Are firearms legal in Louisiana?

Q: Are firearms legal in Louisiana?

Firearms in Louisiana are permitted. Louisiana has been a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry) since July 4, 2024: anyone 18 and older who can lawfully possess may carry concealed without a permit. Optional permits are available at 21 and older.

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Permitted: Louisiana has been a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry) since July 4, 2024: anyone 18 and older who can lawfully possess may carry concealed without a permit.

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Louisiana has been a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry) since July 4, 2024: anyone 18 and older who can lawfully possess may carry concealed without a permit. Optional permits are available at 21 and older.

Source: lsp.org → · Updated July 2, 2026

Louisiana Firearms topics

Concealed Carry in Louisiana →Permitted
Louisiana has been a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry) since July 4, 2024: anyone 18 and older who can lawfully possess may carry concealed without a permit.
Open Carry in Louisiana →Permitted
Open carry of a handgun needs no permit for anyone 18 or older who may lawfully have one.
Magazine Capacity in Louisiana →Permitted
No state law limits magazine capacity in Louisiana — standard-capacity and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law.
Gun Possession in Louisiana →Permitted
Louisiana has no red-flag law (also called an Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO), and no assault-weapon ban or restriction on magazines.
Transporting Firearms in Louisiana →Permitted
No permit is needed to carry a handgun in your private vehicle if you are 18 or older and may lawfully have one.
Duty to Inform Police in Louisiana →Conditional
Yes. If an officer approaches you in an official manner or with an identified official purpose, a permit holder or permitless carrier must tell the officer they have a weapon on them, submit to a pat-down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm them.
Suppressors & Silencers in Louisiana →Conditional
Suppressors are legal in Louisiana as long as you hold the required federal ATF tax stamp — no Louisiana statute bans civilian ownership.
Reciprocity — where is my Louisiana permit honored? →
State-by-state map of which states honor a Louisiana concealed-carry permit.

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