Louisiana DMV practice test
Prepare for the Louisiana learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Louisiana practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Louisiana knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
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Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Louisiana laws
Rules that are specific to Louisiana.
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Key rules from the Louisiana handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- Hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
- The supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.
- At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 15 hours of the practice must be at night.
- The night limit for provisional drivers starts at 11 p.m.; the handbook lists any exceptions.
- Report an address change within 10 days.
- A standard license is usually valid for 6 years.
- You must answer 80 percent correctly; the road test also requires 80% accuracy.
- Between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m.: no more than one passenger under 21 who is not immediate family (unless supervised).
- The screening checks for the minimum standard of 20/40.
- Renew anytime within 180 days before expiration; licenses expire six years from your nearest birthday.
- Most convictions and collisions stay five years; DWI convictions are kept 10 years.
- Three reckless driving convictions within 12 months can lead to revocation.
Rules of the road
- Sit at least 10 inches from the airbag cover (center of the wheel to your breastbone).
- Fines for speeding in work zones can be doubled.
- Children ride in a car seat until at least 4 years old.
- Booster seat until at least 9 years old, or until the child fits the adult belt as the law describes.
- Speeds of 15 mph or less are adequate in a roundabout.
- Birth to at least 2: rear-facing; 2–4: forward-facing seat; 4–9: booster; children under 13 in the rear seat when available.
- Children under 13 should ride in the rear seat when available.
- At least 1/16 of an inch of tread depth.
- Use 9 and 3 or 8 and 4; 10 and 2 is not recommended with air bags.
- Birth-2: rear-facing; 2-4: forward-facing car seat; 4-9: booster seat; 9+: seat belt.
Alcohol and drugs
- 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
- For drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.
How to get a driver's license in Louisiana
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit.
- Hold the permit for at least 6 months.
- Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 15 hours at night.
- Drive only with a licensed supervising driver (minimum age 21 years old).
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at 11 p.m..
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Louisiana driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervising driver at least
- 21 years old
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 15 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 11 p.m.
Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits
- Drivers 21+
- 0.08%
- Under 21
- 0.02%
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 4 years old
- Booster seat until at least
- 9 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Report a new address within
- 10 days
- License valid for
- 6 years
Sample questions
In Louisiana, a teen must hold a learner's permit for at least how long before taking the road test?
- 2 months
- 3 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
Louisiana: hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
In Louisiana, a driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated starting at what blood alcohol content (BAC)?
- 0.05%
- 0.08%
- 0.10%
- 0.12%
Louisiana: 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
In Louisiana, how far should a driver sit from the steering-wheel airbag cover?
- 6 inches
- 10 inches
- 12 inches
- 18 inches
Louisiana: sit at least 10 inches from the airbag cover (center of the wheel to your breastbone).
Louisiana permit test: questions and answers
The Louisiana knowledge test has 40 questions.
You need 32 correct answers out of 40 (80%).
From the official Louisiana driver handbook (Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.