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ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
HFAHCR69 4877 4869 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session AmendmentsproposedbyRepresentativeWildertoEngrossedHouseConcurrentResolution 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 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.
69 by Representative Wilder AMENDMENT NO.
Tammany Parish.
1 On page 1, line 3, after "Parish" and before the period "." insert "East Baton Rouge Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, and St.
WHEREAS,I-12spansapproximatelyeighty-sixmilesinthestateofLouisiana;and WHEREAS, approximately seventy thousand vehicles per day travel on I-12 in the state making it a vital corridor in Louisiana;
Tammany Parish" AMENDMENT NO.
and WHEREAS, I-12 serves as a major hurricane evacuation route,economic corridor, and primary interstate for the state;
2 On page 1, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
and WHEREAS, thereis constantandsignificantcongestion andelevatedcrashrateson I-12;
"WHEREAS,onSeptember8,2020,acollisionclaimedthelifeofateenager when she lost control of her vehicle and collided with an eighteen-wheeler in St.
and WHEREAS, several serious and fatal crashes have occurred on I-12 over the past year;
and WHEREAS, on September 8, 2020, a collision claimed the life of a teenager when shelostcontrolofhervehicleandcollidedwithaneighteen-wheelerinSt.TammanyParish;
and WHEREAS, a lawsuitwasfiledin2021byherfamilyagainst theStateofLouisiana and the Department of Transportation and Development alleging the cable barrier was defective;
and WHEREAS, on October 10, 2025, a single-vehicle, fatal 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;
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69 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 December 19, 2025, a fatal, two-vehicle collision occurred on I-12 in St.
and WHEREAS, on October25,2025,asingle-vehiclecollision shut down partsofI-12 in Livingston Parish for hours;
and WHEREAS, a lawsuit was filed in 2021 by her family against the State of LouisianaandtheDepartmentofTransportationandDevelopmentallegingthecable barrier was defective;
and WHEREAS, on April 25, 2025, a collision claimed the life of a seventy year old resident on I-12, west of the Louisiana Highway 441 exit in Livingston Parish;
and WHEREAS, on October 10, 2025, a single-vehicle, fatal crash occurred on I-12eastboundnearEssenLaneandAirlineHighwayinBatonRougewhenavehicle struck a concrete median resulting in a highway closure for over three hours;
and WHEREAS, the I-12 and I-55 interchange in Tangipahoa Parish presents ongoing safety concerns due to heavy commercial freight traffic, complex merging patterns, and recurringcongestion,whichhaveresultedinseriouscollisions,overturnedfreighttrucks,and traffic shutdowns;
and" AMENDMENT NO.
and WHEREAS, recentlitigation 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;
3 On page 2, line 16, after "the" delete the remainder of the line and insert "parishes of Livingston, East Baton Rouge, Tangipahoa, and St.
and WHEREAS, I-12 serves as a critical evacuation and emergency response corridor, and improving its drainage performance and flood resilience presents an opportunity to enhanceboth publicsafetyandinfrastructurereliabilityduringextremeweatherevents;and WHEREAS, common improvements to interstates typically involve widening projects, interchange reconstruction, asphalt overlays, concrete median protection, and bridge replacements.
Tammany." Page 1 of 1 CODING:
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to implement improvements to I-12 in the parishes of Livingston, East Baton Rouge, Tangipahoa, and St.
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Tammany.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation and Developmentisurgedtoincorporatedrainagecapacity,floodriskreduction,andhydrologic connectivity considerations into any evaluation, design, or improvement of I-12, including theassessmentofmedianbarrierpermeability,cross-drainagestructures,andothermeasures necessary to ensure that roadway improvements do not exacerbate flooding impacts on surrounding communities.
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69 ENROLLED BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Page 3 of 3