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Louisiana · Permit test

The Louisiana driver’s guide for Class D and E

The OMV’s Class D & E Driver’s Guide (form DPSMV 2052) is free as a PDF, and it’s the book the knowledge test is written from. The Louisiana driver’s guide has 11 chapters plus a chapter on trailers. Chapter 10 covers the Class D chauffeur’s license, and the OMV points chauffeur applicants to it.

  • $0The PDF from the OMV
  • 11Chapters, plus 10-A on trailers
  • Chapter 10Class D chauffeur rules
Open the Driver’s Guide (PDF)

Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What’s in the Louisiana driver’s guide?

ChapterWhat it covers
1Getting a license: classes, documents, graduated licensing, tests
2The highway transportation system
3Signs, traffic signals and lane markings
4Seat belts, preparing to drive, steering
5Safe driving: following distance, passing, night, sharing the road
6Traffic laws, railroad crossings and other laws
7Interstates, rural roads and slow-moving vehicles
8Distracted driving, collisions and bad weather
9Alcohol, drugs and losing your license
10 and 10-AClass D chauffeur rules, air brakes and trailer safety
11Vehicle registration and title
The Class D chauffeur license test →The Louisiana permit test →

What the test has to cover

State law (R.S. 32:408) says the questions come only from the driver’s manual, and lists subjects every knowledge test must include:

  • Highway signs that regulate, warn and direct traffic
  • Railroad crossing safety
  • Sharing the road with motorcycles and tractor-trailers
  • The economic effects of littering
  • Distracted driving and trailer safety
  • Accessible parking and access aisles
  • How to act when a police officer stops you

Numbers worth memorizing

The guide tells you to memorize its numbers. A few of them: dim high beams within 500 feet of an oncoming car; park no closer than 20 feet to a crosswalk at an intersection; stop 15 to 50 feet from the nearest rail; and no more than 200 feet in a shared center lane.

Where to study and practice →

Other OMV manuals

The OMV posts two more manuals on the same page: the Motorcycle Operator Manual, for the motorcycle endorsement test, and the CDL Manual, for commercial licenses.

OMV: Driver manuals ↗
Sources: Louisiana OMV · Louisiana Legislature and 1 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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