Louisiana permit test cheat sheet
Louisiana-specific rules from our question bank, condensed to one line each with the handbook page. Read it the night before; don’t use it instead of practicing.
Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room. See the study sheets to print.
- Test format
- 40 questions
- Passing score
- 32 of 40 correct (80%)
- Permit and test fees
- $32.25 total
- Minimum age for a permit
- 15 years
- Supervised driving
- 50 hours (15 at night)
- Hold your permit
- 6 months minimum
Laws, points & insurance
- Louisiana law requires you to update the address on your license within 10 days after moving. p. 15
- New Louisiana residents have 30 days from the time residency is established to get a Louisiana license. p. 6
- If you cannot show proof of insurance, the officer seizes your plate and the vehicle may be impounded. p. 141
- Each conviction for driving under suspension extends your suspension by one year, and you can also be arrested, fined or jailed. p. 132
- As a Louisiana driver, you are liable for all litter that leaves your vehicle or truck bed, including litter thrown by passengers. p. 19
- Louisiana R.S. 30:2531 sets a first simple-littering penalty of a $150 fine or eight hours of community service, rising to a $900 fine or 20 hours for a second offense. p. 19
- Louisiana can take away the driving privilege of a student aged 15 to 17 who withdraws from school before graduating or is found to be habitually absent or tardy. p. 17
- Three reckless-driving convictions within 12 months is one of the listed grounds for suspending your driving privileges in Louisiana. p. 132
- Louisiana requires liability coverage of at least $15,000 for injury to one person and $30,000 for injury to two or more people in one accident, plus $25,000 for damage to others' property. source
Alcohol & drugs
- Louisiana's BAC limit is 0.08 for drivers 21 and older, 0.04 for commercial drivers and 0.02 for drivers 20 and younger. p. 128
- For drivers 20 and younger, Louisiana's BAC limit is 0.02 percent, far below the 0.08 limit for adults. p. 128
- When you drive on Louisiana highways, you are deemed to have consented to a test of your blood alcohol and for illegal drugs. p. 131
- Refusing the test costs you your driving privileges for 365 days on a first offense and 730 days on a second or later one. p. 131
- For drivers 21 and older who submit to the test, a BAC from 0.08 to 0.149 percent brings a 180-day suspension. p. 131
- A BAC of 0.15 percent or greater leads to a two-year (730-day) suspension for drivers 21 and older. p. 131
- Louisiana's open container law bans both possessing an open alcoholic beverage container and drinking any alcohol in a vehicle. p. 129
- Louisiana law gives the same penalty for driving under the influence of drugs as for alcohol, and that includes over-the-counter and prescribed medicine. p. 130