Home/Louisiana/Statutes/Title 45: Public Utilities and Carriers/§ 45:161
Louisiana Statutes

§ 45:161 — Declaration of policy

Louisiana § 45:161
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 45Public Utilities and Carriers

This text of Louisiana § 45:161 (Declaration of policy) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Louisiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 45:161 (2026).

Text

§161. Declaration of policy The business of operating motor vehicles intrastate for hire as common or contract carriers of persons or household goods, waste, or any other classification of carriers, other than a contract carrier by bus, created by law for compensation upon the public highways and bridges of this state is a business affected with a public interest.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

Florane v. Louisiana Public Service Com'n
433 So. 2d 120 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1983)
19 case citations
CTS Enterprises, Inc. v. Public Service Com'n
540 So. 2d 275 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1989)
16 case citations
A-1 Moving & Storage, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
548 So. 2d 934 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1989)
3 case citations
AAA Cooper Transportation v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
623 So. 2d 1262 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1993)
3 case citations
Walker v. Creech
460 So. 2d 657 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1984)
2 case citations
Louisiana Household Goods Carriers ex rel. Hathorn v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
781 So. 2d 545 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2001)
1 case citations
Mike Eskew Motor Co. v. Kelley
583 So. 2d 95 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1991)

Legislative History

Acts 1995, No. 301, §2, eff. June 15, 1995; Acts 1999, No. 631, §2; Acts 2008, No. 724, §2, eff. July 6, 2008.

Nearby Sections

15
§ 45:1
§ 45:1
§ 45:10
Unlawful piloting; penalty
§ 45:1091
§ 45:1091
§ 45:1092
Disclosure or solicitation as to shipments; exceptions
§ 45:1093
Joint rates; freight
§ 45:1094
Joint rates; express matter and messages
§ 45:1095
Joint rates; commission's duty
§ 45:1096
Joint rates; division of proceeds
§ 45:1097
Freight loss or damage; time for adjustment; amount of liability
§ 45:1097.1
Freight loss or damage; time for settlement
§ 45:1097.2
Motor carriers defined; exceptions
§ 45:1097.3
Freight loss or damages; computing value; settlement
§ 45:1097.4
Freight loss or damage; attorneys' fees and court costs
§ 45:1097.5
Freight loss or damage; awards cumulative
§ 45:1098
Freight loss or damage; damages for failure to adjust and pay
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
Louisiana § 45:161, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/45%3A161.