DOT SAP Evaluation in Louisiana — 9 Providers Listed

Louisiana's CDL work is the river and the coast: the Port of New Orleans and the Port of South Louisiana, the refineries and chemical plants along I-10 between Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, and offshore service out of Houma and Lafayette. I-20 through Shreveport and Monroe carries the northern half of the state's freight. Below are 9 listings for Louisiana, 1 of which says on its own website it performs DOT SAP evaluations, with offices in New Orleans. The other 8 listings are for treatment or testing, which you may need later in the process, not for the evaluation itself.

The SAP process itself is federal — 49 CFR Part 40, Subpart O — so nothing about it changes at the Louisiana line. The state's part is the CDL itself. Since November 18, 2024 (FMCSA), the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles must downgrade the license of a driver in prohibited status within 60 days, and it is the office that restores the commercial privilege after a negative return-to-duty test.

Yes, you can do the evaluation by video from Louisiana: 49 CFR §40.291 leaves that to the SAP's discretion, and a legitimate telehealth SAP will tell you in one sentence whether their license covers Louisiana. A SAP across the line in Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi is also an option, in person or by video, under the same licensing question. What cannot be done by video is the return-to-duty test itself, which is an observed collection at a collection site.