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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:191.1. Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic

RS 32:191.1 - Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic
A. All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This Subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.
B. The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
C. No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
D. Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
E. Subsections (B) and (C) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.
F. Penalties imposed by this Chapter shall be applicable to any driver or operator of a vehicle, as defined in R.S. 32:1, who is found guilty of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a violation of the provisions of this Chapter, including this Section, or any regulation of the department, secretary, and commissioner made pursuant thereto.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 538, §5; Acts 1999, No. 631, §1; Acts 2022, No. 739, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:191.3. Footrests and handlebars

RS 32:191.3 - Footrests and handlebars
A. Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger.
B. No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars that require the hands of the operator to be above the operator's shoulder height when the operator is sitting astride the seat and the operator's hands are on the handlebar grips.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 538, §5; Acts 2012, No. 473, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:193. Operation of bicycles; general provision

RS 32:193 - Operation of bicycles; general provision
The regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated hereafter.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:194. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles

RS 32:194 - Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles
Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway of this state shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this Chapter, except as to special regulations in this Part, including special regulations applying to peace officers utilizing bicycles in furtherance of their official duties, and except as to those provisions of this Chapter which by their very nature can have no application.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2011, No. 98, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:195. Riding on bicycles

RS 32:195 - Riding on bicycles
A. A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent or regular seat attached thereto.
B. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
C. A person operating a bicycle shall at all times keep at least one hand upon the handle bars thereof.
Acts 1962 No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:196. Clinging to vehicles

RS 32:196 - Clinging to vehicles
No person riding upon any bicycle, skates, skateboard or any other nonmotorized rideable device shall attach himself or the device to any vehicle upon a highway.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2004, No. 572, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:197. Riding on roadways and bicycle paths

RS 32:197 - Riding on roadways and bicycle paths
A. Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction, except under any of the following circumstances:
(1) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
(2) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
(3) When reasonably necessary to avoid fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lane or any other conditions that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. For purposes of this Paragraph, a "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
(4) When approaching a place where a right turn is authorized.
B. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 244, §3.
C. Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
D. Persons riding bicycles shall be allowed to operate on the shoulder of a roadway.
E. Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway or a highway, where there are two or more marked traffic lanes and traffic travels in only one direction, may ride as near the left-hand curb or shoulder of that roadway as practicable when preparing for a left turn.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2010, No. 618, §§2, 4; Acts 2010, No. 813, §1; Acts 2011, No. 244, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:198. Operating motorized bicycles

RS 32:198 - Operating motorized bicycles
A motorized bicycle shall only be operated upon the roadway of the highways of this state by a person fifteen years of age or older who possesses a valid Louisiana driver's license and shall not be operated upon sidewalks or interstate highways.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:200. Operation of motor scooters on sidewalks

RS 32:200 - Operation of motor scooters on sidewalks
A. Any parish or municipal governing authority may authorize the operation of motor scooters at a speed not to exceed twenty miles per hour by persons eight years old or older between sunrise and sunset on any sidewalk under its jurisdiction.
B. With regard to any motor scooter used pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, no parent, guardian, or person with legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of a child shall knowingly allow such child under the age of eighteen to operate or ride as a passenger on a motor scooter without wearing an approved helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.
C. Notice shall be provided in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting motor scooters shall post a sign stating the following: "Louisiana law requires a motor scooter operator or passenger under the age of eighteen years to wear a helmet when riding a motor scooter."
(2) The sign must be at least twenty-four inches in length and twelve inches in width. The lettering on the sign must be at least one inch in height. The sign must be posted conspicuously so that it is clearly visible to all persons buying or renting motor scooters.
D. The issuance of a citation for a violation of this Section shall not be prima facie evidence of negligence. The comparative negligence statutes of Louisiana shall apply in these cases as in all other cases of negligence.
Acts 2004, No. 805, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:201. Harassment of bicyclists prohibited; penalties

