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The License-Plate Reader File · LouisianaIn reporting · updated Oct. 31, 2026

Who is reading your plate?
Parish by parish.

Louisiana has no law on how plate-reader data is collected or kept: a 2015 pilot bill was vetoed and a 2016 version died in committee, and a 2024 law only makes damaging the cameras a crime. State Police confirmed in August 2026 that it uses Flock cameras, and a state representative has said he will propose banning them.

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A parish’s color reflects any documented agency in it: the sheriff’s office or a city police department. “Not yet checked” is not the same as “none”.

Using license-plate readers
In use; some cameras may have been switched off or removed.
Removing or limiting cameras
Removing cameras beyond state roads, or limiting use, while some remain.
Use suspended
Cameras switched off or use paused; no contract termination reported.
Program documented, current use unconfirmed
Records or reports show the agency bought or used plate readers, but no source found confirms whether they are still in use.
Ended or removed
Contract terminated, program discontinued, or all cameras removed.

Statewide

  1. June 2015 The Legislature passed Senate Bill 250, which would have set up a statewide pilot program using automatic license plate recognition to find stolen vehicles and uninsured drivers. Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed it, writing that the plate and location data would sit in a central database open to participating agencies and some private entities even when no violation was found, which he called "a fundamental risk to personal privacy." (Louisiana Legislature, June 2015; IDG News Service (via CIO.de), June 22, 2015)
  2. May 2016 SB 54 later died when the House and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 7-3 against it, according to the Associated Press. The plate-reader pilot never became law. (Associated Press (via Insurance Journal), May 26, 2016)
  3. May 10, 2016 A follow-up bill, SB 54 by Sen. Ronnie Johns, would have run plate-reader cameras in nine parishes to find uninsured drivers, with sheriffs working with district attorneys, a 60-day cap on keeping most data, and a Jan. 1, 2022, end date. The House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice voted 6-5 to defer it on May 10, 2016. (Louisiana Legislature, May 2016; WAFB, May 10, 2016)
  4. April 2017 A Louisiana State Police Troop D spokesman told KPLC that troopers use some plate-scanning technology and that agencies across the state use it. (KPLC, April 18, 2017)
  5. March 2023 The state Department of Transportation and Development has a separate permit form for automatic license plate cameras on its right-of-way (revised March 2023). The permit must be in the name of a law enforcement agency, and contractors may not hold it. DOTD staff must visit the site first, the cameras may not go on DOTD traffic signal equipment or draw power from it, and the agency must carry insurance and hold DOTD harmless. The form does not address how data is kept or shared. (Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, March 2023)
  6. 2024 Act 343 of the 2024 Regular Session added R.S. 14:57.1, which makes it a crime to intentionally vandalize, tamper with or destroy a "crime camera system." The law defines that term to include any license plate reader installed to watch for or deter illegal activity. The penalty is up to two years in prison, a fine of up to $2,000, or both. The statute covers damage to the equipment; it does not regulate how plate data is collected, kept or shared. (Louisiana Legislature, Aug. 1, 2024)
  7. Aug. 2026 State Rep. Danny McCormick, who represents District 1, said he intends to propose a bill banning Flock cameras in Louisiana. Until the Legislature meets again next spring, he wants DOTD to stop permitting the cameras, and he said he has filed public records requests with DOTD to learn who owns them. (KTBS 3, Aug. 5, 2026; KNOE, Aug. 12, 2026)
  8. Aug. 2026 A Louisiana State Police spokesman confirmed to KNOE that the agency uses Flock cameras. He said they help find vehicles tied to missing or endangered people and wanted persons, and that the agency does not discuss specific technologies or locations. (KNOE, Aug. 12, 2026)
  9. Aug. 2026 Louisiana lawmakers approved a 10-year, $192.6 million contract with Motorola that was not competitively bid; Gov. Jeff Landry's chief information officer said her office secured savings in the deal. About $54.4 million is for radios, license plate readers, body cameras and in-car video for State Police, Wildlife and Fisheries, Public Safety and Corrections, Probation and Parole, the Office of Juvenile Justice and the State Fire Marshal. The contract expires Aug. 13, 2036, depends on the Legislature funding it each year, and gives sheriffs and local agencies the same equipment discount as the state. (Louisiana Illuminator, Aug. 14, 2026)

