BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana has launched a new technology platform for the Office of Motor Vehicles, replacing a decades-old system used to provide driver’s license and identification services.
Gov. Jeff Landry announced that CHAMP Titles Inc. has launched its Driver Services platform for the OMV. The system supports driver’s licenses, identification cards and credential management and is designed to accommodate additional digital government services in the future.
The new platform replaces technology that had been in use for about 50 years. State officials said the upgrade is intended to reduce outages and delays while providing faster service to OMV customers.
“We promised Louisianans shorter lines and an easier experience at the OMV, and today we’re delivering on that promise,” Landry said. “CHAMP gives folks a faster, simpler way to get the services they need, while cutting costs and inefficiencies that have plagued this system for over fifty years. This is what a modern, 21st century government should look like.”
The state said choosing the CHAMP system will save taxpayers $30 million.
The project is a partnership involving CHAMP, the Landry administration, the Louisiana OMV, the Louisiana Office of Technology Services and other stakeholders.
Work on the modernization effort will continue with implementation of CHAMP’s Vehicle Services platform planned for 2027. That phase is expected to create an integrated system supporting both driver and vehicle transactions.