RS 47:820.5.7 - Free and unhampered passage on the Tomey J. Doucet Bridge; certain emergency vehicles of the town of Grand Isle

LA Rev Stat § 47:820.5.7 (2018) (N/A)
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§820.5.7. Free and unhampered passage on the Tomey J. Doucet Bridge; certain emergency vehicles of the town of Grand Isle

A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the following list of vehicles shall have free and unhampered passage crossing the Tomey J. Doucet Bridge on Louisiana Highway 1 in Leeville, Louisiana:

(a) Ambulances of the Grand Isle Emergency Vehicle Services.

(b) Official vehicles of the Grand Isle Independent Levee District.

(c) Official vehicles and a medical transportation van of the town of Grand Isle.

(d) Official, logo-bearing vehicles of the Grand Isle Port Commission.

(2) The exemption shall be granted only when the vehicles are being used in the performance of official duties.

(3) Any permanent resident of Grand Isle shall be exempted from the payment of tolls when crossing the Tomey J. Doucet Bridge when the resident purchases an exempt toll tag, presents a certificate of motor vehicle registration, and any one of the following documents for proof of residency:

(a) An official Louisiana driver's license.

(b) Proof of homestead exemption.

(c) A voter registration card.

B. The Department of Transportation and Development shall, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, adopt rules and regulations for the efficient implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2010, No. 826, §1.