# LA — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For LA, learner minimum age is 15; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 50 hours, 15 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m. - 5 a.m, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** LA
- **Learner minimum age:** 15
- **Mandatory holding period:** 6 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 50 hours, 15 of which must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16
- **Nighttime restriction:** 11 p.m. - 5 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** no more than one passenger younger than 21 between the hours of 6 pm-5 am; no passenger restriction from 5 am-6 pm
- **Night restriction lifted:** age 17
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** age 17

## What the source says

> LA | 15 | 6 months | 50 hours, 15 of which must be at night | 16 Footnote 25 | 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. | no more than one passenger younger than 21 between the hours of 6 pm-5 am; no passenger restriction from 5 am-6 pm | age 17 | age 17

## Source

- https://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
Part of [US graduated driver licensing requirements by state](https://referencesource.org/graduated-driver-licensing/).