TRANSPORTATION: Designates the Chalmette Ferry terminal after the late Michael C. Ginart, Jr.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Mike Bayham
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 109
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Naming the Chalmette Ferry Terminal

This law names the Chalmette Ferry terminal after Michael C. Ginart, Jr.

What This Bill Does

Names the Chalmette Ferry terminal as the 'Michael C. Ginart, Jr., Ferry Terminal'.
Requires the Department of Transportation and Development to work with the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority.
Directs these agencies to create and put up signs showing the new name.

Who It Names or Affects

The Chalmette Ferry terminal users in Louisiana.
The Department of Transportation and Development in Louisiana.
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority.

Terms To Know

Department of Transportation and Development: A state agency that handles transportation projects, including roads and ferries.
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority: An organization in charge of public transportation services in the New Orleans area.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify how much money will be spent on new signs.
It is unclear if there are any other changes to the ferry terminal besides renaming it.

Bill History

2026-05-14 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-14 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 109.
2026-05-12 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-12 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-11 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-07 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-07 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.
2026-04-28 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.
2026-03-18 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 99, 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.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

TRANSPORTATION: Designates the Chalmette Ferry terminal after the late Michael C. Ginart, Jr.

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 1092026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 716
BY REPRESENTATIVES BAYHAM, GLORIOSO, AND MURRAY
1 AN ACT
2 To designate the Chalmette Ferry terminal as the "Michael C. Ginart, Jr., Ferry Terminal";
3 to provide for implementation; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. The Chalmette Ferry terminal connecting the city of Chalmette, parish of
6 St. Bernard, with Algiers Point, a neighborhood in the city of New Orleans, shall be known
7 and is hereby designated as the "Michael C. Ginart, Jr., Ferry Terminal".
8 Section 2. The Department of Transportation and Development shall work in
9 conjunction with the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority to create and erect the
10 appropriate signage reflecting this designation.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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