La-BrakeLaws.pdf
This link is from the Revised Statutes of state law
La-InspectionLaws55v1-17.pdf
This link is from the laws for La. inspection stations.
Laws are written a little retroactively.
They basically state, any trailer over 3000# must have brakes on all wheels. But, trailers from 3000# to 5000# need only have brakes on one axle.
In summation:
less than 3000# no brakes req'd
3000# to 5000# must have brakes on at least one axle
greater than 5000# brakes on all wheels req'd
We're gonna upgrade some work trailers after I found the law. It's not that you think you're safe on the road or not. It's all about the lawyers. If you get in an accident a lawyer is gonna claim you should have never even been on the road in the first place.