- Current Louisiana law allows concealed carry with a permit and training.Neighboring Texas and Mississippi have passed expanded concealed carry laws.
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed a bill to allow people to carry concealed handguns in Louisiana without a permit or training, which could fuel a growing movement for a veto-override session from the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Senate Bill 118 by Monroe Republican Sen. Jay Morris would have allowed anyone 21 and older to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Current law allows concealed carry with a permit and training.
Though the bill won overwhelming support in the Legislature, Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the Deep South, has said he