RS 32:201 - Harassment of bicyclists prohibited; penalties
A. It shall be unlawful to harass, taunt, or maliciously throw objects at or in the direction of any person riding a bicycle.
B. Any person who violates this Section shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
Acts 2009, No. 147, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:202. Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Dedicated Fund Account

RS 32:202 - Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Dedicated Fund Account
A. There is hereby created, as a special account in the state treasury, the Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Dedicated Fund Account, to be referred to as the account. The source of monies for the account shall be that portion of the monies derived from fees imposed and dedicated to the account pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:463.148, and grants, gifts, and donations and any other monies received by the state for the purposes of bicycle and pedestrian safety and which are appropriated to the account.
B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, an amount equal to that deposited into the state treasury from the foregoing sources shall be deposited in and credited to a special agency account. Funding deposited into the account shall be considered fees and self-generated revenues and shall be available for annual appropriations by the legislature.
C. Monies in the account shall be subject to annual appropriation by the legislature for use by the Department of Transportation and Development. The monies in the account shall be allocated and disbursed by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development and used solely for bicycle and pedestrian safety.
Acts 2010, No. 840, §1; Acts 2018, No. 612, §10, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:203. Motor vehicles operating in bicycle lanes

RS 32:203 - Motor vehicles operating in bicycle lanes
A. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in a bicycle lane except as follows:
(1) To prepare for a turn within a distance of two hundred feet from the intersection.
(2) To enter or leave the roadway onto an alley, private road, or driveway.
(3) To enter or leave a parking space when parking is permitted adjacent to the bicycle lane.
B. Any person operating a motor vehicle upon a bicycle lane in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall yield the right-of-way to all bicycles and electric mobility aids within the bicycle lane.
C. This Section shall not prohibit the use of a motorized bicycle or an electric-assisted bicycle in a bicycle lane when the operator travels at no speed greater than what is reasonable or prudent, has due regard for visibility, traffic conditions, and the condition of the roadway surface of the bicycle lane and in a manner which does not endanger the safety of bicyclists.
D. In case of an emergency, the driver of a motor vehicle may lawfully operate the vehicle in a bicycle lane in accordance with the normal standards of prudent conduct to protect himself and others from harm. When the emergency ends, the motor vehicle shall not be operated in the bicycle lane.
Acts 2010, No. 618, §2; Acts 2020, No. 152, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:206. Electric mobility aids

RS 32:206 - Electric mobility aids
A. A person with a mobility impairment operating an electric mobility aid shall have the same rights as an able-bodied pedestrian to use streets, sidewalks, and walkways. In addition, an electric mobility aid may be operated on the following roadways during daylight hours only:
(1) A road or street where the posted speed limit is twenty-five miles per hour or less or where suitable sidewalks or bicycle paths are not available.
(2) A marked bicycle path or designated bicycle lane.
(3) Within any residential subdivision.
(4) Any street or roadway when necessary to cross or as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12131, et seq., because of physical barriers, such as a lack of curb cuts or sidewalks, to other means of access by persons using mobility aids.
B. An electric mobility aid shall not be considered a vehicle for purposes of defining "equipment" as referenced in Part V of Chapter 1 of this Title.
C. A valid driver's license shall not be prerequisite to operating an electric mobility aid.
D. Electric mobility aids shall not be required to register and be insured in accordance with R.S. 32:51.
E. As used in this Section, an "electric mobility aid" shall mean a mobility aid, usable indoors and designed for and used by individuals and which is prescribed by a physician for a medical condition that affects the user's ability to ambulate independently. To qualify as an electric mobility aid, a mobility aid must not be capable of exceeding a speed of twenty miles per hour on a paved surface when operating under its own power.
F. A parish, municipality or the Department of Transportation and Development may prohibit or regulate the operation of an electric mobility aid on any road, sidewalk, street, or bicycle path under its jurisdiction if the governing body of the parish, municipality, or the Department of Transportation and Development determines that such a prohibition or regulation is necessary and in the interest of safety.
Acts 2004, No. 451, §1, eff. June 24, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:210. Definitions

