Atchafalaya Basin oversize/overweight bonds.
From $100.
The Board of Commissioners for the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District conditions the annual crossing permit for an oversize or overweight vehicle on a surety bond that backs the levee against damage. The Board sets the bond amount on your permit; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Atchafalaya Basin oversize/overweight bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard levee-crossing bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the District. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your carrier details, the permit number, the levee crossing your route uses, and the bond amount on your permit — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants are approved instantly and the executed bond generates as soon as you pay. No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the District
Submit the executed bond to the Board of Commissioners for the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District to clear your annual crossing permit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the levee-crossing bond actually covers
The Atchafalaya Basin Levee District maintains the levees that protect the Atchafalaya Basin, and its Board of Commissioners controls who crosses them and how. An oversize or overweight vehicle puts more stress on a levee crossing than ordinary traffic, so the Board conditions its annual crossing permit on a surety bond before it lets a heavy or oversize load use the crossing.
Under La. R.S. 38:226, the board or commission with jurisdiction over a levee may issue permits for levee crossings once it receives letters of no objection from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Transportation and Development (or, in the coastal area, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority) — and the statute lets the board impose customary fees, bonds, and other general stipulations as part of that permit. This bond is that stipulation: a guarantee that if your crossing damages the levee, the District can recover the cost of repair.
The Board sets the bond amount on your annual permit — there is no single statewide figure, because the risk to a levee crossing scales with your route, load, and frequency. Enter the amount your permit specifies; we price the bond from a $100 minimum.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the District. Submit the executed bond to the Board of Commissioners for the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District to clear your annual crossing permit. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your permit number, the crossing your route uses, and the bond amount the District set — the executed bond generates instantly, ready to file.
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Levee crossing permit, one bond away.
Priced at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount on your permit and file with the District the same day.