La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1815 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1815
Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway District; creation; boundaries; and purpose
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway District which shall be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana. The following highways and sections of highways are hereby designated as the Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway District:

Louisiana Highway 27 beginning at Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish, south to Hollybeach in Cameron Parish at the junction with Louisiana Highway 82; Louisiana Highway 82 west to the Texas state line, and east on Louisiana Highway 27/82 to Creole, south on Louisiana Highway 82 to Oak Grove; or alternate route thence east to the intersection of Louisiana Highway 27/82 with Trosclair Road, a parish road #357, in Cameron Parish, thence east on Trosclair Road to its intersection with Louisiana Highway 82 at Oak Grove; east on Louisiana Highway 82 to the Vermilion Parish line; Louisiana Highway 385 south beginning at the intersection of McNeese Street in Calcasieu Parish to Louisiana Highway 384 at Boone's Corner proceeding east to Louisiana Highway 27 and proceeding south on Louisiana Highway 27 to Creole, or alternate route on Louisiana Highway 14 in Lake Charles south to intersection of Louisiana Highway 27 at Holmwood proceeding south to Creole; or, alternate spur route, extending east from Holmwood on Louisiana Highway 14, through the communities of Bell City and Hayes, to Illinois Plant Road, and proceeding south on Illinois Plant Road to its termination on Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.

B. The purpose of the Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway District shall be to stimulate economic development and tourism in the parishes traversed by the Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway.

Acts 1995, No. 539, §1; Acts 2014, No. 290, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:190 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 190
Definition
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part, "board of highways" and "department of highways" shall mean the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development and the offices of the department.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 291, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1459 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1459
Officers
Status: in_force

The officers of the board shall consist of a president, who shall be a member of the board, a vice president, and such other officers or assistants as the members shall choose. The board shall conduct an annual meeting in February for the primary purpose of electing officers. Unless sooner removed by the board, each officer shall serve until his successor is elected, unless he is also a member of the board and his term as a member is terminated prior to such time. In the latter event, his term shall expire upon the expiration of the term as a board member.

Acts 2005, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan.1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:234 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 234
Highway construction; authority for set-aside procurement from socially or economically disadvantaged or women owned businesses
Status: in_force

A. The secretary is hereby authorized and directed, for each fiscal year, to designate and set aside for awarding to socially or economically disadvantaged and/or women owned businesses, as defined in R.S. 39:1732(4), and (5), an amount not to exceed ten percent of the funds appropriated for highway construction and for procurement of goods and services for highway construction. This Subsection shall be inapplicable if no socially or economically disadvantaged and/or women owned business exists in the particular category to which the set aside applies.

B. The secretary shall, for each fiscal year, designate and set aside for awarding to socially or economically disadvantaged and/or women owned businesses, an amount not to exceed ten percent of the funds appropriated for highway construction and for procurement of goods and services for highway construction. This Subsection shall be inapplicable if no socially or economically disadvantaged and/or women owned business exists in the particular category to which the set aside applies.

C. In order to implement the provisions of this Section, the secretary shall adopt rules, standards, and procedures for certifying that businesses owned and operated by socially or economically disadvantaged persons or women are eligible to participate under the requirements of this Section. The procedure for determination of eligibility may include self-certification by a business, provided that the secretary retains the ability to verify a self-certification. Other rules as may be necessary to carry out the duties set forth in this Section may also be adopted.

D. Provided, however, the total amount for the set-aside program shall not exceed ten percent of the state and federal funds allocated for highway construction.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 715, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 910, §1; Acts 1987, No. 800, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:444 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 444
Prayer of petition; ex parte order of taking
Status: in_force

The petition shall conclude with a prayer that the property be declared taken for highway purposes. Upon presentation of the petition, the court shall issue an order directing that the amount of the estimate be deposited in the registry of the court and declaring that the property described in the petition has been taken for highway purposes at the time of the deposit.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 107, §1, eff. June 24, 1954. Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 30, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:461.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 461.20
Landmark signs
Status: in_force

Signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, determined by the state, subject to the concurrence of the United States Secretary of Transportation, to be landmark signs, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, of historic or artistic significance, the preservation of which would be consistent with the purposes of this Section, are not required to be removed.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 617, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:593 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 593
Consolidated road district bonds
Status: in_force

