Louisiana driver’s licenses still don’t comply with federal law, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted the state a temporary break.
That means travelers won’t need passports to fly within the United States, the American Press reports.
The Real ID Act of 2005 requires identification cards to meet standards to enter federal buildings or board commercial flights.
A 2008 state laws bars the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles from complying. The OMV’s director asked the federal government to recognize the state’s identification cards and cited the legal prohibition.
The Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly pushed back the compliance date, and agency Secretary Janet Napolitano had said she would no longer delay implementation, which would require travelers in noncompliant states to use passports for domestic flights.
Topics Louisiana Personal Auto
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
AIG Completes CEO Succession Plan With Anderson to Take Reins 
NYC Begins 10 Days of Flying Taxis With Manhattan-JFK Flights 
Commercial Lines Rates Continue to Soften, Says Ivans Index 
Three Sentenced in Bear-Suit Attacks Insurance Fraud Case 
