LEARNERS PERMIT
1. Minimum fifteen (15) years of age.
2. Must complete thirty (30) hours classroom instruction and eight (8) hours behind the wheel driving instruction.
3. Must pass vision exam, written test and traffic signs test.
4. Authorized to drive with a licensed adult at least twenty-one (21) years of age or sibling at least eighteen (18) years of age.
5. Must maintain learner’s license for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days and cannot change to intermediate stage until attainment of sixteenth (16th) birthday.

Note: Upgrading from Permit to Intermediate (age 16):Effective January 1, 2009, R.S. 32:407(A) requires that no applicant shall be issued a Class E intermediate license unless a signed statement by the parent or legal guardian is provided to the department attesting that the applicant has a minimum of thirty-five (35) hours of behind-the-wheel experience with a licensed adult driver.

INTERMEDIATE LICENSE
1. Must have completed STAGE 1.
2. Minimum sixteen (16) years of age.
3. Must pass the road skills driving test.
4. Prohibited from driving between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., unless accompanied by a licensed adult at least twenty-one (21) years of age or sibling at least eighteen (18) years of age.
5. Must be maintained until attainment of seventeenth (17) birthday.

FULL LICENSE
1. Must successfully complete STAGES 1 and 2 OR
2. Must be at least seventeen (17) years of age prior to application for first license. NOTE: Applicants seventeen (17) years of age or above who have not entered the graduated licensing program may apply for full Class E license or a learner’s permit upon completion of a full driver’s education course or a six (6) hour pre-licensing course. An out-of-state applicant sixteen (16) years of age who has had a license or permit for a minimum of one hundred eighty(180) days may be eligible to bypass the learner’s permit stage and be issued an intermediate license.

On January 1, 1998, Louisiana implemented a graduated licensing program. It is known as the R.Y.A.N ACT (Reduce Youth Accidents Now) and was named for a fifteen year old, Ryan Lee, who lost his life in a traffic accident a few short months after being licensed. Remember, if you are a minor making application for a license, a custodial or domiciliary parent, tutor or legal guardian must accompany you and present his/her own identification, sign your application and provide proof that the vehicle to be used for the road skills (driving) test is insured