Governor Jeff Landry Makes Major OMV Announcement on 'Diner Days'

BATON ROUGE, LA - Governor Jeff Landry hosted Principal Assistant of the Department of Public Safety Services, Bryan Adams, on his “Diner Days” podcast to announce major changes to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV). After more than 50 years stuck with an outdated system, Louisiana is finally moving forward. The Office of Technology Services (OTS) and the OMV have partnered with a new software vendor, CHAMP, to bring Louisiana’s driver’s license and vehicle registration services into the 21st century. CHAMP will help fix the problems we know too well—long lines, slow processing, and fraud. 

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Excerpts from the podcast:

"You had three different vendors out there and the one picked will end up saving the state $30 million, plus our citizens are going to get a new platform," said Governor Jeff Landry. 

"This brand-new system will be the greatest thing the state has seen in 50 years," said Bryan Adams.  

"Ultimately, we want to give our citizens a choice and make it much easier for them to renew their driver’s license, address issues at OMV, or register their vehicle. We want to try to get them in a position, if they want to, that they will be able to do everything online or on the app," said Governor Jeff Landry.  

"This is the one experience that touches most Louisiana citizens, so it should be the best," said Bryan Adams.  

“Louisiana is the first state to get the three-year approval from TSA to use LA Wallet,” said Bryan Adams. 

Background:

CHAMP was founded in 2018. They were selected by West Virginia in 2021 to handle the state’s vehicle title and registration. In 2023 CHAMP was chosen by Kentucky to handle their vehicle titles and liens. New Jersey onboarded CHAMP to provide similar services in 2024. Illinois was the most recent state to implement CHAMP. 

CHAMP is based on a System as a Software (SaaS) model. This model simplifies title management with a digital system of record, uses automation to verify and validate vehicle and title information, and utilizes AI to prevent fraud. 

The agreement between Louisiana and CHAMP will cost the State of Louisiana $30 million and will take two years to complete. The proposed contract with FAST would have taken over 30 months to complete and would have cost the state $58 million.  

The joint team of OTS and OMV began negotiating with FAST- another vehicle management software company- but negotiations fell apart when FAST could not provide the services the state needed at a price the state wanted.