2006/05/25 - 2010/11/21
Old
Front Plate Required: No
Area Codes: 225, 318, 337, 504, 985
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The natural scenery of Louisiana looks very similar to that of other southeastern states, shifting from loblolly pine forests with red dirt in the north to live oaks and spanish moss with sandy soil toward the southern coast. Low grasslands, farms, and swamps fill the gaps in between.
Loblolly pine forest
Flooded fields
At the same time, Louisiana is the most unique of the southeastern states. It is the only southeastern state that requires vehicle registration stickers, with New Orleans requiring its own unique registration sticker. it is the only state divided into parishes instead of counties, and one of the few places you'll find above-ground cemeteries.
Registration sticker
Parish designations
Above ground cemetery
In more rural areas, you can find drainage marked by yellow bollards and T-intersections marked with several black and yellow striped warning signs. Louisiana will occasionally use signs with thicker stripes than the standard, and these can only be found here. Florida also marks drainage with yellow bollards, so use it with other clues.
Yellow bollard marking drainage
Multiple warning stripes at intersection
Thicker black stripes
New Orleans registration sticker
New Orleans symbol
Blue street signs
Downtown New Orleans street sign
NORTA sign
JeT sign
RTA Trolley
Florida and South Dakota also marks drainage with a yellow bollard. Windshield stickers on vehicles registered in Louisiana can help you decide which state you are in.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mobile, Alabama