Just to put a little closure on this, got my title, registration, and plate a couple weeks ago.
Had all the correct paperwork all along. Went to the Mansfield LA OMV twice, registering my truck and the wife’s car. Tried to register my car and Patty & Selma started making up “federal” laws that said I needed a title extension.
Wife went to a local aftermarket OMV twice, and they said come back when the retired lady works. Third visit there, retired lady called Baton Rouge (like I did 18 times - got ms Shirley’s number and she wouldn’t pick up the phone or call back.) Three weeks later, retired lady says go to Shreveport (appointment only, appointments 3 months out.)
Wife handed the lady in Shreveport the exact same folder of paperwork we’d been trying to use for 10 months. OMV lady handed her a plate & registration, and I got a title in the mail last week.
I’m sooo tired of the incompetence in our government. Eleven months riding back and forth to work in a sport convertible with no license plate.
Proves that if you drive like a reasonable middle aged man, the deputies and state police don’t give a shit. Even filled my car next to a deputy filling his cruiser, we talked about the weather, and I knew he saw the missing plate.