After provision is made for the issuance of consolidated road district liquidation bonds, the parish governing authority, either in the same or in another ordinance or ordinances, may provide for the issuance and sale of consolidated road district bonds of another series to provide new money for road purposes. Bridges shall be considered part of a road and proceeds may be used for the construction and repair thereof. This last series of bonds shall conform in all particulars with the requirements of this Part in the case of original issues by road districts. All floating indebtedness and all liabilities theretofore incurred by consolidated road districts shall be paid out of the proceeds of the first such bonds sold.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1613 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1613
Budgets; procedures
Status: in_force

A. The board shall make provisions for an annual operating budget and an annual capital improvements budget. Copies of each budget, proposed or as finally adopted, shall be furnished to each local governing body in the area.

B. During each fiscal year the board shall propose an annual operating budget and an annual capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year and hold a public hearing thereon. After such public hearing the board shall review its proposed budgets, and on or before the last day of the fiscal year, it shall adopt an annual operating budget and an annual capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 638, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1102
Lease and conveyance of land to authority
Status: in_force

The parishes within the authority and all cities, towns, villages and other political subdivisions therein and all public departments, agencies and commissions of the state of Louisiana, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, rent, grant or convey to the authority at its request and without the necessity of any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real or personal property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the authority, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use.

Acts 1958, No. 526, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2131 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2131
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the "Ouachita Expressway Authority Act".

Acts 2007, No. 329, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:306 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 306
Local service roads
Status: in_force

In connection with the development of any controlled-access facility, the highway authorities may plan, designate, establish, use, regulate, alter, improve, maintain, and vacate local service roads and streets or designate as local service roads and streets any existing road or street and exercise jurisdiction over service roads in the same manner as is authorized over controlled-access facilities under the terms of this Part when they determine the local service roads and streets are necessary or desirable. The local service roads or streets shall be of appropriate design, and shall be separated from the controlled-access facility proper by means of all devices designated as necessary or desirable by the proper highway authority.

Added by Acts 1955, No. 129, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:890 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 890
Power to employ help
Status: in_force

The parish may employ engineering, architectural, and construction experts and inspectors; attorneys; and such other employees as are considered necessary and may fix their compensation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:864 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 864
Form of bonds; signatures
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the parish shall determine the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest thereof, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. The bonds and any interest coupons attached thereto shall be executed in the manner determined by the governing authority of the parish. If any officer whose signature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be such an officer before the delivery of the bonds, his signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes in the same manner as if he had remained in office until delivery.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2100 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2100
Contracts; construction; project development; law enforcement
Status: in_force

A. Contracts of the commission for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of any commission project shall be made and awarded pursuant to applicable provisions of state law.

B. The commission may contract with either the state police, a law enforcement district, or municipal law enforcement agency to perform law enforcement and patrol functions on any commission project.

Acts 2003, No. 893, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1265 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1265
Trust agreement
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the authority any bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage an expressway project or any part thereof. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation and issuance of an expressway project or projects in connection with which such bonds shall have been authorized, the rates of toll to be charged, the custody, safe guarding and application of all moneys, and conditions or limitations with respect to the issuance of additional bonds. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues to furnish such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by the authority. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of the expressway project or projects.

Acts 1954, No. 232, §15.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:461.18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 461.18
Outdoor advertising control extended beyond six hundred sixty feet
Status: in_force

A. Control of outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices is extended to signs, displays and devices located beyond six hundred sixty feet of the edge of the right of way of the Federal Aid Interstate or Primary Systems outside of urban areas erected with the purpose of their message being read from the main traveled ways of such systems. Such signs, displays or devices are prohibited, whether or not in commercial or industrial areas, unless they are of a class or type allowed under Sections 461.1 through 461.8 within six hundred sixty feet of the edge of the right of way of such system outside of commercial or industrial areas.

