{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-45-161","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 45:161","heading":"Declaration of policy","body":"The business of operating motor vehicles intrastate for hire as common or contract carriers of persons or household goods, waste, or any other classification of carriers, other than a contract carrier by bus, created by law for compensation upon the public highways and bridges of this state is a business affected with a public interest.","path":["TITLE 45. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 4. MOTOR CARRIERS","PART A. MOTOR CARRIERS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=99911","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:52Z","sha256":"fb6900457a8b4343f41c6ba11f2e496ed4aab632dc704f948599326e9b108e2a","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-45-146","next":"us-la/rs-45-162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}