Louisiana Concealed Carry CCW Laws and Information
Right-To-Carry Law Type: Shall Issue.
Pursuant to Act 470 of the 2004 Regular Session, the State of Louisiana has enacted new legislation concerning reciprocity for concealed handgun permits. This act, which became effective August 15, 2004, amended R.S. 40:1379.3(T)(1) to provide:
"…A current and valid concealed handgun permit issued by another state shall be deemed to be valid within this state if a current and valid concealed handgun permit issued by Louisiana is valid in those states."
You may NOT Carry with a CCW Permit in any church, synagogue, mosque, or other similar place of worship.
Louisiana is a traditional open carry state. They have complete state preemption of firearms laws with the exception that laws in place prior to the passage of preemption are allowed to remain in place. http://opencarry.org/
Where can I look for the FAQ's
http://www.lsp.org/pdf/chFAQ.pdf
Where can I carry in Louisiana?
http://www.lsp.org/handguns.html#laws
Page 18 has where you can and can not carry -
What about CCW while hunting
"We allowed handguns in the possession of fishermen [in the wildlife management areas] for a while... We started finding dead alligators floating everywhere in the WMAs on Monday or Tuesday after numerous fishermen had been in the areas over the weekend. You guessed it. [The alligators] were shot. Seems the fishermen don't like alligators eating fish... We also have a tradition in the southern part of the state of people shooting fledgling herons from the nests for food..."
As a result, handguns were banned from the WMAs. Louisiana also issued regulations that said that muzzleloader and bow hunters can only carry .22-caliber pistols loaded with "ratshot" for protection against poisonous snakes. Ratshot consists of No.12 shot in a plastic cap inside a .22 rimfire cartridge. Larger-caliber personal-defense handguns may not be carried while hunting.
What is the law regarding CCW in Louisiana and blood alcohol.
The blood alcohol reading of a permittee is .05 percent or greater by weight of alcohol
in the blood.
Where can a CCW Permit holde not carry in Louisiana.
No concealed handgun may be carried into and no concealed handgun permit issued
pursuant to this Section shall authorize or entitle a permittee to carry a concealed handgun in
any of the following:
(1) A law enforcement office, station, or building.
(2) A detention facility, prison, or jail.
(3) A courthouse or courtroom, provided that a judge may carry such a weapon in his own
courtroom.
(4) A polling place.
(5) A meeting place of the governing authority of a political subdivision.
(6) The state capitol building.
(7) Any portion of an airport facility where the carrying of firearms is prohibited under
federal law, except that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the
terminal, if the firearm is encased for shipment, for the purpose of checking such firearm as
lawful baggage.
(8) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other similar place of worship.
(9) A parade or demonstration for which a permit is issued by a governmental entity.
(10) Any portion of the permitted area of an establishment that has been granted a Class
A-General retail permit, as defined in Part II of Chapter 1 or Part II of Chapter 2 of Title 26
of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the
premises.
(11) Any school "firearm-free zone" as defined in R.S. 14:95.6.
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