B. The term "erected with the purpose of its message being read from the main traveled way of such system" shall not include a sign lawfully in existence adjacent to a highway not controlled under this section, which sign at a later date becomes visible from the main traveled way of an interstate or federal aid primary highway for which the right of way was acquired subsequent to the erection of the sign provided that such sign is not intended to be read primarily from the controlled highway. The circumstances of the sign's erection, the revenues generated by the sign, or changes in the sign's structure, purpose, or size may be considered in determining from which highway the sign is intended to be primarily read.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 617, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 111
General counsel and assistants; qualifications
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development may employ a general counsel and such assistants as he finds necessary. The general counsel and his assistants shall be duly qualified and admitted to practice law in Louisiana. The secretary may fix the compensation of each.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 151, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2083 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2083
Conveyance of project; maintenance
Status: in_force

When the bonds issued for any state-designated project and the interest thereon have been paid in full, or sufficient funds have been deposited in trust for that purpose, and the state-designated project is in a condition which meets department standards for structural condition and geometric design and is in a condition of maintenance satisfactory to the department, said project and any property acquired for the project may be transferred by the authority in full ownership to the state of Louisiana. The department will assume jurisdiction and control of the project as a part of the state highway system, provided that the legislature authorizes an increase in mileage of the state highway system equal to the length of the authority project to be transferred. Any authority project transferred to and accepted by the department will be operated and maintained by the department as an integral part of the state highway system, and the department, in the discretion of its secretary, may continue to collect any toll or fee for the purpose of maintenance of the project.

Acts 2001, No. 1209, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:592 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 592
Liquidation bonds
Status: in_force

The bonding ordinance specified in R.S. 48:591 shall first order the preparation and execution of consolidated road district coupon bonds. These shall be of as many series as there are district bond issues and shall be called liquidation bonds. Except as to date of issue, which may be the date when the last interest coupon of the district issue was paid, each series shall be as nearly as possible identical with a corresponding issue of district bonds in denominations, date of maturity, date of interest payment, rate, percent, and recitals. Each series shall bear a series number which shall identify it with the issue it is intended to liquidate.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2133 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2133
Definitions
Status: in_force

Unless the text clearly indicates otherwise, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Act" means the Ouachita Expressway Authority Act.

(2) "Authority" means the Ouachita Expressway Authority created by this Chapter.

(3) "Board" means the board of commissioners of the authority.

(4) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, renewal notes, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, or other obligations or any other evidence of indebtedness or evidence of borrowed money issued or entered into by the authority to finance projects.

(5) "Department" means the Department of Transportation and Development.

(6) "Federal government" means the United States of America and any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.

(7) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, cooperative, association, society, trust, or any other business unit or entity, including any state or federal agency.

(8) "Project" means a capital project undertaken pursuant to this Chapter for the acquisition of real property, construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, installation, development, landscaping, or operation of a tollway or a bridge or both. Such a bridge shall cross the Ouachita River as provided in Segment K of the Ouachita Loop Major Investment Study, as approved by the Ouachita Council of Governments at its regular meeting on August 28, 2000, including an alignment on the west side which shall run southwesterly to its intersection with LA 143, just north of Tupawek Bayou.

(9) "Project costs" means all costs associated with and necessary to plan, design, acquire property rights, and construct a project, construction costs, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the construction, financing, and operation of the project.

(10) "Real property" means lands, waters, rights in lands or waters, structures, franchises, and interests in land, including lands under water, riparian rights, property rights in air space or subsurface, and any and all other things and rights usually included within such term, including any and all interests in such property less than full title.

(11) "Revenue" means:

(a) Any income, revenue, toll, and receipt derived or to be derived from the construction and operation of projects by the authority or received by the authority from any other sources whatsoever.

(b) Monies generated by way of contract, pledge, donation, or bequest.

(12) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.

(13) "State" means the state of Louisiana or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

(14) "Toll" means any fee or charge for the use of a tollway.

(15) "Tollway" means any limited access highway, bridge, or other transportation facility constructed or operated by the authority.

Acts 2007, No. 329, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 121
Appointment of ex officio notaries; powers
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development and the state director of the Department of Veterans' Affairs may designate as ex officio notaries public a sufficient number of employees of their departments and they may, without charge or other compensation, administer oaths, take acknowledgments, and perform all other duties which any notary public is authorized by law to perform. However, their authority is limited to acts and instruments to which the department, the secretary, or the state director is a party and to the administration of oaths, affidavits, and other documents concerning any matter in which the department is interested.

The cost of each notarial seal shall be paid by the department.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 67, §1; Acts 1962, No. 59, §1; Acts 1974, No. 675, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1979, No. 506, §1, eff. July 13, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2156 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2156
Feasibility; advice
Status: in_force

A. The commission may construct projects under the terms and conditions set forth in this Chapter. The commission shall conduct an economic feasibility study prior to initiation of any project to substantiate project need and feasibility.

