 709.
2026-05-28 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-26 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-20 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-19 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-28 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-27 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-27 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-27 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-27 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
2026-04-22 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-21 H
Reported favorably (10-0).
2026-04-01 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-31 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana, as the "Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway"

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 7092026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1172
BY REPRESENTATIVES CARRIER, BAYHAM, BEAULLIEU, BILLINGS,
BOUDREAUX, WILFORD CARTER, CHASSION, DESHOTEL, ECHOLS,
EGAN, FONTENOT, GLORIOSO, ILLG, MIKE JOHNSON, KNOX, JACOB
LANDRY, VENTRELLA, VILLIO, WALTERS, AND WYBLE
1 AN ACT
2 To designate a portion of United States Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana, as the "Kulyn
3 Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway"; to provide for implementation; and to provide
4 for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. The portion of United States Highway 165, from the north corporate
7 limits to the south corporate limits of Oberlin, Louisiana, shall be known and is hereby
8 designated as the "Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway".
9 Section 2. The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby directed
10 to erect and maintain appropriate signage reflecting this highway designation provided local
11 or private monies are received by the department equal to the department's actual costs for
12 material, fabrication, mounting posts, and installation of the signage, not to exceed the sum
13 of two thousand two hundred fifty dollars per sign.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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