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October 22, 2013The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced this week that it will soon begin mailing toll violations to violators who used the La. Highway 1 toll bridge in Leeville without paying.
According to a press release issued by DOTD, most of the violations occurred between 2009-11. The release states that approximately 75,000 citations will be mailed to 27,000 invoices – a process that will begin next week.
“We realize that it took some time, but we are obligated by a number of laws to complete the process with due diligence,” said Rhett Desselle, assistant DOTD secretary. “We have worked with our staff, consultant and contractor to review and invoice the backlogged images and mail out the violations.”
According to the release, DOTD is now mandated to notify customers of violations per an initial invoice, which will instruct customers to either pay the toll or appeal the violation. An appeal must be issued within 30 days of the violation being levied.
After the initial 30-day period, DOTD is required to send another notification reminding customers that the violation is still outstanding.
From there, any customer who fails to respond will have their information turned over to the Office of the Attorney General for collection. With that, the violators will be unable to renew their driver’s license until the matter is resolved.
The Leeville Toll Bridge has had problems with its collections since its July 2009 inception.
The bridge used to issue a ‘GeauxPass’ to drivers – a pre-purchased pass that would enable riders to pay the toll before entering Leeville.
But because of complications with the system and problems with citations, the bridge now as a toll booth where humans collect payments from drivers.
