Trucking in Louisiana

Louisiana is home to the largest tonnage port in the Western Hemisphere and permissive overweight rules for ag and forest products.

Major interstates

I-10, I-12 (Baton Rouge–Slidell bypass), I-20, I-49, and I-55.

Permits

Overweight sugar and timber permits routine. I-10 Atchafalaya Basin bridge weight enforcement.

Weather

Hurricane evacuations trigger contraflow on I-10 and I-55.

Weigh stations

Slidell, Grosse Tete, and Shreveport consistently active.

Freight hubs

Port of South Louisiana is the largest tonnage port in the Western Hemisphere.

Frequently asked

I-10 contraflow?

Only during declared hurricane evacuations.

Overweight easy?

Yes for sugar, timber, pipe; no for general freight.

Parking on I-10?

Slidell, Grosse Tete, Lafayette, Lake Charles.