Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SR149: RAILROADS: Directs the Department of Transportation and Development to study and review the proposed reactivation of the Norfolk Southern Railway originating at the Alabo Street Wharf.
Status: Passed both chambers, May 25, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution To direct the Department of Transportation and Development to review and study any potential hazards of the increasing railroad activity on the Norfolk Southern Railway originating at the Alabo Street Wharf.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION To direct the Department of Transportation and Development to review and study any potential hazards of the increasing railroad activity on the Norfolk Southern Railway originating at the Alabo Street Wharf. WHEREAS, Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States, with key infrastructure that includes approximately a six mile rail bridge on the Lake Pontchartrain Bridge; and WHEREAS, the Alabo Street Wharf in New Orleans was originally a slaughterhouse that was purchased by the Port of New Orleans to transport river and train cargo, including lumber, copper, and sugar; and WHEREAS, this rail corridor has been largely dormant for decades; and WHEREAS, the Port of New Orleans has entered into a fifteen-year lease agreement with Sunrise Foods International to convert the Alabo Street Wharf in the Lower Ninth Ward, Holy Cross, and other St. Bernard Parish neighborhoods into a specialized terminal for importing organic grain, transported by Norfolk Southern trains; and WHEREAS, in 2026, there were multiple incidents involving Norfolk Southern trains colliding with vehicles and eighteen-wheeler trucks; and WHEREAS, some tracks run within fifteen feet of the resident's front doors; and Page 1 of SLS 26RS-4306 ORIGINAL SR NO. WHEREAS, grain dust is an S-1 high-hazard classified material and can become combustible under certain conditions and poses a potential environmental …
Sponsors
- Barthelemy II, Sidney (D, 3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
- : Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time by title and adopted.
Common questions
- What is SR149?
- SR149 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): RAILROADS: Directs the Department of Transportation and Development to study and review the proposed reactivation of the Norfolk Southern Railway originating at the Alabo Street Wharf.
- What does SR149 do?
- In its own words: A resolution To direct the Department of Transportation and Development to review and study any potential hazards of the increasing railroad activity on the Norfolk Southern Railway originating at the Alabo Street Wharf.
- What is the status of SR149?
- Passed both chambers as of May 25, 2026. Latest action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate. (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR149?
- Barthelemy II, Sidney (D, 3).
- Where is the official record for SR149?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SR149
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