New Louisiana Laws For 2019

The Louisiana Legislature passed a number of new laws in 2019.  Below are some that you should know about.

House Bill No. 335 (Act No. 372)

House Bill No. 335 (Act No. 372) requires food service establishments serving imported crawfish or shrimp to inform patrons that the seafood is of foreign origin

House Bill No. 575  (Act No. 286)

Until just recently Uber and Lyft have operated only in larger Louisiana cities like New Orleans, Lafayette and Baton Rouge because the rideshare companies wanted a statewide framework and uniform state rules to follow.  By December, 2019, Uber and Lyft will have their uniform rules.  House Bill No. 575 (Act No. 286) becomes effective July 1, 2019 and provides for transportation network company and driver requirements, for permits, fees, fare transparency, and identification of vehicles and drivers;   The Louisiana Department of Transportation will make related rules and regulations to implement and enforce the law.  In addition to connecting smaller and rural communities to ridesharing services, the new law may help reduce impaired driving.

If you were involved in a collision while in a ride share vehicle, call our experienced ride share accident lawyers in New Orleans.

Senate Bill 172

Louisiana was one of the few states that had no minimum age for marriage.  Now Senate Bill 172 was passed by the Louisiana Legislature and send to the governor to sign.   It prohibits anyone under the age of sixteen from getting married and provides that a minor sixteen or seventeen years of age may not marry a person who is three or more years older than the minor.  Further, minors sixteen or seventeen years of age may not marry without judicial authorization and written agreement of the minor’s father and mother, or of the person having legal custody.  The effective date of the law is August 1, 2019.