RS 32:210 - Definitions
(1) "Agent" means a director, officer, employee, or other person authorized to act on behalf of a business entity.
(2) "Business entity" means a legal entity, including a corporation, association, partnership, or sole proprietorship, that is formed for the purpose of making a profit.
(3) "Nonpedestrian area" shall consist of any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street where the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour or less.
(4) "Pedestrian area" means a sidewalk, crosswalk, school crosswalk, school crossing zone, or safety zone.
(5) "Personal delivery device" means a powered device that travels at the speed of twenty miles per hour or less, is less than five hundred pounds, excluding cargo, is manufactured for transporting cargo and goods in a pedestrian area or supplementary areas, and is equipped with automated driving technology, including software and hardware, that enables the operation of the device with the remote support and supervision of a human being.
Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:210.1. Applicable law

RS 32:210.1 - Applicable law
A. The operation of a personal delivery device is governed by the provisions of this Subpart and Federal Aviation Administration airport regulations.
B. For the purpose of this Subpart, a personal delivery device operated in compliance with this Subpart shall not be considered a vehicle.
Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:210.2. Operator of personal delivery device

RS 32:210.2 - Operator of personal delivery device
A. A person may operate a personal delivery device under this Subpart only if the person is a business entity, and an agent of the business entity is trained and capable to monitor or exercise physical control over the navigation and operation of the device.
B. Except as provided by Subsection C of this Section, when a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged, the business entity is considered to be the operator of the device solely for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic laws.
C. When a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged and an agent of the entity controls the device in a manner that is outside the scope of the agent's scope of employment, the agent is considered to be the operator of the device.
D. A person is not considered to be the operator of a personal delivery device solely because the person requests a delivery or service provided by the device, or dispatches the device.
Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:210.3. Device operation

RS 32:210.3 - Device operation
A personal delivery device operated under this Subpart shall:
(1) Operate in a manner that complies with any provision under this Chapter that is applicable to pedestrians, unless the provision cannot apply to the device.
(2) Yield to or not obstruct the right-of-way to all other lawful traffic, including pedestrian traffic.
(3) Not unreasonably interfere with other traffic, including pedestrian traffic.
(4) Display the lights required by R.S. 32:301 et seq., if the personal delivery device is operated at night.
(5) Comply with any applicable regulations adopted by local authority.
(6) Not transport hazardous materials regulated under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5103 and required to be placarded under 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F.
(7) Be monitored or controlled by an agent of the business entity meeting the requirements of R.S. 32:210.2(A).
Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:210.4. Areas of operation

RS 32:210.4 - Areas of operation
A personal delivery device operated under this Subpart may be operated either:
(1) In a pedestrian area at speeds up to twelve miles per hour.
(2) At a speed not to exceed twenty miles per hour in a nonpedestrian area, provided that the personal delivery device shall not cross any divided highway, highway, roadway, or street with a posted speed limit in excess of thirty-five miles per hour at an intersection.
Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:210.5. Personal delivery device equipment

RS 32:210.5 - Personal delivery device equipment
A. A personal delivery device operated under this Subpart shall:
(1) Be equipped with a marker that clearly states the name and contact information of the owner and a unique identification number that is specific to each individual personal delivery device.
(2) Be equipped with a braking system that enables the device to come to a controlled stop.
B. A personal delivery device operated under this Subpart at night shall be equipped with lights on the front and rear of the device. The lights affixed to the personal delivery device shall be visible under normal atmospheric conditions for up to five hundred feet away from the device.
Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:210.6. Local authority regulation

RS 32:210.6 - Local authority regulation
A.(1) Personal delivery devices may be prohibited by local resolutions or ordinances if the local government determines that the prohibition is in the interest of public safety.
(2) Personal delivery devices may also be prohibited by airport authorities by resolution or ordinance in the interest of public safety.
B. Nothing in this Subpart shall affect the authority of a peace officer to enforce the laws of this state relating to the operation of a personal delivery device.
Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:210.7. Insurance

