Des organisations soupçonnées d’avoir orchestré l’immigration d’étudiants africains au Canada avec des documents contrefaits sont dans la mire de l’UPAC.

The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal financial information.

For Louisiana drivers: Louisiana DOTD runs GeauxPass, the electronic toll system for roads like the LA 1 Expressway and the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. E-ZPass from other states does not work here.

Louisiana Department of Transportation officials are warning people against falling for a toll scam conducted through bogus phone texts that could reference the statewide toll system GeauxPass ...

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Tolls on the Belle Chasse Bridge have been delayed once again. The start date was scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, but has been delayed due to final preparation on the bridge.

Tolling on the Belle Chasse Bridge has been postponed for a fifth time, now set to begin April 24. Latest delay blamed on inclement weather.

Most vehicles will be subject to the following pay scale: 25 cents for Plaquemines Parish residents, $1.13 for non-Plaquemines residents with a GeauxPass and $2.26 for everyone else.

Tolls on the Belle Chasse Bridge have been delayed again. The start date is now scheduled for Thursday, April 16, but is subject to change.

How to pay the tolls Bridge officials encourage drivers to set up an account with GeauxPass, Louisiana’s state-wide tolling system, to take advantage of reduced toll rates.