La. Admin. Code tit. 70 § XXV-109

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XXV-109 - Crescent City Connection Exemptions - Students

A. Purpose. In addition to free passage of students in clearly marked school buses as is now provided, any motorized vehicle operated by a student attending a school, which includes universities, colleges, and secondary schools, shall have free passage over the Crescent City Connection bridges, the Gretna/Jackson Avenue ferry, the Algiers/Canal Street ferry, and the Lower Algiers/Chalmette ferry, during the hours of 6 a.m.-9:30 a.m., and 2:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., for traveling to and from school.

B. Application

1. Students who are majors, or in the case of a minor student, the legal parent or guardian, shall apply to the Crescent City Connection Division for each student for each school year, and shall certify as to the following:

a. the address of the student's domicile;

b. the address of the school attended by the student;

c. the student regularly operates a private vehicle to travel to and from school;

d. the geographic location of the school in relation to the student's domicile requires travel across the facilities stated in §109. A pertaining to purpose.

2. The appropriate school official, the registrar of the college or university attended by the student, or the principal, headmaster, or administrator of the school attended by the student, shall certify on the application as to the enrollment of the student at the school and the length of the school year.

C. Vehicle Passes

1. Upon approval of an application, the Crescent City Connection Division shall issue vehicle passes for use by the student.

2. The vehicle passes shall be for the personal use of the student, while operating a motor vehicle, and are not transferable.

3. The vehicle passes shall not be used for any other purpose than crossing the bridges or ferries for required attendance at school.

4. Lost, stolen, or damaged passes will not be replaced.

D. Loss of Privilege. Any prohibited use of student vehicle passes will result in the loss of the privilege to obtain and use passes and/or actions provided by law.

E. School Buses-Requirements for Exemption

1. Free passage across the Crescent City Connection shall be granted to all clearly marked school buses at any time, upon the bus driver's delivery of a free passage coupon at the bridge toll plaza.

2. Free passage coupons for school buses shall be obtained by signed application of the official school system's transportation coordinator to the Department and Development Crescent City Connection Division office. The school system's transportation coordinator is responsible for distributing the free passage coupons to eligible school bus drivers for their school system.

3. Official school systems, for purposes of §109, are parish public school systems, private schools operating in the state of Louisiana, and parochial schools operating in the state of Louisiana.

4. Bus drivers who privately own their clearly marked school buses are eligible for individual application to the Department of Transportation and Development Crescent City Connection Division office for free passage coupons. These bus drivers must attach an original letter from the school system they serve to their signed application. The letter certified that their bus serves the school system.

La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § XXV-109

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, LR 19:1595 (December 1993), amended LR 23:85 (January 1997).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:158.