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2557 2009-03-18 Troop C FREE COURTESY INSPECTIONS
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE
Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

TROOPS C & I- NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Date: March 18, 2009
FREE COURTESY INSPECTIONS
Louisiana State Police / MCSAP / TESS / Region II and Weights and Standards / Region II will be conducting a courtesy inspection detail on Thursday, March 26, 2009. The courtesy inspections will be held at 1556 Hwy. 90 East in Raceland, Louisiana 70394 (Behind Presto Fuel Center) between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00p.m. Troopers / Officers will conduct a “level 1” inspection on commercial vehicles in accordance with federal standards. All noted violations will be issued warning notices and no driver or company will be fined. Any out of service violations noted will be repaired before the equipment leaves the inspection site. The driver will be provided with a copy of the inspection report. Vehicles that pass the inspection will receive a federal CVSA sticker. Participation, by drivers / companies, in the inspection is strictly voluntary and Troopers / Officers will make every effort to answer all questions asked by companies and drivers.

This event is a continuing series of free inspections that are designed to get a better understanding by commercial carriers and drivers of the laws and restrictions that govern commercial trucking. It is also designed to improve communications between law enforcement and industry.

Contact: Lieutenant Shannon Lavrgne, Lieutenant Kurt Laporte, or Sergeant EJ Chesne
Louisiana State Police
MCSAP / TESS II
Weights and Standards
(337) 262-3363
(337) 262-3315
(337) 262-2022

Contact Information:
TFC Gilbert Dardar Jr.
Public Information Officer
Louisiana State Police - Troop C
Office: (985) 857-3683
Cell: (985) 855-0241
Gilbert.Dardar@dps.la.gov
WWW.LSP.ORG
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