{"id":10329,"date":"2025-07-15T00:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T00:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/10329\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T00:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T00:20:03","slug":"louisiana-residents-can-use-la-wallet-at-airports-nationwide-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/10329\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana residents can use LA wallet at airports nationwide | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Louisianans can now use the LA Wallet app as a digital ID at\u00a0TSA checkpoints nationwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAGovJeffLandry\/status\/1944841695918739569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the next three years, TSA has approved LA Wallet as a valid form of identification at airports, federal facilities and federal courthouses that accept digital ID&#8217;s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you forget your wallet, no worries. You&#8217;re never going to forget your phone,&#8221; Landry said in a video announcement with\u00a0Office of Motor Vehicles Director Bryan Adams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the\u00a0TSA\u00a0expanded its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/digital-id\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/digital-id\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">digital ID acceptance program<\/a>\u00a0to include Louisiana-issued mobile driver licenses at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/news\/tsa-will-accept-louisiana-digital-ids-at-new-orleans-airport\/article_6967a450-1926-11ef-8f90-b361ec9ffda0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">27 airports<\/a>\u00a0that have\u00a0checkpoints with digital ID readers. Now it&#8217;s accepted at over 250 airports, according to the TSA website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;However, all passengers must still carry an\u00a0<a class=\"survey-processed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/travel\/security-screening\/identification\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acceptable compliant physical ID<\/a>\u00a0for verification,&#8221; the TSA site says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At an airport security checkpoint, Louisianans can\u00a0use the LA Wallet QR code, and a TSA reader will take your picture to confirm it&#8217;s an identity match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to see Louisiana utilizing innovative technology to allow for a more flexible and accessible TSA experience,&#8221;\u00a0TSA Deputy Administrator Adam Stahl said <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.louisiana.gov\/news\/4883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in a press release.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To obtain a digital ID, state residents can download the LA Wallet app from the app store on a smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>OMV technology<\/p>\n<p>Landry and Adams also said Monday that the process of getting a driver&#8217;s license may be getting easier, but they did not share further details.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We just finalized a contract for a new system that will take Louisiana into the 21st Century,&#8221; Adams said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After many fits and starts, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has successfully stabilized its system, making services more efficient and reliable for our citizens, meaning no more long lines,&#8221; Landry said.<\/p>\n<p>In March, OMV locations across the state experienced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theadvocate.com\/baton_rouge\/news\/gov-jeff-landry-appoints-new-louisiana-omv-head-as-computer-outages-continue\/article_3bb60243-9e3e-5b85-9e7e-c46d1e6d7f46.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">several computer system outages<\/a>\u00a0because of outdated software. Officials have said they believed\u00a0an increased volume of traffic in their database may have contributed to the outages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Louisianans can now use the LA Wallet app as a digital ID at\u00a0TSA checkpoints nationwide, Gov. 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