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Louisiana Law Centralizes Oversize Permitting

Louisiana has moved to streamline the movement of oversized and overweight freight with the enactment of House Bill 746, now Act 566, legislation that makes the state’s Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) the primary authority for issuing heavy-haul permits statewide. The measure was authored by state Rep. Charles Owen and was signed into law May 29. The legislation is designed to eliminate a patchwork of local permitting requirements that carriers, ... [+]

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