Download a Concealed Handgun Permit Application and complete the instructions found on pages one and two of the application. Obtain an application at the State Police Headquarters (7919 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806) between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
If you are a resident of Louisiana, you need a LA CHP to conceal carry a handgun here. With a LA concealed carry permit, you are authorized to carry a handgun concealed in 38 states. We offer this course in both the traditional in-person format, as well as an online e-learning concealed carry certification course.
$125The standard cost is $125 for a five year permit. You can also pay $500 for a lifetime permit that will not require renewal every five years. Anyone ages 65+ gets a 50% discount on the application fee. Veterans also get 50% discounts (must include copy of DD-214 for proof).
Your vehicle is one of the only places you can carry your gun without a license or permit. This applies to handguns and rifles, as Louisiana laws do not prohibit you from carrying handguns or rifles in your vehicle.
Most felony convictions will, therefore, permanently prevent a “concealed carry” permit. Any misdemeanor conviction for a crime of violence disqualifies you from getting a “concealed carry” permit, unless the misdemeanor was later dismissed and set aside under Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894(B).
nine hourThe state of Louisiana specifically requires that applicants for the concealed carry permit take a nine hour certification course.
Concealed Carry QualificationsBe 21 or older.Be a resident of the state for at least 6 months.Provide proof of passing a certification training course.Pass a background check from the NICS database.
(1) The entity which owns the business or has authority over the administration of a church, synagogue, or mosque shall have the authority to authorize any person issued a valid concealed handgun permit as authorized by the provisions of this Section to carry a concealed handgun in the church, synagogue, or mosque.
There is no gun permit required to purchase a firearm in the state, nor is a gun license mandatory to detail ownership. Registration of long guns or handguns is also not required under Louisiana law.
State regulations generally prohibit hunting with firearms or carrying loaded firearms within 500 feet of any building occupied by people or domestic animals or containing flammable or combustible materials, without the owner's written permission.
Firearms may be carried openly or in the glove compartment, console, or trunk of vehicle.
(For the record, this decision simply eliminated open carry by private citizens and most gun and ammunition sales at Walmart; law enforcement officers will still be welcome to bring their weapons into the store, as will private citizens with concealed carry permits.)
Concealed Carry Qualifications Be 21 or older. Be a resident of the state for at least 6 months. Provide proof of passing a certification training course. Pass a background check from the NICS database.
one yearEveryone must take a Louisiana Concealed Handgun Permit class every 5 years regardless of your permit being a 5 year or life time. How long is the class certificate good for? You have one year from the date of the class to turn in your application.
It's illegal to carry any gun or other dangerous weapon on school property—including K-12 schools, colleges, universities, voc-tech schools—at school-sponsored functions, on school buses, and within 1,000 feet of school property.
No. Louisiana permit is for only residents and members of the military posted in the state. For non-residents to possess firearms in the state, they must have a permit from a state that Louisiana reciprocates.
Investigators have not released information of the names of those involved or what the motive may have been. Three people were injured in a shooting that happened early Wednesday afternoon in the 100 block of Post Plant Road, according to Herford.
Beauregard Parish Sheriff Mark Herford said that they believe all those involved with the shooting are in custody. Though arrest were made late Wednesday night, no one has been officially charged with the shooting. He said to expect to see more progress in this case on Friday.