Mover licenses in
Louisiana
Louisiana licenses or registers movers working inside the state statewide.
Get a written estimate, confirm the company name matches the paperwork, and ask how it covers loss or damage. Your state's consumer protection office can tell you what applies. Find your state's office (opens official site).
Ask the licensing office directly: Louisiana Public Service Commission, Transportation Division (opens official site).
Moving to another state?
Interstate movers are registered with the federal government, not the state. Search the company in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's mover database, which also shows complaint history.
Search interstate movers (opens official site) FMCSA's Protect Your Move (opens official site)
What the license should say
In Louisiana you may see one of these:
- Common Carrier Certificate
- Required for intrastate household goods movers.
The rule to know
Intrastate household goods movers in Louisiana must hold a common carrier certificate from the Public Service Commission.
If something goes wrong
Movers must carry cargo insurance of at least $50,000 per truck and $100,000 per catastrophe.
Before you sign
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