Louisiana: 48 hours before you dig.
Louisiana 811 · La. R.S. 40:1749.11 et seq., §§40:1749.13, .14
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A waiting period is not always permission. Some states also require that every operator has answered before you break ground, and some require you to mark your own dig path first. Where we have read that requirement, it is in the notes on this page. Where this page is silent, we have not checked it yet — silence here is not the same as absence. We are working through the rest and dating each one as it lands.
Notice before you break ground
48 hours
48 to 120 hours excluding weekends and holidays. The clock starts at 7:00 a.m. the next working day.
Tolerance zone
18" each side
18 inches from the marks.
Ticket good for
20 calendar days from the mark-by time
You must break ground within
120 hours from when the centre receives your notice
Worth knowing in Louisiana
Two separate clocks: the marks last 20 calendar days including weekends, but you must break ground within 120 hours or the ticket is dead regardless.
Common questions about digging in Louisiana
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in Louisiana?
- 48 hours before you break ground, through Louisiana 811. 48 to 120 hours excluding weekends and holidays. The clock starts at 7:00 a.m. the next working day.
- How long is an 811 ticket good for in Louisiana?
- 20 calendar days from the mark-by time.
- What is the tolerance zone in Louisiana?
- 18" each side. 18 inches from the marks.
- How soon do you have to start work after calling 811 in Louisiana?
- 120 hours from when the centre receives your notice.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off La. R.S. 40:1749.11 et seq., §§40:1749.13, .14, not off a summary — summaries of these get the unit wrong, and the unit is usually a weekend. Read the source.
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