B. The Rapides Area Planning Commission, and all subcommittees thereof, shall serve in an advisory capacity to the commission, relative to any project or projects contemplated by or to be undertaken by the commission.

Acts 2009, No. 518, §1, eff. July 10, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:280 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 280
Directional signs in advance of Louisiana byways
Status: in_force

The department shall erect signs indicating the approaches to designated Louisiana byways. The points of location of such signs shall be determined by the traffic engineer for the highway district in which the Louisiana byway is located. The department shall erect a directional sign on Interstate 20 indicating the approaches to the United Theological Seminary. The signs shall conform to a standard size and design prepared by the department.

Acts 1999, No. 938, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2078 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2078
State-designated projects; department approval
Status: in_force

A. The authority may, upon obtaining the approval of the department, undertake a state-designated project for a transportation improvement designated as a Priority "A" or "B" Megaproject in the 2015 Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan prepared by the department as a project under this Chapter.

B. The department may, upon the request of the authority, in connection with any state-designated project, expend out of any funds available for the purpose such monies and make such use of its engineering and other staff as may be necessary and desirable, in the judgment of the department, for traffic surveys, borings, surveys, preparation of plans and specifications, estimates of cost, and other preliminary engineering and other studies.

C. The department shall serve as the agent for the authority for the purpose of constructing and completing improvements and extensions to a state-designated project. In such event, the authority shall provide the department with complete copies of all documents, agreements, resolutions, contracts, and instruments relating thereto; shall request the department to do such construction work, including the planning, surveying, and actual construction of the completion, extensions, and improvements thereto; and shall transfer to the credit of an account of the department in the state treasury the necessary funds therefor. The department shall thereupon proceed with such construction and use the funds for such purpose in the same manner as it is now authorized to use the funds otherwise provided by law for its use in the construction of roads and bridges.

D. Any portion of a project which would interconnect with or otherwise directly affect the operation of any portion of the state highway system or any state-designated project shall be subject to department approval.

E. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the authority organized pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall have full power to carry out all of the powers and duties set forth in this Chapter, without the necessity of obtaining the approval or consent of the state, or any state agency, political subdivision, district, authority, or other public entity except as expressly provided for in this Chapter.

Acts 2001, No. 1209, §2; Acts 2009, No. 39, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2016, No. 169, §1, eff. May 19, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1841 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1841
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
Status: in_force

That portion of Interstate 10 which begins at the Texas state line and travels eastward across the state of Louisiana to the Mississippi state line, which has not previously been designated a memorial highway or bridge, shall be hereafter known and designated as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.

Acts 1993, No. 513, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:891 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 891
Powers in Sub-part not limitations
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Sub-part enumerating powers and duties of parishes and their governing authorities are not limitations on the general powers or duties of parishes or the governing authorities thereof.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:881 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 881
Bridge, bridge revenues and bonds exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers conferred by this Sub-part constitutes the performance of essential governmental functions, and as bridges which are owned and operated by parishes constitute public property used for public purposes, those bridges and the tolls and revenues thereof are free from taxation within the state and no parish shall be required to pay taxes or assessments upon the bridge or any part thereof, owned by it, whether located within or without the corporate limits of the parish. Bonds issued under the provisions of this Sub-part, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profits made on the sale thereof, are free from taxation within the state and otherwise as may be allowed by any law.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 664, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:461.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 461.11
Requirement as to screening
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to establish and promulgate rules and regulations governing the location, planting, construction and maintenance of screening or fencing required by this Part, including the materials to be used.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 474, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:773 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 773
Appointment and term of board of commissioners
Status: in_force

The management and control of the district shall be vested in a board of commissioners composed of seven members:

(1) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or his designee.

(2) The president of each parish comprising the district or the president's designee.

(3) The governor shall appoint one resident of the district as a member who shall serve at the pleasure of governor.

