All Roads Legislation - Louisiana

Provides for additional members from certain parishes to certain expressway commissions. (8/15/08)

Designates LA-385 as the "Wilson Anthony 'Boozoo' Chavis Memorial Highway." and designates LA-82 in Cameron Parish as the "Rodney Gilbeaux Memorial Highway." (8/15/08)

Establishes and provides for a statewide traffic incident management plan on state roads and highways. (gov sig)

Prohibits the sale, lease, or contract for operations of bridges more than five miles in length without prior legislative approval. (8/15/08)

Prohibits any sale, lease, or contract for operations of bridges more than five miles in length without legislative approval. (8/15/08)

Removes the requirement for the Joint Highway Priority Construction Committee to hold public hearings in each highway district. (8/15/08)

Prohibits oil and gas exploration or drilling within 1,000 feet of an Interstate Highway. (gov sig)

Prohibits certain transactions and contracts regarding bridges over five miles in length without the consent of the legislature. (8/15/08)

Requests the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to study the need to amend the safety belt law to require all occupants of a motor vehicle ages thirteen years and older to wear a safety belt.

Provides for additional members from certain parishes to certain expressway commissions. (8/15/08)

Designates LA-385 as the "Wilson Anthony 'Boozoo' Chavis Memorial Highway." and designates LA-82 in Cameron Parish as the "Rodney Gilbeaux Memorial Highway." (8/15/08)

Requests DOTD to designate that portion of LA-82 in Cameron Parish as the "Rodney Guilbeaux Memorial Highway."

Establishes and provides for a statewide traffic incident management plan on state roads and highways. (gov sig)

Prohibits the sale, lease, or contract for operations of bridges more than five miles in length without prior legislative approval. (8/15/08)

Prohibits any sale, lease, or contract for operations of bridges more than five miles in length without legislative approval. (8/15/08)

Removes the requirement for the Joint Highway Priority Construction Committee to hold public hearings in each highway district. (8/15/08)

Prohibits oil and gas exploration or drilling within 1,000 feet of an Interstate Highway. (gov sig)

Prohibits certain transactions and contracts regarding bridges over five miles in length without the consent of the legislature. (8/15/08)

Provides a procedure for railroads to close or remove private crossings. (8/15/08) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Names the tunnel in Harvey, Louisiana as the Crosby Tunnel. (gov sig)

Designates LA-3241 as the " B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Memorial Highway." (8/15/08)

Re-names a certain portion of the West Bank Expressway as the Harry Lee Expressway and re-names a certain portion of I-10 in Orleans Parish as the Avery C. Alexander Expressway. (gov sig)

Commends Justin P. Lowery upon winning a bronze medal in the 2007 National SkillsUSA Championship.

Requests the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to study the need to amend the safety belt law to require all occupants of a motor vehicle ages thirteen years and older to wear a safety belt.

Requests the Dept. of Health & Hospitals to study and/or consider a provision of providing non-emergency transportation for new mothers to allow them to visit the hospital and bring their breast milk for their babies.

Provides for funding requests for certain non-governmental entities.

Limits liability of volunteer supervisory physicians at certain nonprofit centers. (gov sig)

Prohibits renewal of the charter of a failing school unless the school meets certain criteria. (8/15/08) (EG SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)

Provides a procedure for railroads to close or remove private crossings. (8/15/08) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Names the tunnel in Harvey, Louisiana as the Crosby Tunnel. (gov sig)

Constitutional amendment to allow a tax refund, rebate, or credit for individual income tax to be appropriated from nonrecurring revenues. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

Designates LA-3241 as the " B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Memorial Highway." (8/15/08)

Prohibits a "sex offender" from wearing a mask, hood or disguise during certain holidays and from distributing candy or other gifts on certain holidays to persons under eighteen years of age. (8/15/08)

Re-names a certain portion of the West Bank Expressway as the Harry Lee Expressway and re-names a certain portion of I-10 in Orleans Parish as the Avery C. Alexander Expressway. (gov sig)

Increases penalties for the crime of public salary deduction. (gov sig)

Requires lobbyists to file monthly expenditure reports and to disclose expenditures in excess of $50 in the aggregate on public servants. (See Act) (REF +$448,092 GF EX See Note)