Question 1

To get a Louisiana Learner's Permit (Stage 1 of the R.Y.A.N. Act program), an applicant must be at least 15, complete 30 hours of classroom instruction and 8 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction, and pass the vision and knowledge exams with at least 80% accuracy. Who is allowed to supervise that permit holder while driving?

Accepted Answer

Only a licensed adult at least 21 years old, or a sibling at least 18 years old — Louisiana's Stage 1 Learner's Permit only authorizes driving with a licensed adult at least 21, or a sibling at least 18, supervising.

Question 2

To upgrade from a Learner's Permit to an Intermediate license at 16, Louisiana requires a signed parent or guardian statement confirming what minimum amount of behind-the-wheel driving experience, including how many nighttime hours?

Accepted Answer

50 hours total, with at least 15 hours of nighttime driving — The signed statement must attest to at least 50 hours of behind-the-wheel driving experience with a licensed parent, guardian, or adult 21+, including at least 15 hours at night.

Question 3

Under Louisiana's Stage 2 Intermediate license, when is the licensee prohibited from driving unsupervised, and how many non-family passengers under 21 may they transport between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.?

Accepted Answer

No driving 11 p.m.-5 a.m. unsupervised, and no more than one non-family passenger under 21 from 6 p.m.-5 a.m. — Intermediate licensees can't drive 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. without a licensed adult 21+ or sibling 18+, and from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. may not carry more than one passenger under 21 who isn't immediate family.

Question 4

How does an applicant reach Stage 3 (Full License) under Louisiana's graduated licensing program?

Accepted Answer

By completing Stages 1 and 2, or by being at least 17 before first applying for a license — Full licensure comes from completing both GDL stages, or from being 17 or older at the time of a first application, which skips the permit/intermediate stages entirely.

Question 5

Effective August 1, 2012, an applicant 18 or older who never entered Louisiana's graduated licensing program may get a full Class E license or learner's permit after completing which course?

Accepted Answer

A 38-hour driver's education course, or a 6-hour pre-licensing course plus an 8-hour behind-the-wheel course — That adult applicant must complete either a 38-hour driver's education course, or a shorter 6-hour pre-licensing course paired with an 8-hour behind-the-wheel course.

Question 6

An out-of-state applicant who is at least 16 and has already held a license or permit for at least 180 days may do what under Louisiana's licensing rules?

Accepted Answer

Bypass the learner's permit stage and be issued an intermediate license directly — That out-of-state applicant may be eligible to bypass Louisiana's learner's permit stage and receive an intermediate license directly.

Louisiana: Minor & Provisional Licensing Questions

2. To upgrade from a Learner's Permit to an Intermediate license at 16, Louisiana requires a signed parent or guardian statement confirming what minimum amount of behind-the-wheel driving experience, including how many nighttime hours?

3. Under Louisiana's Stage 2 Intermediate license, when is the licensee prohibited from driving unsupervised, and how many non-family passengers under 21 may they transport between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.?

4. How does an applicant reach Stage 3 (Full License) under Louisiana's graduated licensing program?

5. Effective August 1, 2012, an applicant 18 or older who never entered Louisiana's graduated licensing program may get a full Class E license or learner's permit after completing which course?

6. An out-of-state applicant who is at least 16 and has already held a license or permit for at least 180 days may do what under Louisiana's licensing rules?

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