Louisiana’s traffic fines for driving slowly in the left lane increase Friday

Vehicles speed down Louisiana Highway 19 in East Baton Rouge Parish. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Motorists will face higher fines for driving below the speed limit in the left lane of a Louisiana highway starting Friday.

A new state law, Act 24 from this year’s legislative session, will require a person driving less than the speed limit to stay in the furthest right lane of a multilane highway. People driving in the left lane must be either passing another vehicle or turning left off the road…

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