Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Part I - State Police
Chapter 15 - Explosives Code
Subchapter A - General
Section I-1521 - General Transportation Requirements

A. In addition to all other applicable requirements set forth in these rules and regulations, the transportation of explosives over all highways shall be in accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.

B. Explosives shall not be transported through any prohibited vehicle tunnel, or subway, or over any prohibited bridge, roadway, or elevated highway.

C. No licensee or an agent thereof shall smoke, carry matches or any other flame producing device, or carry firearms or loaded cartridges while in a conveyance transporting explosives. Nothing in this Subsection shall be so construed as to prevent the presence of a duly authorized and legally constituted armed guard on such conveyances where security considerations dictate their necessity to possess or carry a firearm.

D. Explosives shall not be carried or transported in or upon a public conveyance or conveyances carrying passengers for hire.

E. Explosives shall not be transferred from one vehicle to another within the corporate limits of any city or town without informing the local fire and police department thereof. In the event of breakdown or collision, the local fire and police department shall be promptly notified to help safeguard such emergencies. In the event of a collision/accident, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections Explosives Control Unit, will be notified immediately by telephone. Explosives shall be transferred from the disabled conveyance to another only when proper and qualified supervision is provided.