HIGHWAYS: Designates certain portions of Louisiana highways

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Marcus Bryant
Last action: 2026-05-22
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 310
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Designates Louisiana Highways for Memorials

This act designates portions of several highways in Louisiana to honor specific individuals with memorial names.

What This Bill Does

Names a part of Louisiana Highway 182 between Hubertville Road and Canal Street in Jeanerette as the 'Berwick BJ LeJeune, Jr. Memorial Highway'.
Designates a section of Louisiana Highway 182 from South Evangeline Street to Louisiana Highway 3212 in New Iberia as the 'Ret. Judge Richard Dickey Haik, Sr. Highway'.
Names another part of Louisiana Highway 182 from Louisiana Highway 3212 to the city limit of Lafayette in New Iberia as the 'Col. Terry C. Landry, Sr. Highway'.
Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 96 extending from the Saint Martin Parish Sheriff Regional Training Academy to Freedom Lane in St. Martinville as the 'Phillip Poppa Dauterive III Memorial Highway'.

Who It Names or Affects

People who use these highways will see signs with the memorial names.
The Department of Transportation and Development is responsible for putting up and maintaining the signs.

Terms To Know

Memorial Highway: A highway that has been given a special name to honor someone or something important.
Department of Transportation and Development: The state agency responsible for building, maintaining, and managing roads and highways in Louisiana.

Limits and Unknowns

The signs will only be put up if the Department receives enough money from local or private sources to cover their costs.
This act becomes effective on August 1, 2026.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Summary of Senate Amendments to HB657

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the location of a highway designation on Louisiana Highway 182 and adds two new highway designations in different cities.

Moves the 'Ret. Judge Richard T. 'Dickey' Haik, Sr. Highway' designation from Jeanerette and Sorrel to New Iberia, specifically from South Evangeline Street to Louisiana Highway 3212.
Adds a new highway designation called the 'Col. Terry C. Landry, Sr. Highway' on Louisiana Highway 182 in New Iberia, extending from Louisiana Highway 3212 to the city limit of Lafayette.
Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 96 in St. Martinville as the 'Phillip 'Poppa' Dauterive III Memorial Highway', stretching from the Saint Martin Parish Sheriff Regional Training Academy to Freedom Lane.

The amendment text does not specify how or when these changes will be implemented, only what they are.

House Committee Amendment #1560 THPW Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB657 4877 1560 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB657 4877 1560 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.
657 by Representative Bryant 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the end of line 5, delete "Memorial" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, line 13, after "Sr." and before "Highway" delete "Memorial" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Committee Amendment #1532 THPW Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB657 4877 1532 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB657 4877 1532 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.
657 by Representative Bryant 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the end of line 5, delete "Memorial" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, line 13, after "Sr." and before "Highway" delete "Memorial" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Vote on HB 657 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1245)

Filed

Plain English: The amendment to HB657 is about agreeing with changes made by the Senate regarding Louisiana highways.

The House agrees to concur in the amendments made by the Senate to HB657, which designates certain portions of Louisiana highways.

The official text does not provide specific details about what those amendments entail.

Senate Floor Amendment #3184 Boudreaux Gerald Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the names of certain portions of Louisiana highways and removes some existing designations.

Removes the designation for a highway between Jeanerette and New Iberia.
Designates new memorial highways in honor of Berwick 'BJ' LeJeune, Jr., Ret. Judge Richard 'Dickey' Haik, Sr., Col. Terry C. Landry, Sr., and Phillip 'Poppa' Dauterive III.
Specifies the exact sections of Louisiana Highway 182 and Highway 96 that will be named after these individuals.

The amendment text does not provide details on how or when these changes will take effect, only what they are.

Bill History

2026-05-22 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-22 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 310.
2026-05-19 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-18 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-18 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-13 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-13 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/18/2026.
2026-05-13 H
Notice given.
2026-05-13 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-12 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-07 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-07 S
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-28 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-27 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-22 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-23 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-18 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-18 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-18 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-17 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/18/2026.
2026-03-17 H
Notice given.
2026-03-17 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-16 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/17/2026.
2026-03-11 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-10 H
Reported with amendments (13-0).
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.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

HIGHWAYS: Designates certain portions of Louisiana highways

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 657
BY REPRESENTATIVES BRYANT, BEAULLIEU, BOUDREAUX, BRASS, WILFORD
CARTER, CHASSION, FISHER, HEBERT, JACKSON, TRAVIS JOHNSON,
JACOB LANDRY, LARVADAIN, MENA, MILLER, MOORE, MURRAY,
NEWELL, OWEN, SPELL, THOMPSON, AND WALTERS
1 AN ACT
2 To designate a portion of Louisiana Highway 182 in the city of Jeanerette as the "Berwick
3 'BJ' LeJeune, Jr. Memorial Highway"; to designate a portion of Louisiana Highway
4 182 in New Iberia as the "Ret. Judge Richard 'Dickey' Haik, Sr. Highway"; to
5 designate a portion of Louisiana Highway 182 in New Iberia as the "Col. Terry C.
6 Landry, Sr. Highway"; to donate a portion of Louisiana Highway 96 in St.
7 Martinville as the "Phillip 'Poppa' Dauterive III Memorial Highway"; to provide for
8 implementation; and to provide for related matters.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. The portion of Louisiana Highway 182 in the city of Jeanerette, between
11 Hubertville Road and Canal Street, shall be known and is hereby designated as the "Berwick
12 'BJ' LeJeune, Jr. Memorial Highway".
13 Section 2. The portion of Louisiana Highway 182 in the city of New Iberia from
14 South Evangeline Street to Louisiana Highway 3212, shall be known and is hereby
15 designated as the Ret. Judge Richard 'Dickey' Haik, Sr. Highway".
16 Section 3. The portion of Louisiana Highway 182 in New Iberia from Louisiana
17 Highway 3212 to the city limit of Lafayette, shall be known and is hereby designated as the
18 "Col. Terry C. Landry, Sr. Highway".
19 Section 4. The portion of Louisiana Highway 96 in St. Martinville, extending from
20 the Saint Martin Parish Sheriff Regional Training Academy to Freedom Lane, shall be
21 known and is hereby designated as the "Phillip 'Poppa' Dauterive III Memorial Highway".
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HB NO. 657 ENROLLED
1 Section 5. The Department of Transportation and Development or its contractors are
2 hereby directed to erect and maintain appropriate signage reflecting these designations
3 provided local or private monies are received by the department equal to the department's
4 actual cost for material, fabrication, mounting posts, and installation of the signage, not to
5 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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