HCR 69 — TRANSPORTATION: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development make certain improvements to Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish

HLSENROLLED 26RS-1091 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

69 BY REPRESENTATIVES WILDER, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BOURRIAQUE, BOYER, CARVER, CHASSION, COATES, DICKERSON, EGAN, GLORIOSO, TERRY LANDRY, MACK, MURRAY, SAWYER, SCHAMERHORN, TAYLOR, WALTERS, WRIGHT, AND WYBLE AND SENATOR WHEAT TRANSPORTATION:A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to implement improvementsto Interstate12(I-12)in Livingston Parish,East Baton Rouge Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, and St.

Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development make certain improvements to Interstate 12 in certain parishes A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to implement improvementsto Interstate12(I-12)in Livingston Parish,EastBatonRougeParish, Tangipahoa Parish, and St.

and WHEREAS, I-12 serves as a major hurricane evacuation route,route,economic economic corridor, and primary interstate for the state;

and WHEREAS, thereis constantandsignificantcongestion andandelevatedcrashrateson elevatedcrashrateson I-12;

and WHEREAS, alawsuita wasfiledin2021lawsuitwasfiledin2021byherfamilyagainst byherfamilyagainst theStateofLouisiana and the Department of Transportation and Development alleging the cable barrier was defective;

and PageWHEREAS, 1on ofOctober 410, HLS2025, 26RS-1091a REENGROSSEDsingle-vehicle, HCRfatal NO.crash occurred on I-12 eastbound near Essen Lane and Airline Highway in Baton Rouge when a vehicle struck a concrete median resulting in a highway closure for over three hours;

69 WHEREAS, on October 10, 2025, a single-vehicle, fatal crash occurred on I-12 eastbound near Essen Lane and AirlinePage Highway1 inof Baton3 RougeHCR whenNO. a vehicle struck a concrete median resulting in a highway closure for over three hours;

and69 ENROLLED WHEREAS, on February13, 2026, a fatal, three-vehicle collision occurred on I-12 westbound near the Albany/Springfield exit in Livingston Parish;

and WHEREAS, on October25,October25,2025,asingle-vehiclecollision 2025, asingle-vehiclecollision shut downpartsofI-12down partsofI-12 in Livingston Parish for hours;

and WHEREAS, recentrecentlitigation litigation concerningI-12 has demonstrated that certainmedian barrier and roadway designs may have impeded natural drainage patterns and contributed to increased flood risk and damages to adjacent properties during major storm events;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation and Developmentisurgedtoincorporatedrainagecapacity,floodriskreduction,andhydrologic Pageconnectivity 2considerations into any evaluation, design, or improvement of 4I-12, HLSincluding 26RS-1091theassessmentofmedianbarrierpermeability,cross-drainagestructures,andothermeasures REENGROSSEDnecessary HCRto NO.ensure that roadway improvements do not exacerbate flooding impacts on surrounding communities.

69Page connectivity2 considerations into any evaluation, design, or improvement of I-12,3 includingHCR theassessmentofmedianbarrierpermeability,cross-drainagestructures,andothermeasuresNO. necessary to ensure that roadway improvements do not exacerbate flooding impacts on surrounding communities.

69 ENROLLED BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HCR 69 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Wilder Urges and requests that the Department of Transportation and Development implement improvements to Interstate 12 within certain parishes in Louisiana.

Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to the original bill:

1.

Add a clause that specifies that recent litigation concerningInterstate 12 has demonstrated that certain median barrier and roadway designs may have impedednaturaldrainagepatternsandcontributedtoincreasedfloodriskand damages to adjacent properties during major storm events.

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Add a clause that specifies that Interstate 12 serves as a critical evacuation and emergency response corridor, and improving its drainage performance and flood resilience presents an opportunity to enhance both public safety and infrastructure reliabilityduring extreme weather events.

3.

Add a clause that specifies that the Department of Transportation and Developmentis urgedtoincorporatedrainagecapacity,floodriskreduction, and hydrologic connectivity considerations into any evaluation, design, or improvement of Interstate 12, including the assessment of median barrier permeability, cross-drainage structures, and other measures necessary to ensure that roadway improvements do not exacerbate flooding impacts on surrounding communities.

The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:

1.

Add theparishes of East Baton Rouge, Tangipahoa, and St.

Tammanyto the areas requesting improvements to Interstate 12.

2.

Add clauses that detail a fatal vehicle collision in St.

Tammany Parish on Interstate 12 and an associated lawsuit against the state of Louisiana and the Department of Transportation and Development alleging the cable barrier was defective.

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Add a clause that details a fatal vehicle collision in East BatonRouge Parish on Interstate 12 that caused a highway closure for over three hours.

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