Suppressor law
Carve-out in flux
Legal, but the state exception is written for federally registered owners. Since the ATF's October 9, 2026 policy, new purchases cannot register — the statute is untested for them.
| Statute | La. R.S. 40:1785; La. R.S. 40:1730.2; La. R.S. 56:116.6 |
| Notes | GAP FLAG: 40:1785 and 56:116.6 are keyed to federal registration/tax stamps. After OBBBA ($0 tax, Jan 1 2026) and ATF's Oct 9, 2026 update (no NFA approval/registration for covered suppressors), newly acquired suppressors may carry no stamp/registration; the statutes' 'as applicable' and stamp-evidenced language create unresolved ambiguity for those items. AG/court or legislative clarification (2026 session produced none found) would resolve. |
| Hunting | Conditional - R.S. 56:116.6 allows hunting with a suppressor only for a person 'authorized to possess a firearm sound suppressor, as evidenced by payment and possession of the required federal tax stamp.' |
Federal context: suppressor tax $0 since Jan 1, 2026 (OBBBA); ATF stopped enforcing NFA approval/registration Oct 9, 2026. State law is unchanged and independently controls.
Carry law
A Louisiana permit is honored by 38 other states.
| Permit type | Shall Issue |
| Constitutional carry | Yes |
| Duty to inform | Yes — Proactive duty: must notify any police officer who approaches in an official manner that you have a weapon on your person (La. R.S. 40:1379.3(I)(2)); applies to permittees and permitless carriers (R.S. 14:95(M)). Must also submit to a pat-down and allow temporary disarm. |
| Open carry | Allowed |
| Minimum age | 21 |
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