Louisiana transportation laws

What it would do: Urges the Department of Transportation and Development to convene a diagnostic review team to study potential hazards from increasing Norfolk Southern Railway activity at the Alabo Street Wharf and submit findings to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works by January 1, 2027.

What it would do: Directs the Department of Transportation and Development to review and study potential hazards from increasing Norfolk Southern Railway activity at the Alabo Street Wharf and submit a written report with findings and prevention recommendations to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works by January 1, 2027.

What it would do: Requests the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections office of motor vehicles to study differences in commercial driver's license laws and regulations between Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, and report findings and recommendations to the legislature by February 1, 2027.

What it would do: Increases the annual registration tax for semitrailers and trailers from ten to fifteen dollars, the four-year option from forty to sixty dollars, and the permanent license fee from seventy to one hundred five dollars. Also increases the annual tax for light trailers, farm trailers, farm semitrailers, and boat trailers from three to four dollars and fifty cents.

What it would do: Increases the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans from seven to eight members and increases St. Bernard Parish representation from one to two members. Modifies conflict of interest provisions for maritime industry employees appointed on or after August 1, 2026.

What it would do: Amends load regulations on vehicles to prohibit contents from dropping, sifting, leaking, or escaping, with exemptions for authorized maintenance vehicles and certain agricultural vehicles. Establishes that proof of actual spillage is not required to prove violation and allows fines up to $250 per violation.

What it would do: Creates the Northeast Louisiana Multimodal District with powers to contract for rail service development, industrial facilities, and economic development, and to create subdistricts with equivalent powers.

What it would do: Creates the crime of unlawful operation of a commercial motor vehicle by a person who fails to meet qualification requirements in 49 CFR Part 391, with penalties of up to $500 for first offense and up to $1,000 for subsequent convictions.

What it would do: Creates the Northwest Louisiana Railroad Commission to study blighted or abandoned railroads in seven parishes and requires railroad companies to remediate or remove such railroads and structures in Shreveport by January 1, 2027, and maintain underpasses.

What it would do: Increases the Port of New Orleans Board of Commissioners from seven to nine members, with two new members from St. Tammany Parish appointed through a nominating organization. Adjusts quorum requirements from four to five members and establishes the nomination and appointment process for the new positions.

What it would do: Creates the Louisiana Commercial Trucking Insurance Market Reform Act requiring captive insurers covering Louisiana commercial trucking risks to contribute three percent of retained premium to a Market Access Fund, establish minimum reserves and surplus, disclose coverage information, and allow direct actions against captive insurers by judgment creditors.

What it would do: Authorizes the Port of New Orleans board to pursue public-private partnerships to design, construct, finance, operate, and maintain the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor roadway serving the Louisiana International Terminal, and grants the board powers to acquire property, collect tolls, and coordinate with the Department of Transportation and Development.

What it would do: Creates the Northeast Louisiana Multimodal District with powers to promote rail service and economic development, including contracting with freight carriers, exercising industrial and economic development board powers, and creating subdistricts.

What it would do: Establishes a Louisiana income tax credit for taxpayers who purchase and install dashboard cameras or telematics systems in freight-carrying vehicles, equal to 25 percent of costs or $250 per vehicle (whichever is less), capped at $10,000 per taxpayer annually and $1 million statewide, applicable to taxable years 2026 through 2031.