LouisianaHouse requests safety study of trains from Alabo Street Wharf
The House asks Louisiana’s Department of Transportation and Development to study risks from increased Norfolk Southern train activity from Alabo Street Wharf and ways to prevent harm.
What it does
The House asks Louisiana transportation officials to study risks from increased Norfolk Southern train activity from Alabo Street Wharf. It directs the department to report findings before January 1, 2027.
Argument forA review could help transportation officials identify dangers from increased train traffic and find ways to protect people living nearby.
Argument againstResidents could continue facing hazards because the resolution requests a study but does not require repairs or other safety changes.
More detail
The House asks the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to assemble a review team and directs it to report its findings. The review covers risks from increased Norfolk Southern train activity originating at Alabo Street Wharf in New Orleans and ways to prevent harm to nearby communities. The resolution requests the study; it does not require the department to conduct it. The written report is due to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works before January 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 3Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.Latest
- Jun 1Rules suspended, called out of its regular order.
- Vote recorded FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1856). Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 1Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.Adopted
- Jun 1Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 26Discharged from the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- May 26Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 26Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
- May 25Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Minor
- May 20Read by title. Lies over under the rules.Introduced
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