New Orleans drivers don’t need to worry about renewing brake tags any time soon, as state officials drag their heels on setting up a vehicle identification program and Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration says it can’t get basic information from the Office of Motor Vehicles.
A new state law does away with local brake tags and requires noncommercial vehicles to display new identification stickers with QR codes. City officials want to keep a local safety regime and are hoping to merge it with the new state program, with state stickers replacing brake tags to certify successful safety inspections.
But with a Jan. 1 deadline to promulgate rules and regulations fast approaching, OMV has yet to set up the new state program…