Certain domestic abusers are prohibited from possessing firearms in Louisiana:
- R.S. 14:95.10 – Possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery and certain offenses of battery of a dating partner
- R.S. 46:2136.3 – Prohibition on the possession of firearms by a person against whom a protective order is issued
If you are the subject to prohibited possession, please download this instruction sheet for your reference:
If you are transferring your firearms to a third party, please download and complete this form:
Pursuant to Title XXXV C.C.r.P Arts. 1000-1003 Domestic Violence Prevention Firearm Transfer Law, the order to transfer firearms and suspend concealed handgun permit shall be submitted to the “Sheriff” means the sheriff of the jurisdiction in which the order was issued, unless the person lives outside the parish where the order was issued. Then “Sheriff” means the Sheriff of the parish in which the person resides.
Please utilize this repository email for use by Clerk of Courts and or Judges after the transfer order is signed if the order to transfer must be submitted to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office.