RS 32:210.7 - Insurance
A business entity that operates a personal delivery device under this Subpart shall maintain an insurance policy that includes general liability coverage of not less than one hundred thousand dollars, for damages arising from the operation of the personal delivery device.
Acts 2021, No. 214, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:211. Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations

RS 32:211 - Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations
Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic-control signals at intersections as provided in R.S. 32:233 unless otherwise required by local ordinance, but at all other places pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this Part.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:212. Pedestrians right-of-way in crosswalks

RS 32:212 - Pedestrians right-of-way in crosswalks
A. When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or the roadway onto which the vehicle is turning.
B. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.
C. Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
D. Subsection A of this Section shall not apply where the pedestrian is crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2011, No. 244, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:213. Crossing at other than crosswalks

RS 32:213 - Crossing at other than crosswalks
A. Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
B. Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2012, No. 811, §9, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:214. Drivers to exercise due care

RS 32:214 - Drivers to exercise due care
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Part, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a highway.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:215. Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks

RS 32:215 - Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks
Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2012, No. 811, §9, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:216. Pedestrians on highways or interstate highways

RS 32:216 - Pedestrians on highways or interstate highways
A. Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent highway.
B. Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the highway or its shoulder, facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction.
C. It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross an interstate highway, except in the case of an emergency.
D. Upon conviction of a violation of this Section, a court may order, in lieu of the penalty provisions provided in R.S. 32:57, that the offender perform three eight-hour days of court-approved community service activities, at least half of which shall consist of participation in a litter abatement or collection program.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2001, No. 585, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:217. Blind and incapacitated pedestrians; use of canes; persons in wheelchairs; vehicles

RS 32:217 - Blind and incapacitated pedestrians; use of canes; persons in wheelchairs; vehicles
A. It is unlawful for any person, unless totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated, while on any public street or highway, to carry in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is metallic or white in color or white tipped with red.
B. Whenever a pedestrian guided by a guide dog, or carrying in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is metallic or white in color, or white tipped with red, or a pedestrian who requires a wheelchair or motorized wheelchair for transportation is crossing or attempting to cross a public street or highway, at or near an intersection or crosswalk, the driver of every vehicle approaching the intersection or crosswalk shall take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid injuring or endangering such pedestrian, and if injury or danger to such pedestrian can be avoided only by bringing his vehicle to a full stop, he shall bring his vehicle to a full stop.
C. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to deprive any totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person, not carrying such a cane or walking stick or not being guided by a dog, of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon pedestrians crossing streets or highways, nor shall the failure of such totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person to carry a cane or walking stick, or to be guided by a guide dog upon the streets, highways or sidewalks of this state, be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2004, No. 242, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:218. Pedestrians soliciting rides or business

RS 32:218 - Pedestrians soliciting rides or business
A. Subject to Subsection B of this Section, no person shall stand on a public roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment, or business from the occupant of any vehicle.
B.(1) Subject to the permission of the local municipal or parish authority in which the roadway is located, a member of a professional firefighters association, a police officer, or other public safety officer shall not be prohibited by this Section nor any other provision of state law from standing on a public roadway for the purpose of soliciting contributions on behalf of bona fide charitable or civic organizations during daylight hours, if all of the following are satisfied:
(a) The charitable or civic organization complies with applicable local government regulations. A local municipal or parish authority may enact or enforce regulations that restrict, but shall not prohibit, the activity described in this Subsection.
(b) The charitable or civic organization maintains at least five hundred thousand dollars in liability insurance.
(c) The person is eighteen years of age or older.
(d) The person is wearing high-visibility safety apparel that meets current American standards promulgated by the International Safety Equipment Association.
(e) The portion of the roadway upon which the solicitation occurs is not a work zone and is within an intersection where traffic control devices are present.
(2) A local municipal or parish authority with jurisdiction over a roadway upon which solicitation occurs as described in this Subsection shall not be liable for any claim for damages arising out of the use of the roadway as described in this Subsection.
(3) A person who violates this Subsection may be assessed a civil penalty.
(4) As used in this Subsection, "charitable or civic organization" means a nonprofit organization that is qualified under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or a veteran's organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code.
(5) A local municipal or parish authority that has enacted or is enforcing regulations that are prohibited under this Subsection shall bring those regulations into compliance with this Subsection no later than sixty days following its effective date.
C. This Section shall be known as the Rivers Lacrouts Charitable Solicitation Act.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1132, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2019, No. 123, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:219. Pedestrians right-of-way on sidewalks

