# 49 C.F.R. § 372.209 (2026): Lake Charles, LA

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## Section

- **Citation:** 49 C.F.R. § 372.209 (2026)
- **Heading:** Lake Charles, LA
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 49 CFR: Transportation / Chapter III: FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION / Part 372: EXEMPTIONS, COMMERCIAL ZONES, AND TERMINAL AREAS / Subpart B: Commercial Zones / § 372.209: § 372.209   Lake Charles, LA.

## Text

The zone adjacent to, and commercially a part of Lake Charles, La., within which transportation by motor vehicle in interstate or foreign commerce, not under common control, management, or arrangement for a continuous carriage or shipment to or from a point beyond such zone, is partially exempt from regulation under 49 U.S.C. 13506(b)(1) includes and is comprised of all points as follows:
(a) The municipality of Lake Charles, La., itself;
(b) All points within a line drawn 6 miles beyond the municipal limits of Lake Charles;
(c) Those points in Calcasieu Parish, La., which are not within the area described in paragraph (b) of this section; and which are east of Louisiana Highway 27 (western section);
(d) All of any municipality any part of which is within the limits of the combined areas defined in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, and
(e) All of any municipality wholly surrounded, or so surrounded except for a water boundary, by the municipality of Lake Charles or by any other municipality included under the terms of paragraph (d) of this section.
[41 FR 56653, Dec. 29, 1976, as amended at 62 FR 15422, Apr. 1, 1997]

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