DMV permit test · Louisiana
As of October 26, 2026, a Louisiana learner’s permit applicant passes a vision test with 20/40 vision in one eye and a 40-question knowledge test with a minimum score of 80%.
Louisiana issues a learner’s permit at 15 at the earliest, and the permit must be held at least 180 days unless the applicant is 17 or older.
The Louisiana Driver’s Guide lists the learner’s permit at a $20.25 fee plus a $12.00 handling fee, $32.25 in total before any office service fee (per expresslane.la.gov, checked on Oct 26, 2026).
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The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles describes a 40-question knowledge test with a minimum score of 80%, plus a vision test with 20/40 vision in at least one eye.
From Permits - Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles · Tests — Learner's Permit
Stage 1 of the Louisiana Graduated Licensing Program lets a learner drive only with a licensed adult who is 21 or older or a licensed sibling who is at least 18.
Louisiana bars intermediate drivers from the road between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless a licensed adult at least 21 or a sibling at least 18 rides along.
Louisiana sets the limit at .02 for drivers 20 and younger, .08 for drivers 21 and older and .04 for anyone driving a commercial motor vehicle.
From Louisiana Class D & E Driver’s Guide (DPSMV 2052, R08/25) · Chapter 9: Driving Offenses — Alcohol
R.S. 32:143 bans parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. The same law keeps you 15 feet from a fire hydrant and 50 feet from a railroad crossing.
The Louisiana guide says a road with one lane in each direction and a two-way left-turn lane is not a divided highway, so traffic both ways must stop for the bus.
Louisiana requires low beams when you come within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle or follow within 200 feet of another vehicle. Headlights must be on from sunset to sunrise.
A three-foot gap must separate your car from a slower bicyclist while you pass. Give cyclists the whole lane when they are passing parked cars.
Every Louisiana driver must yield the right-of-way to vehicles taking part in a funeral procession. Drivers in the procession keep their headlights on and emergency lights flashing.
Louisiana law sets the stopping point within 50 feet of the nearest rail but never closer than 15 feet. The same law forbids stopping on the tracks.
The Louisiana knowledge test has 40 multiple-choice questions and a passing score of 80%. A vision check with 20/40 in one eye comes first.
Most teens test with their driver education provider, and road skills tests take place at a driving school. Applicants who struggle with written English may bring a translator.
Sources: Permits · New Licenses
You need to be 15. Driver education students first get a Temporary Instructional Permit, which is open to anyone 14 or older, and teens 14 years and 9 months to 17 take a course of 30 classroom hours plus 8 hours behind the wheel.
Sources: New Licenses · Permits · Student/Parent Information
The Driver’s Guide fee table shows $20.25 plus a $12.00 handling fee, or $32.25 total, and some offices add a service fee. Turning a TIP into a learner’s permit costs nothing extra.
Sources: Chapter 1: Getting a Driver’s License · Permits
A learner drives with a licensed adult 21 or older or a licensed sibling 18 or older, for at least 180 days, and logs 50 supervised hours with 15 at night before moving up at 16.
Intermediate drivers stay off the road from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. unless supervised, carry at most one non-family passenger under 21 after 6 p.m., and, like all drivers 17 and younger, may not call or text on a wireless device.
Sources: Chapter 1: Getting a Driver’s License · Chapter 8: Driving Hazards and Emergencies — Distracted Driving
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For most teens it is the driver education provider. The Office of Motor Vehicles also gives tests, and all road skills tests are done at a driving school. Source: official pages "Permits" and "Student/Parent Information", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
Yes. The questions come from the Class D & E Driver’s Guide, most offices give the test on a computer, and you must get 80 percent right. Source: official page "Chapter 1: Getting a Driver’s License", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
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How often each kind of rule is read again: knowledge test, 120 days; minimum age, 365 days; fees, 90 days; permit rules, 365 days; what to bring, 180 days; test appointments, 60 days; official handbook, 180 days.
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