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R.S. 36:501

Department of Transportation and Development; creation; domicile; composition; purposes and functions ACTIVE

A. The Department of Transportation and Development is created and shall be a body corporate with the power to sue and be sued. The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge.

B. The Department of Transportation and Development, through its offices and officers, shall be responsible for developing and implementing programs to assure adequate, safe, and efficient transportation and other public works facilities and services in the state in accordance with the transfer of agencies and functions made by this Chapter. The department shall develop and implement programs in all areas of transportation, including highways, airports, waterways, flood protection, and mass transit, as well as public works activities, in accordance with such transfers.

C.(1) The Department of Transportation and Development shall be composed of the executive office of the secretary, the office of transformation, the office of management and finance, the office of project delivery, the office of operations, the office of multimodal commerce, and such other offices as shall be created by law.

(2) Whenever the secretary determines that the administration of the functions of the department may be more efficiently performed by eliminating, merging, or consolidating existing offices or establishing new offices, he shall present a plan therefor to the legislature for its approval by statute.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1976, No. 513, §1
  • amendment Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977
  • amendment Acts 1979, No. 445, §1, eff. July 13, 1979
  • amendment Acts 1981, No. 693, §1
  • amendment Acts 1987, No. 736, §1
  • amendment Acts 1988, No. 2, §1, eff. Mar. 28, 1988
  • amendment Acts 1988, No. 488, §1, eff. July 9, 1988
  • amendment Acts 1997, No. 1381, §1, eff. July 1, 1997
  • amendment Acts 1998, No. 71, §1, eff. July 1, 1998
  • amendment Acts 2006, No. 6, §2
  • amendment Acts 2006, No. 11, §3
  • amendment Acts 2009, No. 523, §1, eff. July 10, 2009
  • amendment Acts 2011, No. 261, §1, eff. June 28, 2011
  • amendment Acts 2014, No. 719, §1, eff. July 1, 2016
  • amendment Acts 2025, No. 375, §1

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 36:501 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-36-501,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 36:501},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-36/section-501},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}