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Louisiana: Do you need a front license plate?
Rear plate only
Louisiana requires only a rear license plate on a passenger car.
Louisiana issues one plate, which must be attached to the rear of the vehicle. Trucks over 10,000 pounds and dump trucks may carry the plate on either the front or the rear. Since 2014 the rule has been in R.S. 32:53 instead of the repealed R.S. 47:507.
What the law says
The permanent registration license plate assigned to a trailer, semitrailer, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle shall be attached to the rear thereof.
Sources
- La. R.S. 32:53 (Louisiana Legislature) Official · legis.la.gov
- La. R.S. 32:53(A) (FindLaw) Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
- Website
- expresslane.la.gov
How bordering states compare
- Arkansas Rear plate onlyArkansas issues one plate for passenger cars, and state law says a single plate goes on the rear.
- Mississippi Rear plate onlyMississippi issues one license tag, and it goes on the rear of the vehicle.
- Texas Front and rear platesTexas requires a passenger car to display two license plates, one on the front and one on the rear.