LOUISIANA
1915 1 - 8483, Dealer 9067M - 9123M
9542 - 10626
1916 1 - 15550
1917 1 - 26929
1918 1 - 39493
1919 1 - 49168
1920 1 - 53175
1921 1 - 78522* [80000 highest ordered] Truck known 1922.
23 + HORSEPOWER 1 - 22 HORSEPOWER
1922 1 - 20000, 100001 - 105000* 20001 - 100000
1923 1 - 30000 30001 - 115323
1924 1 - 30000 [+3,000 more ordered] 30001 - 142216 [151001 - 153000]
1925 1 - 40000 40001 - 178590*
1926 1 - 40-000, 203-093 - 204-516 40-001 - 200-000
1927 1 - 50-000 50-001 - 223-803*
1928 1 - 56-020, 231-040 - 235-227* 71-540 - 222-037 [60-001? - 230-000?]
1929 1 - 61-433, 234-053 - 267-439* 73-502 - 231-669
Town Talk, Alexandria, 1/2/1928: "[The] chief clerk of the license department...
has laid in a supply of 270,000 of the tags. Of these, 60,000 are for cars of
twenty-three horsepower and over, 40,000 for trucks, and 170,000 for smaller cars."
ALL PASSENGER CARS
1930 1 - 253-244*
1931 1 - 248-496*, 9-775A - 25-740A (98-497, 164-591 also seen)
From 1931 through 1934, plates were assigned by 5 horsepower classes.
1931 A series may have been overflow for second class.
HORSEPOWER 1931 ASSIGNMENTS
22 or less 1 - 100-000 (100,000)
23-25 100-001 - 165-000 (65,000)
26-30 165-001 - 225-000 (60,000)
31-35 225-001 - 240-000 (15,000)
36 or more 240-001 - 250-000 (10,000)
1932-40 FORMAT 1-001 - 499-999
Different number blocks were assigned for 5 horsepower classes (or 3 in 1935-40)
AND 6 branch offices. See Misc. 3 page for more details.
THEORETICAL ASSIGNMENTS AND TOTALS:
HORSEPOWER ASSIGNMENTS 1932 1933 1934
22 or less 1-001 - 99-999 82,393 49,531 47,670
23-25 100-001 - 199-999 98,007 73,484 78,721
26-30 200-001 - 299-999 59,408 64,926 80,441
31-35 300-001 - 399-999 5,952 2,784 720
36 or more 400-001 - 499-999 1,542 1,465 2,217
TOTAL 247,302 192,190 209,769
HORSEPOWER ASSIGNMENTS 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
22 or less 1-001 - 99-999 54,640 51,655 46,747 27,288 47,059 26,939
23-25 100-001 - 199-999 82,152 90,158 86,481 90,148 77,476 90,996
26 or more 200-001 - 399-999 104,472 129,343 142,896 151,367 161,357 177,455
? 400-001 - 449-999 2,377 2,998 6,741 5,538 3,712 7,820
? 450-001 - 499-999 2,367 2,060 2,975 2,815 4,470
TOTAL 243,641 276,521 284,925 277,316 292,419 307,680
1941-63 PASSENGER CITY TAXI HIRE BUS SCHOOL BUS
1941 1-001 - 405-200*
1942 1-001 - 383-737
1944 1-001 - 379-479* 388-169 393-702
1945 1-001 - 340-675* 393-807
1946 1-001 - 336-645* 393-701
1947 1-001 - 357-841 385-438 387-101 392-117
1948 1-001 - 377-397, 390-211
400-722 - 409-886 (385,562) (COM 395-913)
1949 1-001 - 387-275, 394-162
415-070 - 485-096 (456,302) (COM 403-548)
1950 1-001 - 488-654, 503-145 521-455
550-630 - 614-928 (551,953) (COM 527-648)
1951 1-001 - 569-905 603-199 620-305
1952 1-001 - 589-260* 620-440
1953 1-001 - 637-839* 711-619 715-620 720-324
1954 1-001 - 699-994* 721-961
1955 1-001 - 739-520 821-962
1956 1-001 - 800-439 920-393
1957 1-001 - 864-927* 961-625 966-215 970-354
1958 1-001 - 879-533* 980-333
1959 1-001 - 909-551 975-744 980-401
1960 1-001 - 933-400 970-523 980-347
1961 1-001 - 950-582 975-744 979-305
1962 1-001 - 1006401
1963 1-001 - 1037997
1964-94 FORMAT 1A001 - 999X999 State Police Troop District
codes in County Code Book.
1964-65: Initial assignment (1,200,000 S) in County Code Book.
1974-75: Initial assignment (1,755,000 S) in County Code Book.
Jennings office issued N series 1964-65, although in District D.
District N discontinued 1970, combined with District I.
District M discontinued 1974, combined with District C; other
minor shifts in Districts A,C,E,I,K,L in County Code Book.
After 999B999, District B issued 1N001 December 1982, "DEC 84".
After 999X999, Mail Order issued 174H001 August 1991, "AUG 93".
1974-94 bases replaced during 1994-95.
