The Plenary Infrastructure team began managing the Belle Chasse Tunnel and the Belle Chasse Bridge in April 2020. Construction of the new bridge will occur between 2020 and 2025. When the new bridge opens in 2025, both vehicles and marine traffic will have smooth access since the bridge will not lift to accommodate boats. The bridge is 73’ at its highest point, which will allow marine traffic to travel under without the bridge lifting. Tolling will start after the bridge fully opens all four lanes, expected to be in 2025. You won’t need to slow down or stop to pay the toll – a system of lights and cameras will capture your GeauxPass information and bill you electronically. Or, if you don’t have a GeauxPass, the tolling equipment will read your license plate and mail you a bill to the address on file with the DMV. Please note: if you do not have a GeuaxPass, you will pay a higher toll rate.
GeauxPasses will be available for free to the public. Please click here for more information on how to get your GeauxPass. Each vehicle needs its own GeauxPass, but you can easily bill multiple vehicles to one GeauxPass account. Using a GeauxPass gives you a lower toll rate in each category of vehicle size. To activate your GeauxPass, all you need to do is set up your account yourself online or with assistance from a GeauxPass Customer Service Representative by phone.
Residents of Plaquemines Parish with Class 1 vehicles who use a GeauxPass will pay a discounted toll rate of $0.25 per crossing. To qualify for this locals-only discount, you will need to set up your GeauxPass account and follow instructions to provide proof of your residency in Plaquemines Parish.
- To see vehicle category click here.
- It is important to note that the tolling rates listed below are from the CPI (Consumer Price Index, commonly known as inflation) Base Date of 2019. Toll rates will adjust with current inflation at the time the new Belle Chasse Bridge fully opens all four lanes, scheduled to be 2025 . CPI-based rates are expected to be higher in 2025 than those shown from 2019, and these rates may change yearly as inflation fluctuates. All categories of tolls are subject to increase except the Plaquemines Parish Residents with a GeauxPass category, which will remain $0.25 in 2025.
Certain groups are entirely exempt from tolling, determined by Louisiana state law, including:
- Law Enforcement Vehicles
- Emergency Vehicles
- Fire Departments*
- Disabled Veterans
- School Busses and Mass Transit Vehicles
- Parade or group transportation of the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America, and Camp Fire Girls (minimum group size of 15 people)*
- * Indicates toll exemption will be applied manually by Customer Service Representative after customer contacts the Geaux Pass Customer Service Center and provides the required information for each relevant transaction.
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