CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Prior to 1907 - Baton Rouge Electric Co.
1907-1938 - Baton Rouge Electric Co. (Stone & Webster)
1936 - streetcars discontinued
1938-1943 - Baton Rouge Bus Co. (Engineers Public Service Co.)
1943-1945 - Baton Rouge Bus Co.
1945-1962 - Baton Rouge Bus Co. (United Transit Co.)
1962-1970 - Baton Rouge Bus Co. (ATE)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Capitol Area Transit System
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying East Baton Rouge Parish - rural system
New additional metropolitan parishes:
Ascension (Burnside), East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana Parishes - rural systems
St. Helena Parish - no transit service
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (BURNSIDE)
After 1900 - Burnside Tramway Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Prior to 1888 - Shreveport City Railroad
1888-1914 - Shreveport Traction Co.
1914-1958 - Shreveport Railways Co.
1939 - streetcars discontinued
1931-1965 - operated trolleybuses
1958-1965 - Shreveport Transit Co.
1965-1974 - Shreveport Transit Co. (American Transit Corp.)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
SporTran
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Caddo Parish - rural system
Outlying Bossier Parish - rural system
New additional metropolitan parishes:
De Soto Parish - rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
After 1906 - Alexandria Electric Railway
Prior to 1915 - Southern Traction & Power Co.
Streetcars discontinued
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
City of Alexandria Transit
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Rapides Parish - rural system
Additional metropolitan parishes:
Grant Parish - no transit service
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (PINEVILLE)
Private bus co. in 1952 - Pineville Bus Co.
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
None known
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Good Earth Transit
Serves Terrebonne Parish
Additional metropolitan parishes:
Lafourche Parish - rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Lafayette Transit Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Lafayette Transit System
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Lafayette, St. Martin Parishes - rural systems
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1891-1909 - Lake Charles Street Railway
1909-1924 - Lake Charles Railway Light & Waterworks Co.
1924-1925 - Lake Charles Electric Co.
1925-1929 - Eastern Texas Electric Co. (Stone & Webster)
1929 - streetcars discontinued
After 1929 - Lake Charles Transit Co.
Prior to 1967 - Lake Charles Bus Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Lake Charles Transit System
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Calcasieu, Cameron Parishes - rural systems
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
City owned since 1906
1938 - streetcars discontinued
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Monroe Transit System
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Ouachita Parish - rural system
Additional metropolitan parishes:
Union Parish - no transit service
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (WEST MONROE)
Private bus co. in 1952 - West Monroe Bus Co.