Acts 2018, No. 488, §1, eff. May 25, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1664 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1664
Taxing power defined
Status: in_force

The authority shall have power to impose any tax on any subject of taxation within the regional area for any transit related purpose whatsoever, except as otherwise prohibited in this Chapter or by the Constitution or laws of this state, provided, however, that no tax shall be imposed within the regional area by the authority unless it has first been approved by a majority of voters voting in such election in each of the parishes having membership in the authority. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the authority may exercise its powers of taxation within any local governmental subdivision located wholly within the regional area provided only that the proposed tax must be approved by a majority of voters voting thereon within the affected local governmental subdivision. Within ninety days following the end of the authority's fiscal year, all funds derived during that fiscal year from a tax levied by the authority shall be used only for transit related purposes in the parish in which said funds are collected, or for overhead and joint fixed facility expenses of the authority incurred for the benefit of such parish, or shall be distributed to the governing authorities of each local governmental subdivision that contributed within that parish in proportion to the collection of such tax in each parish. Funds so distributed may be used for any public purposes authorized to be performed by either the authority or local governmental subdivisions. Terms used herein are used in accordance with the definitions set forth in Article 6, Section 44, of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 439, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2205 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2205
Controlling authority
Status: in_force

A. It is the intent of the legislature to provide uniform laws to govern companies, drivers, and vehicles throughout the state in order to protect and promote the safety and welfare of the residents of Louisiana.

B. Except as provided in R.S. 48:2204 and Subsection D of this Section, and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, companies, drivers, and vehicles are governed exclusively by state law, including Part C of the Motor Carrier law as provided for in R.S. 45:161 et seq., this Chapter, and any rules promulgated by the department consistent with this Chapter.

C. A local governmental subdivision shall not do any of the following:

(1) Impose a tax on, or require a license for, a company, a driver, or a vehicle if such tax or license relates to providing prearranged rides, except as provided in R.S. 48:2204 or Subsection D of this Section.

(2) Require a company or a driver to obtain a business license or any other type of similar authorization to operate within the jurisdiction.

(3) Subject a company, a driver, or a vehicle to any rate, entry, operation, or other requirement of the governing authority, except as provided in R.S. 48:2204 or Subsection D of this Section.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit:

(1) An airport from charging pick-up fees for the use of the airport's facilities or designating locations for staging, pick-up, and other similar operations at the airport. An airport pick-up fee is not a local fee subject to the provisions of R.S. 48:2204.

(2) A police department of a local governmental subdivision from contracting with a company operating in the local governmental subdivision's jurisdiction for the purpose of coordination of pick-up and drop-off zones associated with large events occurring in that jurisdiction. For the purposes of this Paragraph, a "large event" means any event designated as SEAR-1, under the Federal Special Event Assessment Rating system, or as a National Special Security Event. A contract under this Section:

(a) Shall not exclude any company holding a permit under R.S. 48:2193 from providing services at the event.

(b) Shall have comparable terms for each company, taxi cabs, limousines, or any other for-hire vehicles providing services at the large event.

(c) Shall not preclude the police department of a local governmental subdivision from enforcing traffic laws.

E. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the state from maintaining, enforcing, prescribing, or continuing in effect any law or regulation regarding the sale, distribution, repair, or service of vehicles pursuant to Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 2019, No. 286, §2, eff. July 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:702 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 702
Abandoning certain roads and exchanging property with other property owners
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing authorities of any parish or municipal corporation of this state desire to construct a road, street or alley leading to any property of the state or any of its subdivisions, boards, commissions, or political corporations, and it appears that the construction will make it unnecessary to the public welfare to continue any then existing road, street or alley or any part thereof to permit access to or from the public property or to or from any property served by the old road, the parish or municipal corporation governing authority may, by proper ordinance, revoke and set aside the dedication of the road, street or alley, or any part thereof, and exchange it with property owners, so that new roads, streets or alleys or parts thereof, leading to or from any property of the state or any of its subdivisions, boards, commissions or political corporations may be laid out and dedicated to the public use. The property so exchanged shall become private property.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 485, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2200 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2200
Prohibitions
Status: in_force

A. A driver shall not accept a trip for compensation other than a trip arranged through a company's digital network.

B.(1) A dispute arising in this state involving the company, or a driver operating under the provisions of this Chapter, shall not be governed by the laws of another jurisdiction and shall not be resolved outside of the state, unless agreed to by all parties in writing after the dispute has arisen.

(2) "Dispute" shall include but is not limited to a dispute involving liability arising from an alleged act or omission, a dispute involving interpretation of contractual terms or provisions, and a determination of rights, status, or other legal relations.

