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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:253

  • Common carrier: includes all persons engaged in the transportation of petroleum as public utilities and common carriers for hire; or which on proper showing may be legally held a common carrier from the nature of the business conducted, or from the manner in which such business is carried on. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:251
  • Petroleum: means crude petroleum, crude petroleum products, distillate, condensate, liquefied petroleum gas, any hydrocarbon in a liquid state, any product in a liquid state which is derived in whole or in part from any hydrocarbon, and any mixture or mixtures thereof; provided, however, that such term shall not include methanol synthetically produced from coal, lignite, or petroleum coke. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:251

The Louisiana Public Service Commission shall adopt, change, or make reasonable charges or regulations to regulate all common carrier pipe lines through which petroleum is conveyed from one point in the state to another point in the state.