HCR 68 — TRANSPORTATION: Memorializes Congress to secure federal funding to remove four closed bridges on United States Highway 90 in St. Tammany Parish
Last action — Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 20, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 27, 2026.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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16 sponsors
1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 8 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill asks Congress to fund the removal of four closed bridges on U.S. Highway 90.
This measure memorializes Congress to secure federal funding for the removal of four bridges on U.S. Highway 90 in St. Tammany Parish that are no longer in use. The removal aims to improve transportation and safety in the area.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
32 added · 40 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to Bill HCR 68 clarify that the Louisiana Legislature is formally asking Congress for $10 million to help remove four closed bridges on U.S. Highway 90 in St. Tammany Parish. This funding is essential because the bridges, which were shut down due to safety concerns, are critical for local traffic and hurricane evacuation routes. By emphasizing the urgency of this funding, the resolution aims to facilitate the future reconstruction of the highway, which is vital for connecting the New Orleans area to Mississippi and the eastern Gulf Coast.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-3731 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
68 BY REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVES BAYHAMBAYHAM, TRANSPORTATION:BERAULT, BILLINGS, WILFORD CARTER, CARVER,EGAN,FREEMAN,GLORIOSO,DANAHENRY,JACKSON,MENA, MURRAY, NEWELL, TAYLOR, WRIGHT, AND WYBLE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessaryto secure ten million dollars in funding to be provided to the Louisiana Department of TransportationandDevelopmentfromthefiscalyear2027Transportation,Housing, andUrbanDevelopmentappropriationsrequestforpurposesofremovingfourclosed bridges on United States Highway 90 in St.
Memorializes Congress to secure federal funding to remove four closed bridges on United States Highway 90 in St.
Tammany Parish A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessaryto secure ten million dollars in funding to be provided to the Louisiana Department of TransportationandDevelopmentfromthefiscalyear2027Transportation,Housing, andUrbanDevelopmentappropriationsrequestforpurposesofremovingfourclosed bridges on United States Highway 90 in St.
and WHEREAS, the removal of these unsafe structures would be the first step in the eventual reconnectionreconnectionof of the critical segment of United States Highway90 linking the New Orleans metropolitan area to the state of Mississippi and the eastern gulf coast.
Tammany Parish by taking such actions as are necessary to secure ten million dollars in funding to be provided to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development from the fiscal year 2027 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations request for Pagepurposes 1 of 2removing HLSfour 26RS-3731closed ENGROSSEDbridges HCRon NO.United States Highway 90 in St.
68 purposes of removing four closed bridges on United States Highway 90 in St.
BEPage IT1 FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this2 ResolutionHCR beNO. transmitted to the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
DIGEST68 ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeENROLLED Services.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
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The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HCR 68 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Bayham Memorializes the U.S.
Congress to take such actions as are necessaryto secure ten million dollars in funding to be provided to the La.
Dept.
of Transportation and Development from the fiscal year 2027 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations request for purposes of removing four closed bridges on U.S.
Hwy.
90 in St.
Tammany Parish.
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Action History
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Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 98, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (15-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Sponsors
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Mark Wright · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Ed Murray · Cosponsor
- Shaun Raphael Mena · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- Dana Henry · Cosponsor
- Brian Leonard Glorioso · Cosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freeman · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
Co-sponsors (15)
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Mark Wright Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Ed Murray Democrat
- Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Dana Henry Democrat
- Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican
- Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- Kim Carver Republican
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
Not signed on (131)
131 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 131 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Not Voting |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HCR 68?
- HCR 68 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Mark Wright (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Ed Murray (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Dana Henry (Democrat), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), and Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican).
- What is the current status of HCR 68?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 20, 2026. Enacted.
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