LAC 73:I.1309. Private Property Owners

A. Any time a vehicle, because of its size, requires the temporary removal of trees, mailboxes, or other items owned privately, permission must be secured before the movement. The owner of such private property cannot be required to permit such movement, and the owner may impose different of additional conditions as may seem best to that owner. First Overweight Permit Fee Schedule This schedule is for three types of vehicles: Vehicles and combinations of vehicles which do not exceed their legal gross weight, but do exceed the legal axle weight on one to three axles or axle groups* (including steering axles). Vehicles or combinations of vehicles which have two or three axles ** total and which exceed both their legal gross weight and legal axle weight. All two-to-four axle ** off-road equipment. Excess Weight (in pounds) | Distance (in miles) Excess Weight (in pounds) | 0-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | over 200 0-10,000 | $ 20 | $ 30 | $ 35 | $ 45 | $ 55 10,001-20,000 | 35 | 65 | 90 | 115 | 140 20,001-30,000 | 55 | 100 | 140 | 185 | 230 30,001-40,000 | 70 | 135 | 195 | 255 | 315 40,001-50,000 | 90 | 170 | 245 | 325 | 405 50,001-60,000 | 105 | 205 | 300 | 395 | 490 Over 60,000 | $10 plus $0.07 per ton-mile *Axle groups are tandem, tridum, and quadrum axles. **"Axle" here refers to single or individual axles. Tandem axle groups will be counted as two axles and tridum axle groups as three axles. Second Overweight Permit Fee Schedule This schedule is for combinations of vehicles with four axles* (including the steering axle). Gross Weight (in pounds) | Distance (in miles) Gross Weight (in pounds) | 0-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | over 200 66,001-80,000 | $20 | $35 | $ 45 | $ 60 | $ 70 80,001-90,000 | 45 | 75 | 110 | 145 | 175 *"Axle" here refers to single or individual axles. Tandem axle groups will be counted as two axles and tridum axle groups as three axles. Third Overweight Permit Fee Schedule This schedule is for combinations of vehicles with five or more axles* (including the steering axle) when the gross weight exceeds 80,000 pounds. Gross Weight (in pounds) | Distance (in miles) Gross Weight (in pounds) | 0-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | over 200 80,001-100,000 | $ 30 | $ 45 | $ 65 | $ 80 | $ 100 100,001-108,000 | 50 | 95 | 135 | 180 | 220 108,001-120,000 | 70 | 130 | 190 | 250 | 310 120,001-132,000 | 90 | 170 | 250 | 330 | 415 132,001-152,000 | 120 | 225 | 335 | 445 | 555 152,001-172,000 | 155 | 295 | 440 | 585 | 730 172,001-192,000 | 190 | 365 | 545 | 725 | 905 192,001-212,000 | 225 | 435 | 650 | 865 | 1080 212,001-232,000 | 260 | 505 | 755 | 1005 | 1250 232,001-238,000 | 290 | 575 | 855 | 1135 | 1420 over 238,000 | $ 10―plus $0.50 per ton-mile of weight in excess of 80,000 pounds, plus a fee for structural evaluation based on the following schedule: $125―for evaluation of treated timber, concrete slab, and precast concrete slab bridges $850―for evaluation of truss, continuous span, and movable bridges and for all Mississippi River structures $500―for all other structures Price of fuel showing tax paid* "Axle" here refers to single or individual axles. Tandem axle groups will be counted as two axles and tridum axle groups as three axles. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any combination vehicle with a gross weight greater than 212,000 pounds, but not in excess of 238,000 pounds shall be authorized a maximum tandem axle weight of 45,000 pounds and a maximum steering axle weight of 13,000 pounds, provided the spread between axle groups is a minimum of 12 feet and the spread between tires in a group is a minimum of 4 feet.