RS 32:219 - Pedestrians right-of-way on sidewalks
The driver of a motor vehicle emerging from or entering an alley, private road or driveway, or building shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian approaching on any sidewalk extending across such alley, road or driveway, or building entrance.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 141, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:231. Obedience to and required traffic-control devices

RS 32:231 - Obedience to and required traffic-control devices
A. The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this Chapter.
B. No provision of this Chapter for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in a position and where it can be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular Section does not state that signs are required, such Section shall be effective even though no signs are erected or in place.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:232.1. Vehicle approaching intersection in which traffic lights are inoperative

RS 32:232.1 - Vehicle approaching intersection in which traffic lights are inoperative
A. Unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer, when a traffic control signal is not functioning at an intersection, and the signal lights are completely dark, the intersection shall revert to an all-way stop and traffic shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:121(A).
B. Unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer, when a traffic control signal is flashing yellow, it shall be treated as a "caution" sign in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:234.
C. Unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer, when a traffic control signal is flashing red, it shall be treated as a stop sign in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:234.
Acts 1999, No. 1145, §1; Acts 2010, No. 259, §1, eff. June 17, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:233. Pedestrian-control signals

RS 32:233 - Pedestrian-control signals
Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" are in place, such signals shall indicate as follows:
(1) Flashing or Steady WALK--A pedestrian facing the signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by a driver of a vehicle.
(2) Flashing or Steady DON'T WALK--No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal, but a pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing on the "Walk" signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the "Don't Walk" signal is showing.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 551, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:234. Flashing signals

RS 32:234 - Flashing signals
A. Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
(1) FLASHING RED (STOP SIGNAL)--When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a limit line when marked, or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
(2) FLASHING YELLOW OR AMBER (CAUTION SIGNAL)--When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through or past such signal only with caution.
B. This Section shall not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles approaching railroad grade crossing shall be governed by the rules set forth in R.S. 32:171 through 32:174.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Acts 2012, No. 811, §9, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:236. Privately owned signs on public rights of way prohibited; exceptions; authority of municipalities and department of highways; advertising on convenience facilities at public transit stops

RS 32:236 - Privately owned signs on public rights of way prohibited; exceptions; authority of municipalities and department of highways; advertising on convenience facilities at public transit stops
A. No person, contractor, or public service corporation shall erect or maintain any sign of any nature or a traffic control device or any thing resembling a traffic control device within the right-of-way of any highway or street, without having official permission to install or maintain same in the public right-of-way under the provisions of R.S. 48:344 and R.S. 48:381, except the governing authority maintaining the highway or street.
B. Contractors may place such signs and warning devices and permit holders may place such temporary signs and warning devices as are authorized to warn the traveling public of dangers arising from the work being done within the right-of-way. The department may place such directional, regulatory, and warning signs, signals and barricades, or other traffic control devices as are desirable in its judgment to guide, inform, regulate, and warn the traveling public.
C. A public body, such as a parish or municipal governing authority maintaining a highway or street, may authorize and adopt rules to regulate advertising on convenience facilities such as benches, shelters, and kiosks, located within the public rights of way at designated stops of a public transit system, as designated or contracted for by the governing authority.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 299, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1990, No. 220, §1; Acts 1992, No. 732, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:237. Barricades, signs, and signals; prohibition against tampering with, removing, possessing, and violating instructions; exceptions

