Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB103: ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 425 in Franklin Parish as "Gladys Edwards Highway". (8/1/26)
Status: Signed into law, May 14, 2026
What the bill says
An act To provide relative to state highways; to designate a portion of United States Highway in Wisner, Louisiana, as the "Gladys Edwards Highway"; to provide for location and placement of signage; to provide for restrictions on costs of materials to the department; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To provide relative to state highways; to designate a portion of United States Highway in Wisner, Louisiana, as the "Gladys Edwards Highway"; to provide for location and placement of signage; to provide for restrictions on costs of materials to the department; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, United States Highway 425, beginning at the northern city limit and ending at the southern city limit, all situated within the city of Wisner, Louisiana, in Franklin Parish is hereby designated as "Gladys Edwards Highway". Section 2. The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs of this designation provided local or private monies are received by the department equal to the department's actual costs for material, fabrication, mounting posts, and installation of each sign, not to exceed the sum of seven hundred fifty dollars per sign. Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-258 ORIGINAL SB NO. The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services. The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the …
Sponsors
- Womack, Glen (R, 32) · primary sponsor
- Abraham, Mark (R, 25)
- Barrow, Regina (D, 15)
- Barthelemy II, Sidney (D, 3)
- Boudreaux, Gerald (D, 24)
- Carter, Gary (D, 7)
- Cathey Jr., Stewart (R, 33)
- Cloud, Heather (R, 28)
- Duplessis, Royce (D, 5)
- Edmonds, Rick (R, 6)
- Fesi, Michael (R, 20)
- Foil, Franklin (R, 16)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 8/1/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 209.
- : Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Received from the House without amendments.
- : Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- : Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.
- : Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- : Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Votes
- House Vote on SB 103, FINAL PASSAGE (#936) (May 6, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 103, FINAL PASSAGE (#115) (March 24, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 103, CO-AUTHORS (#116) (March 24, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB103?
- SB103 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 425 in Franklin Parish as "Gladys Edwards Highway". (8/1/26).
- What does SB103 do?
- In its own words: An act To provide relative to state highways; to designate a portion of United States Highway in Wisner, Louisiana, as the "Gladys Edwards Highway"; to provide for location and placement of signage; to provide for restrictions on costs of materials to the department; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of SB103?
- Signed into law as of May 14, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 8/1/2026. (May 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB103?
- Womack, Glen (R, 32), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB103?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SB103
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