Acts 2019, No. 286, §2, eff. July 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:451.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 451.7
Swearing of juror before examination
Status: in_force

Before being examined every prospective juror shall be sworn to answer truthfully such questions as may be propounded to him.

Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 30, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:461.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 461.16
Outdoor advertising devices on Interstate 10 between LaPlace and Jefferson Parish prohibited
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 48:461.2, no outdoor advertising shall be erected or maintained within visual observation of the main traveled way of Interstate Highway 10 from a point one thousand feet east of the LaPlace interchange to the Jefferson Parish line.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 217, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 103
Authority of commission
Status: in_force

The commission and the department shall succeed to all of the rights, powers and authority granted the State Planning Commission by the provisions of Act 72 of 1940, including the authority of the department to acquire property and property rights under any of the provisions of this Chapter, for the purpose of planning and developing the Great River Road project in accordance with federal law and regulations. The department is authorized to erect and maintain signs designating the route of the Great River Road through Louisiana. These signs shall be the standard marker developed and approved for the Great River Road by the National Commission.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 760, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:251.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 251.4
Architects and engineers; prohibitions against interest in organizations furnishing construction materials
Status: in_force

A. Landscape architects, architects, and engineers shall not own a substantial financial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any corporation, firm, partnership, or other organization which supplies materials for the construction of a public work let by the department when the architect or engineer has performed architectural or engineering services, either directly or indirectly, in connection with the public work for which the materials are being supplied.

B. For the purposes of this Section, a "substantial financial interest" shall exclude any interest in stock being traded on the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers and Quotations.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than an amount equal to the total value of the materials involved in such violation, or not more than ten thousand dollars, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1997, No. 1112, §1, eff. July 14, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:461.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 461.8
Advertising in safety rest areas
Status: in_force

A. In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the department may maintain maps and permit informational directories and advertising pamphlets to be made available at safety rest areas, and to establish information centers at those areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the State and providing such other information as may be considered desirable.

B. The department may allow other public bodies of this State to operate and participate in the operation of such informational centers.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 474, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:451.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 451.17
Instruction to jury; objections
Status: in_force

A. At the close of the evidence or at an earlier time during the trial as the court reasonably directs, a party may file written requests that the court instruct the jury on the law as set forth in the requests. The court shall inform counsel of its proposed action upon the requests prior to their arguments to the jury.

B. A party may not assign as error the giving or the failure to give an instruction unless he objects thereto before the jury retires to consider its verdict, stating specifically the matter to which he objects and the grounds of his objection. Opportunity shall be given to make the objection out of the hearing of the jury.

Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 30, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:461.19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 461.19
Just compensation payable for signs beyond six hundred sixty feet
Status: in_force

Legal outdoor advertising signs, displays or devices prohibited by Section 461.18 shall be removed upon the payment of just compensation in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as signs lawfully erected within six hundred sixty feet of the edge of the right of way of the Federal Aid Interstate and Primary Systems outside of commercial and industrial areas.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 617, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1355
Officers; executive director
Status: in_force

A. The officers of the commission shall be a chairman and a vice chairman. The governor shall designate the chairman, and the commission shall elect a vice chairman to serve a two-year term. The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the commission and shall exercise supervision over all its affairs.

B. The governor shall appoint an executive director, who shall not be a member of the commission, to serve at his pleasure and at a salary approved by him. The executive director shall serve as secretary of the commission and shall perform such duties as are delegated by the commission or its chairman, the executive committee or the governor.

Acts 1968, No. 275, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 278, §1, eff. July 7, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 725, §1, eff. July 29, 1980; Acts 1984, No. 565, §1, eff. July 12, 1984.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1984, NO. 565, §2.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2197 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2197
Electronic receipt
Status: in_force

Within a reasonable amount of time following the completion of a prearranged ride, a company shall transmit an electronic receipt to the rider on behalf of the driver. The receipt shall include all of the following:

(1) The origin and destination of the trip.

(2) The duration and distance of the trip.

(3) The total fare paid for the trip.

Acts 2019, No. 286, §2, eff. July 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 283
Historical structures acquired by department; plan for preservation
Status: in_force

A. The department shall inspect any property acquired for a project for buildings or structures that may have historical or cultural significance and for which the department has no use.

