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LA HB896

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jacob Braud

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires toll facilities to display signage showing real-time toll prices by vehicle class, toll tag rates, and toll-by-plate rates for parish residents and nonresidents

  • Caps administrative fees at $6 per trip (reduced from $25) and limits total administrative fees to $48 per person within a 12-month period

  • Mandates toll customer service centers within a 5-mile radius of any operational toll facility, funded by the entity receiving toll revenue

  • Establishes formal dispute procedures allowing vehicle owners to contest toll violations by submitting documentation proving non-ownership, prior payment, or vehicle absence at the time of alleged violation

  • Exempts certain vehicles from toll fees: federal/state/parish/local government vehicles, school employees in the parish, local police and firefighters, parish government employees, disabled veterans, and toll-by-plate users crossing no more than once per three months (limited to 2 vehicles per household)

Legislative Description

Requires toll signage, toll dispute procedures, and toll customer service centers at all toll facilities within a certain radius

HIGHWAYS

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation, Highways and Public Works2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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