Lawful

Required by law to notify the officer upon official contact or when ID requested

Concealed Carry is legal in accordance with state laws that regulate the right to carry

No specific restriction

Concealed guns on campus prohibited by law.

Louisiana permittee may have a loaded handgun in the vehicle only.

Churches act like any other private property and may restrict
on a church by church basis

No legal restriction - Reference article on page 67

None

No restrictions

Ownership & Hunting Legal.

Firearms may be carried openly or in the glove compartment, console, or trunk of vehicle.

Preemption law in place but some laws pre-1985 are grandfathered in.

Applicant must complete a course. Generally runs 8 hours and must include live fire.link

Only military personnel qualify for non-resident permits.

Yes, effective July 4th, 2024

No Duty to Retreat

- Law enforcement offices, stations, and buildings
- Detention facilities, prisons, and jails
- Courthouses and courtrooms, though a judge may carry in his own courtroom
- Polling places
- Municipal and other public buildings, but only when used as the meeting place of a political subdivision's governing authority
- The State Capitol building
- Any portion of an airport facility where federal law prohibits firearms. The terminal is fine if the firearm is encased for checking as baggage; parking lots and the terminal outside screening are otherwise fine
- Churches, synagogues, mosques, and similar tax-exempt places of worship, unless authorized by whoever administers the congregation
- Permitted parades and demonstrations, if you're an active participant. Bystanders and spectators are excepted. Separately, carrying within 1,000 feet of a parade requires a permit — permitless carriers are barred from that radius
- The permitted area of any establishment holding a Class A-General retail alcohol permit — that is, a bar. Restaurants with a Class A Restaurant permit are fine, though not the bar area of a bar
- Any school, school campus, or school bus, and the firearm-free zone extending 1,000 feet from any school campus. "School" here includes colleges and universities. Permit holders and those carrying under permitless carry may carry up to the school property line; a firearm contained entirely within a motor vehicle is a protected exception
- The private residence of another person, without that person's consent
- Any property where the owner, lessee, or lawful custodian prohibits or restricts access
- Anywhere firearms are banned by state or federal law
- State parks located on Army Corps of Engineers land, per federal law

Louisiana State Police / CHP
PO Box 66375
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
225-925-4867
www.lsp.org

Louisiana State Police

5 years or lifetime

Take a qualifying class and then submit the application with the appropriate fee. link