RS 32:237 - Barricades, signs, and signals; prohibition against tampering with, removing, possessing, and violating instructions; exceptions
A.(1) No one shall in any way tamper with, move, damage, or destroy any barricade, sign, or signal placed upon any highway by the department or by any contractor or subcontractor doing highway construction or repair work under or by authority of the department; nor shall any person disobey the instructions, signals, warnings, or markings of any warning signs, signals, or barricades so placed upon any highway under construction or repair; nor shall any person disobey the instructions, signals, or warnings of any flagman; nor shall any person drive around or through any barricade or fences placed upon any closed highway by the department or any contractor or subcontractor doing highway construction or repair work under or by authority of the department unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer.
(2) No individual shall without proper authority:
(a) Sell or purchase any official sign or signal of the department, or
(b) Remove or possess such sign or signal without the intention of returning the sign or signal to its original location.
B. Persons violating this Section shall be prima facie at fault and responsible for any damage to persons or property resulting from the said violation. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to affect the liability of any other persons for failure to properly maintain warnings and markings of construction work.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the employees of the department or of any contractor or subcontractor or other person whose proper and lawful duties require them to go upon any portion of a highway which is under construction or in the process of being repaired, nor shall the presence of such persons, or that of machinery being operated by them, upon any portion of a highway, which is under construction or in the process of being repaired, be deemed negligent.
D. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prevent or interfere with peaceful picketing by a labor organization.
E. Every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 256, §1; Acts 1984, No. 809, §1; Acts 1989, No. 122, §1, eff. June 22, 1989; Acts 1997, No. 1145, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:238. Directional signs

RS 32:238 - Directional signs
A. The governing authority of any parish, municipality, or school board may request the Department of Transportation and Development to place directional signs on the rights of way of the streets and highways which are within the state highway system and which are within the territorial jurisdiction of the governing authority making the request.
B. As used in this Section, a "directional sign" is a sign which serves the public purpose of directing vehicular traffic to or identifying streets, highways, buildings, facilities, or other entities or locations which are of interest to the public. Entities or locations which are of interest to the public include but are not limited to governmental buildings, churches, libraries, public or private schools, hospitals, historic districts, seasonal attractions, and tourist attractions.
C. The request for directional signs shall be in writing, shall be in the form of a resolution unanimously passed by the governing authority making the request, and shall state the information which is to appear on the sign, the name and general location of the entity to which the public is to be directed, and the general location at which the sign is to be located.
D. The Department of Transportation and Development shall erect and maintain each sign requested under this Section in accordance with federal regulations.
E. The Department of Transportation and Development shall adopt administrative rules to implement the provisions of this Section as authorized by and in accordance with state law and federal regulations.
F. Any signing requested shall be paid for in advance, sign cost only, by the requestor or public body making such request.
Acts 1990, No. 976, §1; Acts 1999, No. 222, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:251. Permission for operation; crossing railroad grade crossings; markings

RS 32:251 - Permission for operation; crossing railroad grade crossings; markings
A. The owner or operator of a vehicle transporting flammable liquids shall not, except where he is protected by a flagman then on duty, cross any railroad without coming to a full stop, before reaching it, in such manner and for such time as to make certain that no train or other facility is approaching, as provided in R.S. 32:173. If the vehicle is transporting explosives, the operator shall proceed across the tracks only under the protection of a competent flagman furnished by the owner or himself. Under no circumstances whatever shall any vehicle transporting explosives carry as part of its load any other commodity or thing.
B. The commissioner is authorized to adopt regulations concerning the markings and identification of vehicles transporting explosives and flammable liquids.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 413, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1989, No. 330, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:252. Equipment and inspection

RS 32:252 - Equipment and inspection
A. A motor vehicle, when used in transporting explosives, shall be equipped with a minimum of one fire extinguisher having a rating of at least 10-BC, completely filled and in working condition, and placed at a convenient point on the motor vehicle.
B. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 330, §2.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 588, §1; Acts 1989, No. 330, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:253. Commissioner; transportation of explosives

