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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:386.1

  • Department: means the Department of Transportation and Development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
  • Height: means the total vertical dimension of any vehicle above the ground surface including any load and load-holding devices thereon. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
  • Length: means the total longitudinal dimension of a single vehicle, a trailer, or a semi-trailer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or his delegated or authorized representative. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
  • Width: means the total outside transverse dimension of a vehicle including any load or load holding devices thereon but excluding approved safety devices and tire bulge due to load. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation and Development shall establish a blanket oversize yearly permit for vehicles the width of which does not exceed twelve feet, the height of which does not exceed fourteen feet and four inches, a length not to exceed ninety feet, and the front and rear overhang of which does not exceed twenty-five feet.  The fee for this yearly permit shall be five hundred dollars.  The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the implementation of this Section.

Acts 1997, No. 292, §1; Acts 2014, No. 49, §1.