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La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101 (2026)

SUBPART C. TURNING, STARTING AND STOPPING

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SUBPART C. TURNING, STARTING AND STOPPING

AND SIGNALS THEREFOR

§101. Required position and method of turning at intersections

A. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall proceed as follows:

(1) Right turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(2) Left turns on two-way roadways. At any intersection where traffic is permitted to move in both directions on each roadway entering the intersection, an approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line thereof and by passing to the right of such center line where it enters the intersection and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.

(3) Left turns on other than two-way roadways. At any intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the roadways, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any such intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection in the safest lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered.

B. The department may modify the foregoing methods of turning at intersections on highways of the state by signs directing the course to be followed by vehicles at those intersections, and no driver shall fail to follow such directions.

C. No person shall drive any vehicle through or over private property, including, but not limited to, any corner parking or driveway facility, from a highway solely for the purposes of entering another highway.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Acts 1985, No. 953, §1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 134 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1964–2026 · leading case: Winfield v. Dih, 816 So. 2d 942 (La. Ct. App. 2002).

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Winfield v. Dih, 816 So. 2d 942 (La. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “R.S. 32:101, which *950 requires a right turn be made “as close as practicable to the right-hand curb,” we reasoned: Several busses were blocking the lane next to the curb and she (along with other drivers) made her approach and turn in the next lane.”

Bruce v. State Farm Ins. Co., 859 So. 2d 296 (La. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection. LSA-R.S. 32:104(A) provides: No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as…”

LeBlanc v. Steptore, 723 So. 2d 1056 (La. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 5× “R.S. 32:101, 32:104 and 32:123, by making a "lazy" or "short-cornered" lefthand turn across the travel lane of Mr.”

Hamilton v. Wild, 917 So. 2d 695 (La. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “R.S. 32:101, which states, in part: A. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall proceed as follows: (1) Right turns.”

Smart v. Calhoun, 174 So. 3d 168 (La. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “R.S. 32:101. Also, Courtney denied seeing Rita’s vehicle prior to the impact.”

Picou v. Ferrara, 483 So. 2d 915 (La. 1986). “R.S. 32:101(3). This finding was not affected by the erroneous jury instruction, and there is no justification for disregarding the jury's answer to the interrogatory pertaining to defendant's negligence.”

Boudreaux v. Farmer, 604 So. 2d 641 (La. Ct. App. 1992). “No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in R.S. 32:101, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway…”

State v. McGraw, 1 So. 3d 645 (La. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “R.S. 32:101, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.”

Miller v. Leonard, 588 So. 2d 79 (La. 1991). “[6] "No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in R.S. 32:101,... or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with…”

James v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 597 So. 2d 555 (La. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “R.S. 32:101. Section 101 mandates that a driver attempting a left turn must approach the turn "in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line [of the intersection].”

Thomas v. Petrolane Gas Serv. Ltd., 588 So. 2d 711 (La. Ct. App. 1991). “After reviewing the evidence, we find Morgan to be solely responsible. A vehicle driver intending to turn left within an intersection shall yield to oncoming traffic that is "within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.”

Green v. Nunley, 963 So. 2d 486 (La. Ct. App. 2007). “32:104(A), which provides: No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in R.S. 32:101, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move…”

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— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101(1) — 7 cases

Jones v. Armstead, 169 So. 2d 268 (La. Ct. App. 1964).

Perniciaro v. Travelers Ins. Co., 227 So. 2d 778 (La. Ct. App. 1969).

Cripps v. Kennedy, 364 So. 2d 243 (La. Ct. App. 1978).

Veal v. Hotard, 256 So. 2d 327 (La. Ct. App. 1971).

Sullivan v. Zetz 7-Up Bottling Co., 376 So. 2d 614 (La. Ct. App. 1979).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101(2) — 5 cases

McGehee v. Cox, 233 So. 2d 36 (La. Ct. App. 1970).

Howard v. Fid. & Cas. Co. of New York, 179 So. 2d 522 (La. Ct. App. 1965).

Hester v. Stewart, 177 So. 2d 430 (La. Ct. App. 1965).

Thigpen v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 201 So. 2d 525 (La. Ct. App. 1967).

Bourque v. Haycock, 243 So. 2d 108 (La. Ct. App. 1971).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101(3) — 5 cases

King v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 485 So. 2d 578 (La. Ct. App. 1986).

Kimball v. Landreneau, 170 So. 2d 665 (La. Ct. App. 1964).

Austin v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 400 So. 2d 709 (La. Ct. App. 1981).

Alexander v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 341 So. 2d 1273 (La. Ct. App. 1977).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101(A) — 5 cases

Winfield v. Dih, 816 So. 2d 942 (La. Ct. App. 2002). “R.S. 32:101, which *950 requires a right turn be made “as close as practicable to the right-hand curb,” we reasoned: Several busses were blocking the lane next to the curb and she (along with other drivers) made her approach and turn in the next lane.”

Leonard v. Lee, 165 So. 3d 1083 (La. Ct. App. 2015).

Ashby v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 719 So. 2d 601 (La. Ct. App. 1998).

Seine Liles v. Great West Cas. Ins. Co. (La. Ct. App. 2022).

Theopholia Thomas v. Bnsf Ry. Co. (La. 2026).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101(A)(1) — 2 cases

Smart v. Calhoun, 174 So. 3d 168 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “R.S. 32:101. Also, Courtney denied seeing Rita’s vehicle prior to the impact.”

State v. Duheart, 120 So. 3d 239 (La. 2013).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101(A)(2) — 5 cases

Bruce v. State Farm Ins. Co., 859 So. 2d 296 (La. Ct. App. 2003). “Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection. LSA-R.S. 32:104(A) provides: No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as…”

Aucoin v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 505 So. 2d 993 (La. Ct. App. 1987).

James v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 597 So. 2d 555 (La. Ct. App. 1992). “R.S. 32:101. Section 101 mandates that a driver attempting a left turn must approach the turn "in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line [of the intersection].”

State of Louisiana v. Zeke T. Kelpe (La. Ct. App. 2020).

Thomas v. Midland Risk Ins. Co., 731 So. 2d 532 (La. Ct. App. 1999).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101(A)(3) — 1 case

Rashad Johnson, Rhonda Brown, Lashe Boudreaux & Kairon Jones v. Byron Scott & the Sewage & Water Bd. of New Orleans (La. Ct. App. 2021).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101(C) — 3 cases

State v. LeBlanc, 12 So. 3d 1125 (La. Ct. App. 2009).

Stelly v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co., 266 So. 3d 395 (La. Ct. App. 2019).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:101(a) — 1 case

Smith v. Vazquez, 933 So. 2d 878 (La. Ct. App. 2006).

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