RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 383 (HB 345) 2022 Regular Session Orgeron
Existing law requires every teacher, school bus driver, and other school employee employed
by certain school boards to have free and unhampered passage crossing La. Hwy. 1 Bridge,
also known as the Tomey J. Doucet Bridge, when traveling to and from their work place on
a scheduled work day, as prescribed by the school board, not to exceed two toll-free
crossings in one day. Requires the state Dept. of Transportation and Development (DOTD)
to adopt rules and regulations to implement existing law.
Prior law required this exemption for every teacher, school bus driver, and other school
employee by the Lafourche Parish School Board.
New law modifies existing law by changing the exempted employees from the Lafourche
Parish School Board employees to the employees of the Grand Isle School System under the
jurisdiction of the Jefferson Parish School Board.
Prior law required the exemptions from the payment of tolls on the La. Hwy. 1 Bridge be
effective on Aug. 1, 2023, or the date of the adoption of final rules by the DOTD, whichever
date was sooner.
New law supersedes the applicable provisions of prior law and becomes effective on Aug.
1, 2023.
Effective August 1, 2023.
(Amends R.S. 17:426(A))