B. If such a building or structure is identified, the department shall devise a plan to preserve it if a parish, municipality, or nonprofit organization has expressed an interest in transferring the building or structure.

C. The plan shall give priority to transferring the building or structure to a parish, municipality, or nonprofit organization, provided that the parish, municipality, or nonprofit organization shall bear the costs of any such transfer and resulting relocation and that such transfer and relocation does not interfere with the construction of the project.

D. The department may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works, as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2012, No. 443, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:450 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 450
Defendant's answer; requirements; delay for filing
Status: in_force

A. Where an entire lot, block or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation to which he is entitled, provided:

(1) He files an answer within ninety days from the date he is served with the notice;

(2) His answer sets forth the amount he claims;

(3) His answer has a certificate thereon showing that a copy thereof has been served personally or by mail on all parties to the suit who have not joined in the answer.

B. Where a portion of a lot, block, or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation to which he is entitled, provided:

(1) He files an answer within one year from the date he is served, in the same manner provided for service of the petition, with a copy of the department's notice of acceptance, which has been filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the action is pending, declaring that it has finally accepted the construction of the highway project for which the property was expropriated; provided however, that he may file his answer at any time prior thereto;

(2) His answer sets forth the amount he claims, including the value of each parcel expropriated and the amount he claims as damages to the remainder of his property;

(3) His damage claim is reasonably itemized;

(4) His answer has a certificate thereon showing that a copy thereof has been served personally or by mail on all parties to the suit who have not joined in the answer.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 107, §1, eff. June 24, 1954; Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 30, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1988, No. 882, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1816 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1816
Board of commissioners; method of appointment, terms, vacancies, and domicile
Status: in_force

A. The Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway District shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of nine members as follows:

(1) Two members selected by the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.

(2) Three members selected by the Cameron Parish Police Jury.

(3) One member selected by the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau.

(4) One member selected by the Cameron Parish Tourism Commission.

(5) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, ex officio or his designee.

(6) One member selected by the Calcasieu and Cameron Parish legislative delegation.

B. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve four-year terms and shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

C. A vacancy on the board of commissioners for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for the unexpired term of office. The board of commissioners shall be domiciled in the town of Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish.

Acts 1995, No. 539, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2071 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2071
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the "Louisiana Transportation Authority Act".

Acts 2001, No. 1209, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:762 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 762
Criminal penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly uses or causes the use of parish transportation funds for purposes not authorized by this Part shall be subject to prosecution under the provisions of R.S. 14:134 et seq. In addition to this criminal penalty, the parish governing authority shall have a right of action against the person to recover in a civil action the amount of the funds which were so misused.

Acts 1990, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:56 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 56
Annual report on state projects
Status: in_force

A. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 106, §1.

B. The office of facility planning and control of the division of administration shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Capital Outlay Committee on October first of each year and to the legislature on March first of each year detailing the activities of the office for the past year with regard to contracts required to be let by public bid. The report shall include:

(1) A brief description of the project.

(2) A summary of the source of revenue for such projects.

(3) The locations of such projects.

(4) The engineering and/or construction contracts issued, including the amount of each contract, the purpose of each contract, the contractor, and the schedule for each contract.

(5) The amount of immovable property purchased, where such purchases were made, and the projects for which the purchases were made.

Acts 1997, No. 1415, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §16; Acts 2003, No. 106, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:851 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 851
Short title
Status: in_force

This Sub-part shall be known and may be cited as the "Bridge Revenue Bond Law."
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:945.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 945.1
Commuter tickets; Louisiana registration as a qualification
Status: in_force

The state, or any political subdivision thereof, which operates a toll bridge may require that in order to qualify for a commuter discount the motor vehicle shall be registered and licensed in Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1993, No. 177, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1267 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 1267
Trust funds
Status: in_force

A. All moneys received by the authority pursuant to this Chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Chapter. The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purpose hereof, subject to the provisions of this Chapter and such regulations as such resolution or trust agreement may provide.

