BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge on Louisiana Highway 315 as the "Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge"

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Jerome Zeringue
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 71
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on what happens if no funds are raised for signage.

Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge Named After Elward T. Brady, Jr.

This law names the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge on Louisiana Highway 315 as the 'Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge'.

What This Bill Does

Names the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Terrebonne Parish as the 'Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge'.

Who It Names or Affects

The people who use Louisiana Highway 315 near Houma, Terrebonne Parish.
The Department of Transportation and Development in Louisiana.

Terms To Know

Bascule Bridge: A type of moveable bridge that can be raised to let boats pass underneath.
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: A navigable waterway along the Gulf Coast of the United States, used for shipping and boating.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only requires signs to be put up if enough money is raised from local or private sources.
It does not say what will happen if no one raises the needed funds for the signs.

Bill History

2026-05-11 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-11 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 71.
2026-05-05 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-05 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-05 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-04 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-04-29 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-21 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-20 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-15 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-18 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-17 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-17 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-16 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/17/2026.
2026-03-11 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-10 H
Reported favorably (15-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-24 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge on Louisiana Highway 315 as the "Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge"

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 712026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 356
BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE
1 AN ACT
2 To designate the elevated portion of Louisiana Highway 315, commonly referred to as the
3 Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge, over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Terrebonne
4 Parish, city of Houma, as the "Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge"; to provide for
5 implementation; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. The elevated portion of Louisiana Highway 315, commonly referred to
8 as the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge, over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Terrebonne
9 Parish, city of Houma, shall be known and is hereby designated as the "Elward T. Brady, Jr.
10 Memorial Bridge".
11 Section 2. The Department of Transportation and Development or its contractors are
12 hereby directed to erect and maintain appropriate signage reflecting this designation
13 provided local or private monies are received by the department equal to the department's
14 actual costs for material, fabrication, mounting posts, and installation of the signage, not to
15 exceed the sum of seven 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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