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SB2 • 2026

ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 977 in Pointe Coupee Parish as "The Falcons Band Highway". (8/1/26)

ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 977 in Pointe Coupee Parish as "The Falcons Band Highway". (8/1/26)

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Caleb Kleinpeter
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 197
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on how many signs will be placed.

Designates a Portion of Louisiana Highway 977 as 'The Falcons Band Highway'

This act designates a section of Louisiana Highway 977, also known as Valverda Road in Pointe Coupee Parish, as 'The Falcons Band Highway' and sets rules for sign placement if local or private funds cover the costs.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates part of Louisiana Highway 977 as 'The Falcons Band Highway'.
  • Requires the Department of Transportation to put up signs if local or private money covers the department's actual costs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People driving on Louisiana Highway 977 in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • The Department of Transportation and Development

Terms To Know

Department of Transportation and Development
A state agency responsible for managing roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how many signs will be placed.
  • Local or private funding is needed to cover the costs of sign installation.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 S

    Effective date 8/1/2026.

  2. 2026-05-14 S

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 197.

  3. 2026-05-13 S

    Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  4. 2026-05-12 H

    Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  5. 2026-05-12 S

    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. 2026-05-11 S

    Received from the House without amendments.

  7. 2026-05-06 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  8. 2026-05-05 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.

  9. 2026-04-29 H

    Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  10. 2026-04-28 H

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  11. 2026-04-27 H

    Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-03-26 H

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

  13. 2026-03-25 H

    Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  14. 2026-03-24 S

    Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  15. 2026-03-23 S

    Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  16. 2026-03-18 S

    Reported favorably.

  17. 2026-03-09 S

    Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  18. 2026-01-12 S

    Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Official Summary Text

ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 977 in Pointe Coupee Parish as "The Falcons Band Highway". (8/1/26)

Current Bill Text

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2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 2
BY SENATOR KLEINPETER AND REPRESENTATIVE LACOMBE
1 AN ACT
2 To provide relative to state highways; to designate a portion of Louisiana Highway 977 in
3 Pointe Coupee Parish as "The Falcons Band Highway"; to provide for location and
4 placement of signage; to provide for restrictions on costs of materials to the
5 department; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Louisiana
8 Highway 977, also known as Valverda Road, beginning on the Pointe Coupee side of
9 the parish line between Pointe Coupee and Iberville parishes, extending through Pointe
10 Coupee Parish and ending at the intersection of Maringouin Road West, is hereby
11 designated as "The Falcons Band Highway".
12 Section 2. The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby
13 directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs of this designation provided local or
14 private monies are received by the department equal to the department's actual costs
15 for material, fabrication, mounting posts, and installation of each sign, not to exceed
16 the sum of seven hundred fifty dollars per sign.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 197
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