La. Stat. tit. 32 § 58.1

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Section 32:58.1 - Careless operation during flood conditions
A. Any person operating a motor vehicle on the public roads of this state during flood conditions shall drive in a careful and prudent manner, so as not to create a wake that endangers the life, limb, or property of any person. Failure to drive in such a manner shall constitute careless operation during flood conditions.
B. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the following persons were operating a motor vehicle in a careful and prudent manner during flood conditions:
(1) Any person operating a vehicle owned or operated by a public utility, whether publicly or privately owned, while acting in the course and scope of his employment or agency relating to the operation, repair, or maintenance of a facility, servitude, or any property owned by the utility.
(2) Any person operating a military, law enforcement, or emergency services vehicle while acting in the course and scope of his employment or official duties.

La. R.S. § 32:58.1

Acts 2018, No. 403, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
Added by Acts 2018, No. 403,s. 1, eff. 5/23/2018.