(1) That portion of U.S. Highway 49 from its intersection with Interstate 220 at Jackson, Mississippi, to the point where it divides into U.S. Highway 49 East and U.S. Highway 49 West in Yazoo County is hereby designated and henceforth shall be known as the “Owen Cooper Memorial Highway.”
(2) The Mississippi State Highway Department is hereby directed to erect appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.