Who Cannot Carry
La. R.S. 14:95.1 — a person convicted of a listed felony may not have a firearm for 10 years after the sentence ends
A listed felony bars a gun. No one convicted of a felony crime of violence, simple burglary, burglary of an inhabited dwelling, a felony drug offense, a sex offense, or the other felonies the statute lists, or of a similar crime elsewhere, may possess a firearm or carry a concealed weapon.
- The bar ends for a person who has not been convicted of any felony for 10 years from completing the sentence, probation, parole or suspension of sentence.
- A violation carries not less than 5 nor more than 20 years at hard labor without probation, parole or suspension of sentence, and a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000.
- The same rule reaches a person who committed one of those acts with a firearm as a juvenile, adjudicated at 15 or 16, until the age of 22.
A separate statute bars a firearm to anyone convicted of domestic abuse battery, a second battery of a dating partner, or a battery of a dating partner involving strangulation or burning. That bar lasts 10 years from completing the sentence, and a violation carries not less than 1 year nor more than 20 years.
Federal law bars more people than these statutes do. Whether a particular conviction still bars a gun is a question for a licensed Louisiana attorney.
Sources for this section (2)
- La. R.S. 14:95.1 — Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies
- La. R.S. 14:95.10 — Possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery and certain offenses of battery of a dating partner
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Louisiana attorney.