Title 48, Roads, Bridges and Ferries
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La. Rev. Stat. § 48:272 Access roads to rural cemeteries or graveyards
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§272. Access roads to rural cemeteries or graveyards The department is authorized to grade and keep in repair access roads leading from roads or highways under regular maintenance of the department to cemeteries or graveyards situated within one mile or less of such regularly mai…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:273 Placing of distance markers on highways
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§273. Placing of distance markers on highways Distance markers, which designate the distances from the point of the marker to the municipality indicated on the marker, shall be placed alongside the highways of this state by the department for incorporated and unincorporated munic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:274 Roadside advertising permitted
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§274. Roadside advertising permitted When private advertising services are not available because of federal or state regulations, the Department of Transportation and Development may provide such services through appropriate road signs or emblems at appropriate fees. The departme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:274.1 Placing of specific information logo signs on interstate highways; contracts with
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§274.1. Placing of specific information logo signs on interstate highways; contracts with third parties A.(1) The department may regulate the content, composition, placement, erection, and maintenance of specific information logo signs and supports within interstate and other ful…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:274.2 Placing of advertising signs on state-owned ferries
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§274.2. Placing of advertising signs on state-owned ferries The department shall regulate the placement, erection, and maintenance of advertising and sponsorship signs on state-owned ferries, rights-of-way, and assets of the department. The Department of Transportation and Develo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:274.3 Placing of major shopping area guide signs on interstate highways
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§274.3. Placing of major shopping area guide signs on interstate highways A. Definitions. When used in this Section, the following words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Eligible highway"…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:275 Historic bridges and other structures
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§275. Historic bridges and other structures No bridge, highway, or roadway structure in the state maintained system shall be nominated for inclusion or placed in the National Register of Historic Places or otherwise designated as a permanent fixture not subject to removal or dest…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:276 Department liability for environmental contamination in right-of-way; exemption
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§276. Department liability for environmental contamination in right-of-way; exemption A. When the department acquires property for a transportation facility or in a transportation corridor through the exercise of expropriation authority, or by purchase or donation, it shall not b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:277 Signs in advance of driveways for churches
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§277. Signs in advance of driveways for churches The department may erect signs indicating the location of churches located along state highways. The points for location of such signs shall be determined by the traffic engineer of the highway district in which the church is locat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:278 Tourism signs; request by lieutenant governor
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§278. Tourism signs; request by lieutenant governor A. When the Department of Transportation and Development has been requested to erect any signs, markers, or any other type of informational signage related to the functions of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:279 Night time work on construction and maintenance projects; exceptions
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§279. Night time work on construction and maintenance projects; exceptions A. On any construction or maintenance project which requires the temporary closure of a lane on a controlled access principal arterial interstate, the department shall perform a traffic queue analysis and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:28 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§28. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:280 Directional signs in advance of Louisiana byways
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§280. Directional signs in advance of Louisiana byways 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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:281 Major highway construction and maintenance; notification of elected officials
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§281. Major highway construction and maintenance; notification of elected officials A. For purposes of this Section, "major highway construction and maintenance project" shall mean a state highway construction or maintenance project that is expected to interrupt traffic flow on a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:282 Sale of timber by the department; authority; use
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§282. Sale of timber by the department; authority; use The department may sell timber which has been cut or felled on state highway rights-of-way. Any proceeds from such sale shall be dedicated to the Transportation Trust Fund to be used for maintenance and repair of roads not el…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:283 Historical structures acquired by department; plan for preservation
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§283. Historical structures acquired by department; plan for preservation 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 buildi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:285 Purpose
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§285. Purpose It is the purpose of this Part to prescribe the policy of the Department of Transportation and Development and other grantee agencies applicable to employment of consultants for construction and preconstruction engineering services, research, planning, environmental…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:286 Retention of consultants
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§286. Retention of consultants There are no conditions which shall limit or prohibit the retention of the services of consultants by the department. Acts 1991, No. 784, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1; Acts 2009, No. 255, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2025, No. 380, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:287 Advertisement; solicitation list; response procedures
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§287. Advertisement; solicitation list; response procedures A. A notice of intent to select a firm for performing consultant services and to request responses from qualified firms and teams shall be advertised by posting it on the department's Internet website. The department sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:288 Audit requirements
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§288. Audit requirements A. Any consulting firm doing business with the department shall maintain accounting records which segregate job costs as prescribed by the department's audit section. Negotiated contracts may require a pre-award audit. Post audits may also be required. Pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:289 Compliance with Civil Rights Act of 1964
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§289. Compliance with Civil Rights Act of 1964 A. Department personnel when selecting consultants and contractors who are doing business with the department shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended to provide that no person in the United States shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:29 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§29. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:290 Requirements of consultants
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§290. Requirements of consultants A. Preconstruction or construction services consultant engineering firms shall meet the following requirements to be considered for employment by the department: (1) At least one principal of a firm under consideration shall be a registered profe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:291 Selection procedure; evaluation teams
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§291. Selection procedure; evaluation teams A. Except for research projects, an evaluation team consisting of five department personnel shall evaluate the qualifications of the responding consultant firms. The consultant contract services administrator, or his authorized designee…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:292 Noncompetitive negotiation selections
