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Connections to and from St. James Parish
St. James Parish operates one of Louisiana’s oldest rural public services. The fare is $1.00 for each one way trip. The service offered is a deviated route, meaning the service may deviate from the fixed route under certain circumstances. RPTA and St. James Parish Transit are working together to develop procedures for transfers between the two systems. RPTA and St. James Transit will coordinate trips between the two services for the convenience of riders, however both require scheduling of trips 48 hours in advance to accomplish this goal. RPTA and St. James Transit have different service hours so speaking with a St. James Parish Transit or RPTA reservationist to schedule a transfer will be most important! St. James residents are encouraged to continue to contact St. James Transit at 225-562-2352 to schedule a trip. Let the St. James Transit staff know that you would like to connect with the RPTA. St. James dispatchers will assist you in determining the availability of connecting trips. St. Charles and St. John the Baptist residents wishing to connect to St. James Transit should contact the RPTA for assistance in scheduling the connecting trip. Total cost for the connecting trip will be $3.00 (RPTA $2.00 fare plus St. James Parish Transit $1.00 fare). For more information about St. James Parish Transit visit the Parish website at the link below. RPTA and St. James will continue to meet and work out this coordination effort.
Connections with LASwift and other Public Services
RPTA is developing procedures for scheduling connections between LaSwift and other neighboring public transit systems. Details on how to make these connections will be offered as they are completed. For the time being, you must contact RPTA 48 hours prior to the time you need a trip to ensure the availability of connecting trips. The fare will be the RPTA $2.00 one way trip fare plus the fare of the other service to which you make a connection.
LaSwift offers intercity transit between Baton Rouge and New Orleans with limited stops in between, including LaPlace. For details on bus schedules, fares and stop locations visit that LaSwift website.
LaSwift: New Orleans and Baton Roughe Intercity Service with a stop in Laplace.
Three other public transit providers operate in nearby Kenner and Jefferson Parish, the Kenner Loop, Jefferson Transit and the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. Schedules, fares and locations of bus stops for each are found on their individual websites as follows:
- Jefferson Parish Stansit Service (including schedules and routes in the Kenner area)
- Kenner Loop: City of Kenner transit service operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority.
- Other New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Schedules and Routes
- Good Earth Transit serving Terrebonne Parish with service to Nicholls State University