NOTE: §426(Section heading) and Subsection (A) eff. until Aug. 1, 2023, or upon the adoption of final rules and regulations by the Department of Transportation and Development to implement the Section, whichever date is sooner. See Acts 2021, No. 392.

§426.  Free and unhampered passage on the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge; teachers, school bus drivers, and other school employees

            A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every teacher, school bus driver, and other school employee employed by the Lafourche Parish School Board shall have free and unhampered passage crossing the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge, also known as the Tomey J. Doucet Bridge, when traveling to and from their workplace on a scheduled work day, as prescribed by the school board, not to exceed two toll-free crossings in one day.

            NOTE: §426(Section heading) and Subsection (A) as amended by Acts 2022, No. 383, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2023, or the date of the adoption of final rules by the Department of Transportation and Development to implement the Section, whichever date is sooner.

§426. Free and unhampered passage on the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge; teachers, school bus operators, and other school employees

            A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every teacher, school bus operator, and other school employee employed by Grand Isle School System under the jurisdiction of the Jefferson Parish School Board shall have free and unhampered passage crossing the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge, also known as the Tomey J. Doucet Bridge, when traveling to and from their workplace on a scheduled work day, as prescribed by the school board, not to exceed two toll-free crossings in one day.

            B. The Department of Transportation and Development shall adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

            Acts 2021, No. 392, §2, see Act; Acts 2022, No. 383, §1, see Act.