All plates steel 1964-67, galv. steel 1968-73, aluminum 1974-on.
(For exact numbers known by Troop District, see Misc. 1)
1964-65 BASE
1964 Type 1: Non-serif "B" (1,268,572)
1965 Type 2: Serif "B" (9,198)
(TOTAL 1,281,058)
1966-67 BASE
1966 Type 1: Large 64-65 state name (56,112)
1966 Type 2: Small state name (1,321,652)
1967 Type 3: As Type 2, but tall "G" (1)
(TOTAL 1,393,109)
1968-69 BASE (TOTAL 1,490,502)
1970-71 BASE (TOTAL 1,566,533)
1972-73 BASE
1972 Type 1: Far dates in LL and LR corners (1,328,488)
1972 Type 2: Near dates above LL and LR holes (347,978)
(TOTAL 1,740,457)
1974-75 BASE
1974 Type 1: Small letter (1,940,030)
1975 Type 2: Thin letter (78,233)
(TOTAL 2,028,000)
UNDATED BAYOU STATE BASE
1976 "77" Type 1: Small letter (assuming even mix) (241,762)
1976 "77" Type 2: Thin letter (assuming even mix) (136,324)
1977 "77" Type 3: Full-size letter (173,881)
(TOTAL 555,000)
BLACK SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE BASE
1978 "FEB 79" Type 1: Small letter (51,892)
1978 "FEB 79" Type 2: Full-size letter (1,318,885)
(TOTAL 1,380,499)
1984 WORLD'S FAIR BASE
Oct.83 "OCT 85" Type 1: Tall dies, full-size letter (284,000)
Oct.83 "OCT 85" Type 2: Tall dies, small letter (16,000)
May 84 "NOV 86" Type 3: Short dies, full-size letter (6,000)
(TOTAL 306,000)
BLUE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE BASE
Nov.84 "NOV 86" Type 1: Tall dies, rounded slogan (40,000)
Jan.85 "JAN 87" Type 2: Short dies, rounded slogan (388,527)
Jul.86 "JUL 88" Type 3: Square slogan, 2 sticker boxes (93,229)
Apr.87 "APR 89" Type 4: As Type 3, LR sticker box only (294,238)
(TOTAL 903,985)
PELICAN USA GRAPHIC BASE
1-17-89 "DEC 92" Type 1: LL open-sided sticker box (84,339)
1-17-89 "JAN 92" Type 2: LR closed sticker box (1,604,854)
(TOTAL 1,696,410)
1994-2007 LIPSTICK BASE No I,O,Q used in 3rd position.
Jan.1993 "DEC 94" Type 1 AAA 000 - AMN 889 (126,434 S)
May 1993 "APR 95" Type 2 AAW 054 - CPU 411 (457,965 S)
Jan.1994 "JAN 96" Type 3 AXD 589 - KLB 017 (5,318,870 S)
1-1-02 "DEC 03" Type 4 KLL 586 - MSN 459 (1,358,874 S)
Jul.04 "JUN 06" Type 3a MST 455 - NFU 788 (300,334 S)
(TOTAL 7,906,789 S)
Description of Types: (For exact known numbers, see Misc. 2)
Type 1 - LR sticker box only, no border
Type 2 - LL and LR sticker boxes, no border
Type 3 - As Type 2, but painted border (TYPES 1-3,3a 6,522,921 S)
Type 4 - As Type 3, but Purchase slogan and emblem
No Troop District H, K or X issued; all stickers discontinued 1995.
Currently revalidated.
2007-25 PELICAN BASE No Q,U in 1st or I,O,Q in 3rd or 4th position.
3-2-05 "FEB 07" Type 1 NFV 985 - VCS 446 (3,515,462 S)
7-3-13 "JAN 15" Type 1a WUL 002 - XRW 822 (538,821 S)
Type 1b XUB 382 -
Feb.16 "FEB 18" Type 1c ZPE 603 - ZZZ 999 (248,397 S)
May 16 "MAY 18" Type 1d 000 AAA - 253 FRB (3,923,254 S)
(TOTAL 8,125,935 S)
Issued only to new registrations.
NGK 569 has state name extending under UR hole,
NMC 680 has state name left of UL hole.
WWN 989 seen with matching "NOV 11" sticker. Issued 2009?
2013-15 200 YEARS BASE
1-3-11 "JAN 13" Type 1 VCT692 - VRW002 (No clean
2011 "AUG 13" Type 2 VQT198 - WUE806 break)
(TOTAL 1,000,115 S)
No I,O,Q in 3rd position? VOO914 seen.
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Large pelican and map (roughly 33%)
Type 2 - Small pelican and map (roughly 67%)
2015-16 BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS BASE (No clean break from Pelican)
1-21-14 "NOV 15" Type 1 XSC226 - XTX315 (41,090 S)
"FEB 16" Type 1a XVF771 - YEA903 (202,133 S)
"APR 16" Type 2 YEK648 - ZPC679 (844,032 S)
(TOTAL 1,095,999 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - "www.louisianatravel.com"
Type 2 - "www.LouisianaTravel.com"