RS 32:253 - Commissioner; transportation of explosives
The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate such additional regulations as to the transportation of explosives by vehicles upon the highways of this state as he shall deem advisable for the protection of the public.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:261. Authority to prohibit use of road

RS 32:261 - Authority to prohibit use of road
The department may prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any highway of this state or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any highway whenever any such highway, because of its substandard condition or because of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climatic conditions, or construction thereof, or because of traffic conditions thereon, will be seriously damaged or destroyed, or the public endangered by the use of vehicles thereon unless such use is prohibited or the permissible weights thereof reduced.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:262. Controlled access highways

RS 32:262 - Controlled access highways
A. The department may establish certain highways as controlled access highways and prohibit the entrance to, or exit from, such highways except at designated points.
B. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled access highway except at such entrances and exits as have been designated by the department.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:263. Special restrictions on use of Louisiana Interstate highways

RS 32:263 - Special restrictions on use of Louisiana Interstate highways
A. No person owning live stock, as defined in R.S. 3:2802, or having same under his care and control, shall knowingly, willfully or negligently permit such live stock to go upon any Louisiana interstate highway.
B. No person shall drive, or permit to be driven on any Louisiana interstate highway, any farm tractor, road tractor or other vehicle which is normally operated at a speed of less than 20 miles per hour.
C. The use of any Louisiana interstate highway by pedestrians, bicycles, or other non-motorized vehicles is prohibited.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 87, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:264. Authority to regulate traffic through tunnels

RS 32:264 - Authority to regulate traffic through tunnels
A. The department may provide regulations to govern the use of all tunnels, including regulations excluding undesirable types of traffic or loads. No over-weight or over-sized permits may be granted for passage through a tunnel.
B. Regulations adopted pursuant to this Section shall be posted in a conspicuous place near each vehicular entrance to the tunnel.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:265. Designating through highways

RS 32:265 - Designating through highways
The department may designate through highways in the manner set forth in this Chapter, and when so designated, vehicles traveling thereon shall have the right of way over vehicles approaching or entering such highways.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:266. Enforcement of speed limit on certain highways; disposition of fines

RS 32:266 - Enforcement of speed limit on certain highways; disposition of fines
A. For purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Interstate highway" means a fully controlled access highway which is part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
(2) "Local law enforcement body" means any law enforcement body seated in a jurisdiction that is not governed by a home rule charter and has the authority to write civil or criminal traffic citations within that area and all the agents or contractors thereof.
B.(1) After deposit to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as required under the provisions of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, all fines or penalties collected by or on behalf of a local law enforcement body for citations issued for exceeding the posted speed limit by less than ten miles per hour on an interstate highway, shall be forwarded to the state treasurer and credited to a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the "Louisiana Highway Safety Fund."
(2) The monies in the Louisiana Highway Safety Fund shall be used solely to fund the costs to purchase and install permanent radar speed displays on interstate highways and only in the amounts appropriated each year to the Department of Transportation and Development by the legislature. Any surplus monies and interest remaining to the credit of the fund on June thirtieth of each year after all such appropriations of the preceding fiscal year have been made shall remain to the credit of the fund, and no part thereof shall revert to the state general fund.
Acts 2009, No. 188, §1; Acts 2010, No. 806, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:281. Limitations on backing

RS 32:281 - Limitations on backing
A. The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.
B. The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway except as a result of an emergency caused by an accident or breakdown of a motor vehicle.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 538, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:282. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism

RS 32:282 - Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism
A. No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front sides or rear of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
B. No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such a position as to interfere with the view of the driver to the front, sides or rear of the vehicle or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
C. No person shall drive any vehicle with any nontransparent material upon the windshield, side wings, side or rear windows, other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law, or permitted by regulation of the secretary of public safety.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.