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Let's get your boat on the water!
Explore Louisiana’s beautiful waterways while learning how to boat safely and responsibly. Find clear, helpful information on boating safety as well as how to properly title and register your boat before heading out on the water.
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Required Boating Equipment
We have an easy-to-follow chart and webpage of all the required equipment for your vessel.
LDWF Required Boating Equipment Guide
Everything You Need to Know in One Click You have lots of questions and we have lots of answers.
Browse a comprehensive list of the most popular questions about boat titles and registrations - and find your answer.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Save Time on your New Boat Registration Three Agencies Under One Roof
LDWF headquarters at 2000 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge is a one-stop shop for boat and trailer registrations on Monday mornings.
- Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) representative: 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to assist with boat trailer registrations.
- The Louisiana Department of Revenue has a representative: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to process tax payments for customers registering boats.
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Title or Register Your Boat
Buying a Used Boat? Check out these tips Before and After Purchase Tips
Helpful Tips to Consider BEFORE & AFTER You Purchase a Used or Previously Registered Boat
Life Jackets Save Lives There is a life jacket for all boating activities.
Seventy-six percent of boating deaths are due to drowning. Eighty-seven percent of the victims were not wearing a life jacket. Accidents on the water happen too fast to reach and put on a stowed life jacket.
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