# Louisiana license plate: Standard LLL999

> The Louisiana standard LLL999 license plate: format LLL 999, for example LZE 603, 1993 to 2016, car and van. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Louisiana license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--louisiana) (7 registration series).

![Louisiana (United States) license plate, Standard LLL999 (1993 to 2016)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-la/us-la-standard-lll999/louisiana-license-plate-standard-lll999.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1993–2016 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `us-la-standard-lll999` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--louisiana/standard-lll999) |

Sources:

- [Policy 21.00: 'three alpha followed by three numbers' named as a regular plate sequence reserved from vanity use](https://public.powerdms.com/ladpsc/documents/366665)
- [Policy 45.00, effective 1993-08-02, revised 1994-12-27 — the uniform colour and legend scheme adopted at the start of this series under R.S. 47:463(3) and SCR 196](https://public.powerdms.com/ladpsc/documents/370991)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Louisiana)

## About this plate

THE ALPHA-FIRST ERA, 1993-2016. Recorded as one series across six reported bases for the same reason the current series is recorded across two: the arrangement is sourceable and the base dates are not. The Louisiana pattern that emerges from both entries is worth stating once, this is a state that changes its PICTURE often and its NUMBER SHAPE almost never, so any Louisiana dating heuristic must key on the base and any Louisiana VALIDATION heuristic must key on the arrangement, and the two answers point in opposite directions.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Standard](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--louisiana/standard) | 2016 to today |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--louisiana/standard) (2016 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-la/us-la-standard-lll999.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/louisiana?series=us-la-standard-lll999
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-la` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-la-standard-lll999"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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