SHREVEPORT, La. -- Beginning in January, Louisiana residents may be unable to use their state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards to take domestic flights or enter federal courthouses and other federally secured buildings.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has set Jan. 15 as the deadline for states to comply with the Real ID Act, a federal law passed in 2005 that has been modified over the years as many states refused — or were unable — to comply with the original law.
The act sets in place security standards for identification cards issued by states and stipulates protocols state agencies must adhere to when residents apply for identification.
Louisiana IDs face Jan. 15 federal Real ID Act deadline | The Town Talk | thetowntalk.com
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