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HCR32 • 2026

PORTS/NEW ORLEANS: Urges and requests the Port of New Orleans to secure additional backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge

PORTS/NEW ORLEANS: Urges and requests the Port of New Orleans to secure additional backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Mike Bayham
Last action
2026-06-05
Official status
Sent to the Secretary of State
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact number or type of backup motors requested, nor does it provide details on how quickly the Port should act beyond urging them to do so expeditiously.

Urging Backup Motors for St. Claude Avenue Bridge

This resolution urges and requests the Port of New Orleans to secure additional backup motors for the Saint Claude Avenue Bridge.

What This Bill Does

  • Urges and requests the Port of New Orleans to procure additional backup motors for the Saint Claude Avenue Bridge.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Port of New Orleans
  • Residents, workers, and commercial traffic traveling between Orleans Parish and Saint Bernard Parish

Terms To Know

Concurrent Resolution
A type of legislation that expresses the opinion or urges action by another party, like a government agency.
Backup Motors
Extra motors kept on hand to replace ones that stop working.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution is not legally binding and does not provide funding.
  • It only urges the Port of New Orleans, but it does not force them to act.
  • The exact number or type of backup motors requested is not specified.

Amendments

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

Filed

Plain English: The amendment clarifies that the Louisiana Legislature urges and requests the Port of New Orleans to quickly get more backup motors for the Saint Claude Avenue Bridge.

  • Clarifies that the request is specifically for the Port of New Orleans to procure additional backup motors 'expeditiously', meaning as soon as possible.
Filed

Plain English: The amendment to HCR32 does not include any specific changes or text that alters the original bill's content urging and requesting the Port of New Orleans to secure additional backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge.

  • The official amendment text provided only includes voting results and no substantive changes to the bill, making it impossible to describe specific modifications.
Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the word 'obtain' to 'expeditiously procure' in two places within the bill.

  • Changes 'obtain' to 'expeditiously procure' on page 1, line 2 of the original bill.
  • Changes 'obtain' to 'expeditiously procure' on page 1, line 21 of the original bill.
  • The amendment does not provide additional context or details about why this change is necessary beyond the textual substitution.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-05 H

    Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

  2. 2026-06-01 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. 2026-06-01 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-06-01 H

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 89, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  5. 2026-05-31 H

    Scheduled for concurrence on 06/01/2026.

  6. 2026-05-31 H

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

  7. 2026-05-31 S

    Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.

  8. 2026-05-31 S

    Called from the Calendar.

  9. 2026-05-26 S

    Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  10. 2026-05-26 S

    Rules suspended.

  11. 2026-05-21 S

    Reported favorably.

  12. 2026-05-12 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  13. 2026-05-11 S

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  14. 2026-05-07 H

    Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 87, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.

  15. 2026-05-07 H

    Called from the calendar.

  16. 2026-04-27 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  17. 2026-04-27 H

    Notice given.

  18. 2026-04-27 H

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  19. 2026-04-22 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.

  20. 2026-04-22 H

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  21. 2026-04-21 H

    Reported favorably (12-0).

  22. 2026-03-25 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  23. 2026-03-24 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

PORTS/NEW ORLEANS: Urges and requests the Port of New Orleans to secure additional backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 32
BY REPRESENTATIVES BAYHAM, BILLINGS, CHASSION, FREIBERG, GLORIOSO,
DANA HENRY, LACOMBE, MARCELLE, MURRAY, AND TAYLOR
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Port of New Orleans to expeditiously procure additional backup
motors for the Saint Claude Avenue Bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana.
WHEREAS, burned out motors have caused the Saint Claude Avenue Bridge to be
closed to vehicular traffic for extended periods, contributing to traffic jams in Saint Bernard
Parish; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Claude Avenue Bridge is a critical transportation link
connecting Orleans Parish and Saint Bernard Parish and provides an important route for
residents, workers, and commercial traffic traveling between the two parishes; and
WHEREAS, the reliable operation of the bridge’s mechanical systems is essential
to ensuring the safe and efficient movement of vehicular and maritime traffic in the region;
and
WHEREAS, prolonged closures of the Saint Claude Avenue Bridge may also
negatively affect emergency response times, commuter travel, and local economic activity
in surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, maintaining additional backup motors would allow the Port of New
Orleans to replace failed equipment more quickly and restore bridge operations in a timely
manner, thereby reducing traffic disruptions and improving reliability of this critical piece
of infrastructure.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Port of New Orleans to expeditiously procure additional backup motors
for the Saint Claude Avenue Bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana, to ensure the continued and
sustained movement of vehicular and maritime traffic in the region.
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HCR NO. 32 ENROLLED
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president and chief executive officer of the Port of New Orleans.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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