Louisiana OMV: Customers should reschedule Friday appointments due to tech outages

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles says customers with Friday appointments should reschedule due to the worldwide technology outage.

Read the Louisiana OMV’s full statement below.

“The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is experiencing varying degrees of outages at its field offices statewide due to the global computer outage. At this time, the OMV is encouraging customers who had appointments scheduled for Friday, July 19, 2024, to reschedule their appointments.

“Customers are encouraged to utilize the OMV’s website, www.expresslane.org, for available online services. Customers should only visit a field office if it is absolutely necessary. The OMV apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused. The OMV is working diligently to become fully operational.”

Louisiana OMV

A worldwide technology outage caused disruptions in air travel, media outlets, hospitals and more. In a statement, Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity technology company, said the worldwide outage was not a cyberattack and fixes are being deployed.

The Baton Rouge airport had no reported impacts on its systems, according to a spokesperson.

What is CrowdStrike, the company whose faulty update caused widespread outages?

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