B. When, in the opinion of the authority, all moneys in such trust funds are not immediately needed for the purpose for which such funds are provided, the trustee of such funds, upon resolution of the authority specifically adopted for such purpose, is hereby authorized and empowered to temporarily invest and reinvest the amount of such funds authorized in such resolution in United States government securities, which securities shall be direct obligations of, or obligations the payment of the principal and interest of which is guaranteed by the United States government, or to invest and reinvest the amount of such funds in such other securities as are permitted by law for investment of idle funds by the State of Louisiana and its agencies; provided, that any such investment or reinvestment shall be subject to any pertinent provisions of the bond resolution or trust agreement. It is the intent of the legislature that trust funds not be permitted to remain idle in the hands of the trustee when such funds can be put to use as aforesaid.

Acts 1954, No. 232, §17. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 247, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:255.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 255.2
Liability of surety in case of default of contractor
Status: in_force

Within thirty days after default by a contractor on a public works project, the department shall notify the surety company with whom the contractor acquired a performance bond. Such notification shall be in writing by certified mail or overnight delivery. Within thirty days of receipt of such notification, the surety company shall present to the department either a plan assuming performance on the contract and procuring, or tendering completion of the project, the bond penal sum, or provide the public entity in writing with a reasonable response for the contractor's alleged default. If no plan is presented by the surety company and the public entity completes the project, the surety company shall then be responsible for payment to the public entity of the costs of completion of the project and stipulated damages assessed by the public entity up to the total amount of the bond purchased by the contractor. In addition, if the surety company has not timely completed the project and a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the surety company has in bad faith refused to take over the project as provided in this Section, the surety company shall be responsible for the payment of any stipulated damages for any delay in the completion of the project as specified in the original contract and any reasonable attorney fees and court costs incurred by the public entity in collection of the payments required by this Section.

Acts 1995, No. 1146, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2003, No. 863, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:578 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 578
Domicile of districts
Status: in_force

The domicile of each district is the parish seat of the parish in which it is created. The domicile of any district composed of territory partly within two or more parishes is the parish seat of the parish furnishing the most territory.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:208 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 208
Surplus federal equipment and material
Status: in_force

The department may purchase, without advertising, surplus equipment, materials, and supplies offered for sale by the federal government, or its agencies, at the minimum prices established by the federal government or its agencies, when, in the discretion of the secretary, the purchases would be to the interest of the state.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2176 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2176
Compensation of directors
Status: in_force

Directors of the board shall not be entitled to any salary for services, but each member shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of all duties in connection with the business of a compact in compliance with Policy and Procedure Memorandum 49, as promulgated by the division of administration, as amended and revised and may, if authorized by the board, be entitled to a per diem when conducting official business, not to exceed seventy-five dollars per day.

Acts 2010, No. 838, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 858, §1, eff. June 30, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:51 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 51
Head of department
Status: in_force

The secretary is the executive officer of the department. He shall be appointed, shall serve and his salary shall be fixed, all in accordance with the provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 151, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:461.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 461.12
Acquisition of sites for removal and screening of junkyards
Status: in_force

A. The department may acquire by donation, purchase, lease, exchange or expropriation such interest in lands as it may deem necessary to secure the relocation, removal or disposal of the following junkyards when it determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway will not permit adequate screening of such junkyards or the screening of such junkyards would not be practical:

(1) Those lawfully in existence on July 27, 1966;

(2) Those lawfully along any highway made a part of the interstate or primary systems on or after July 27, 1966 and before January 1, 1968; and

(3) Those lawfully established on or after January 1, 1968.

B. Where required by state or federal law just compensation shall be paid the owner for the relocation, removal, or disposal of the junkyards listed in this Section.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 474, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:2174 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 48 / Section 2174
Liability
Status: in_force

Neither the state nor any state agency, parish, municipality, district, or any other political subdivision or other public entity shall be subject to any claims, liabilities, costs, expenses, or causes of action for any personal injury or damage to property arising out of the construction, operation, or maintenance of any project, or which may happen to occur on any railway, if such incident giving rise thereto occurs prior to transfer and reversion of ownership of any project from a compact created hereunder to the state or appropriate parish or municipality in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Should any suit or other action be filed against a compact created hereunder prior to reversion of a project, such reversion shall be effected as provided in this Chapter, but the compact so joined by such action shall continue in existence as provided in R.S. 48:2189(A). No individual member, officer, director, or employee of a compact shall be liable personally for any such claims, liabilities, costs, expenses, or causes of action in any event.

Acts 2010, No. 838, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 858, §1, eff. June 30, 2010.