State agencies

Louisiana State Police

Status
Using license-plate readers
Vendors
Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions
Contract
Motorola Solutions: $192.6 million total · from Aug. 2026 · to Aug. 13, 2036 · approved by Louisiana Legislature (budget committee review); Landry administration negotiated (Louisiana Illuminator, Aug. 14, 2026)
Sources
KPLC, April 18, 2017; KNOE, Aug. 12, 2026; Louisiana Illuminator, Aug. 14, 2026
  1. April 2017 A Troop D spokesman said troopers use some plate-scanning technology. (KPLC, April 18, 2017)
  2. Aug. 2026 A State Police spokesman confirmed the agency uses Flock cameras to help find vehicles tied to missing or endangered people and wanted persons. (KNOE, Aug. 12, 2026)
  3. Aug. 2026 The state signed a 10-year Motorola contract that includes license plate readers, body cameras and in-car video for State Police and other state agencies. A State Police official said Motorola won on price after 2025 pilots with Motorola and Axon. (Louisiana Illuminator, Aug. 14, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
  • The $192.6 million Motorola contract covers the statewide LWIN radio network ($138.2 million) and $54.4 million in police equipment; the article does not say how much of that is for plate readers or name the reader product.
  • The Illuminator article says the contract was signed on a Thursday without a calendar date; it expires Aug. 13, 2036. Date given as 2026-08.
  • No camera count or Flock contract amount found for State Police.
  • The Illuminator page showed no byline.

Reported by news outlets; agency records not yet obtained.

Every parish

All 64 parishes
Acadia ParishNot yet checked———
Allen ParishChecked: no program found———
Ascension ParishNot yet checked———
Assumption ParishNot yet checked———
Avoyelles ParishProgram documented, current use unconfirmed1——
Beauregard ParishChecked: no program found———
Bienville ParishNot yet checked———
Bossier ParishUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety2
Caddo ParishUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety2
Calcasieu ParishUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety—
Caldwell ParishNot yet checked———
Cameron ParishChecked: no program found———
Catahoula ParishChecked: no program found———
Claiborne ParishNot yet checked———
Concordia ParishChecked: no program found———
De Soto ParishChecked: no program found———
East Baton Rouge ParishUsing license-plate readers4Flock Safety10
East Carroll ParishNot yet checked———
East Feliciana ParishNot yet checked———
Evangeline ParishNot yet checked———
Franklin ParishChecked: no program found———
Grant ParishChecked: no program found———
Iberia ParishChecked: no program found———
Iberville ParishNot yet checked———
Jackson ParishNot yet checked———
Jefferson Davis ParishProgram documented, current use unconfirmed1Louisiana Public Safety Company10
Jefferson ParishUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety78
LaSalle ParishChecked: no program found———
Lafayette ParishUsing license-plate readers7Crime Fighters of Louisiana, Flock Safety330
Lafourche ParishChecked: no program found———
Lincoln ParishUsing license-plate readers2Insight LPR23
Livingston ParishChecked: no program found1——
Madison ParishChecked: no program found———
Morehouse ParishChecked: no program found———
Natchitoches ParishChecked: no program found———
Orleans ParishUsing license-plate readers2Flock Safety—
Ouachita ParishProgram documented, current use unconfirmed1—4
Plaquemines ParishNot yet checked———
Pointe Coupee ParishNot yet checked———
Rapides ParishChecked: no program found———
Red River ParishNot yet checked———
Richland ParishChecked: no program found———
Sabine ParishChecked: no program found———
St. Bernard ParishNot yet checked———
St. Charles ParishNot yet checked———
St. Helena ParishNot yet checked———
St. James ParishNot yet checked———
St. John the Baptist ParishNot yet checked———
St. Landry ParishProgram documented, current use unconfirmed1—18
St. Martin ParishUsing license-plate readers1Flock Safety15
St. Mary ParishNot yet checked———
St. Tammany ParishNot yet checked———
Tangipahoa ParishChecked: no program found———
Tensas ParishNot yet checked———
Terrebonne ParishProgram documented, current use unconfirmed1Flock Safety—
Union ParishChecked: no program found———
Vermilion ParishNot yet checked———
Vernon ParishUsing license-plate readers1——
Washington ParishNot yet checked———
Webster ParishProgram documented, current use unconfirmed1—9
West Baton Rouge ParishNot yet checked———
West Carroll ParishNot yet checked———
West Feliciana ParishNot yet checked———
Winn ParishChecked: no program found———

How this map is built

We start with each parish’s sheriff’s office and its largest city police departments, then work outward. Each agency’s entry says whether it comes from agency records or from news reports, and links every source. Companies are tracked separately, so the map can show one company’s customers or all license-plate readers together.

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