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§292. Noncompetitive negotiation selections A. In special and rare circumstances, noncompetitive selection may be utilized. These circumstances include, but are not limited to: (1) Specialty contracts where the necessary expertise is available only from one or a few sources. (2) …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:292.1 Small Engineering Consultant Program
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§292.1. Small Engineering Consultant Program A. The department may establish a program to prequalify small engineering consultants for employment on selected department projects. The program shall be known as the "Small Engineering Consultant Program", hereafter referred to in th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:293 Competitive selection
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§293. Competitive selection A.(1) Except for Louisiana Transportation Research Center projects, upon termination of the deadline for receipt of responses, the evaluation committee team shall confer and evaluate said responses. A point-based rating system based upon the evaluation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:294 Contract types
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§294. Contract types A. The department shall utilize either cost plus fixed fee with a maximum limitation, cost per unit of work, specific rates of compensation, or lump sum contracts for either competitive or noncompetitive selections. The fee shall either be negotiated or prede…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:295.1 Definitions
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§295.1. Definitions When used in this Part, the following words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Contractor" means consultants selected pursuant to R.S. 48:285 et seq. Contractor shall al…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:295.2 Authority to debar or to suspend
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§295.2. Authority to debar or to suspend A. Applicability. This Section applies to a debarment for cause from consideration for awarding of contracts and participating in performance of contracts as a contractor, subcontractor, consultant, or subconsultant or a suspension from co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:295.3 Appeal to the secretary
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§295.3. Appeal to the secretary A. The secretary or his designee shall have the authority to review and determine any appeal by an aggrieved person from a determination by the debarment committee which is authorized by R.S. 48:295.2. B. This Section applies to a review by the sec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:295.4 Actions by or against the department in connection with contracts
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§295.4. Actions by or against the department in connection with contracts A. Any judicial action under this Part shall be governed by R.S. 49:978.1. B. Any appeal for judicial review of the secretary's decision shall be commenced in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court within s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:30 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§30. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:301 Authority to establish and regulate controlled-access facilities
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§301. Authority to establish and regulate controlled-access facilities The highway authorities of the state, parishes and municipalities of Louisiana, acting alone or in cooperation with each other or with any federal, state, or local agency or any other state having authority to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:302 Design of controlled-access facility; right of access
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§302. Design of controlled-access facility; right of access The highway authorities may design any controlled-access facility and regulate, restrict, or prohibit access so as to best serve the traffic for which it is intended. The authority's determination of that design is final…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:303 Acquisition of property and property rights
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§303. Acquisition of property and property rights For the purposes of this Part, the highway authorities may acquire private or public property and property rights for controlled-access facilities and service roads, including rights of access, air, view, and light, by donation, p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:304 New and existing facilities; grade-crossing eliminations
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§304. New and existing facilities; grade-crossing eliminations The highway authorities may designate and establish controlled-access highways as new and additional facilities or may designate and establish an existing street or highway as included within or being a controlled-acc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:305 Agreements with each other or with federal government
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§305. Agreements with each other or with federal government The highway authorities may enter into agreements with each other, or with the federal government, respecting the financing, planning, establishment, improvement, maintenance, use, regulation, or vacation of controlled-a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:306 Local service roads
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§306. Local service roads 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 stre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:307 Controlled-access areas; commercial activities
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§307. Controlled-access areas; commercial activities A. Except to the extent authorized by law for expressway projects of the Louisiana expressway authority or any other toll road or turnpike project, and except as provided by this Section, no automotive service station or other …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:31 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§31. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:32 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§32. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:33 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§33. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:34 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§34. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:341 Channeling traffic by lines
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§341. Channeling traffic by lines In the interest of the safety and convenience of motor vehicle operation, appropriate geometric designs and traffic regulatory devices shall be employed to provide separate channels for the movement of vehicles traveling in different directions a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:342 Parking or loading on highway
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§342. Parking or loading on highway The chief engineer may regulate, and, when the safety or convenience of the traveling public requires it, prohibit the parking or loading and unloading of any type of vehicle on any highway within the state highway system. Parking on the travel…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:343 Moving property across highways
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§343. Moving property across highways The chief engineer of the Department of Transportation and Development may regulate, as to method, the moving of tangible movable property across the highways. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1992, No. 350, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:344 Entrances and exits adjacent to highways
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§344. Entrances and exits adjacent to highways Entrances to and exits from private properties adjacent to the rights-of-way of state highways may be regulated, prohibited, or abolished in the interest of the safety of the traveling public. The chief engineer of the Department of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:345 Designation of a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane on highways in the state
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§345. Designation of a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane on highways in the state highway system; penalty A. The secretary or his designee may designate high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on any highway in the state highway system where adequate shoulders exist and may restrict t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:346 Closing or restricting use of highways
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§346. Closing or restricting use of highways The assistant secretary of the office of operations or the chief engineer may close any section of highway to all or any class or part of traffic or restrict the use thereof to the extent he thinks expedient for any length of time that…