Editing Louisiana (section)

===Mass transit===
[[File:New Orleans Streetcar 461 on Carondelet Street, 24 August 2021 - 04.jpg|thumb|A streetcar on the [[Streetcars in New Orleans|St. Charles Avenue Line]] in New Orleans]]
Predominantly serving [[New Orleans]], the [[New Orleans Regional Transit Authority]] is the largest transit agency in the state. Other transit organizations are [[St. Bernard Urban Rapid Transit]], [[Jefferson Transit (Louisiana)|Jefferson Transit]], [[Capital Area Transit System]], [[Lafayette Transit System]], [[Shreveport Area Transit System]], and [[Monroe Transit]], among others.

The Louisiana Transportation Authority (under the [[Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development]]) was created in 2001 to "promote, plan, finance, develop, construct, control, regulate, operate and maintain any tollway or transitway to be constructed within its jurisdiction. Development, construction, improvement, expansion, and maintenance of an efficient, safe, and well-maintained [[Intermodal passenger transport|intermodal transport]]ation system is essential to promote Louisiana's economic growth and the ability of Louisiana's business and industry to compete in regional, national, and global markets and to provide a high quality of life for the people of Louisiana."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Administration/LTA/Pages/default.aspx#:~:text=The+Louisiana+Transportation+Authority+%5BLTA,improvement,+expansion,+and+maintenance+of|title=Louisiana Transportation Authority|website=Wwwsp.dotd.la.gov|access-date=April 16, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419203116/http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Administration/LTA/Pages/default.aspx#:~:text=The+Louisiana+Transportation+Authority+%5BLTA,improvement,+expansion,+and+maintenance+of|url-status=live}}</ref>