LA POST Level 1 Exam Flashcards

Q: How many questions are on the Louisiana POST certification exam?

Louisiana POST does not publish the item count for the statewide certification examination. What state rule does publish is the format and timing: LAC 22:III.4703(C) confirms it is a written examination with a 90-minute time limit unless the POST Council specifically modifies it, and oral testing on the statewide examination is prohibited. Treat any third-party claim of an exact question count as unverified unless your academy confirms it for your session.

Q: What score do I need to pass Louisiana POST Level 1?

There are three separate scoring gates, and you must clear all of them. You need 70% or higher on the statewide POST certification exam, 70% or higher on every single instructional block, and 80% or higher on the POST firearms qualification. Passing the statewide exam does not cure a failed block; POST states that a peace officer who fails any portion of the course cannot be certified.

Q: Can I take the Louisiana POST exam without attending an academy?

No. The official POST FAQ answers this directly: it is not possible to challenge the Louisiana POST certification exam, because it is only available after successful completion of the respective POST certification training course. This applies to out-of-state transfers and to officers returning after a break in service as well; both must complete the required instructional blocks at a POST academy before testing.

Q: What happens if I fail the Louisiana POST written examination?

Under LAC 22:III.4703(C)(2), one retest may be administered if the agency head requests it. The student must wait a minimum of 15 working days before the retest, and the retest must occur within a maximum of 30 working days. There is no third attempt: a student who fails the retest must complete another entire basic training course and satisfy all POST requirements again to obtain certification.

Q: What is the Louisiana POST exam pass rate?

Not published by Louisiana POST. Neither the LCLE POST program page nor the POST rules in Title 22, Part III of the Louisiana Administrative Code publish a first-attempt or overall pass rate for the statewide certification examination. Any pass-rate figure you see on a third-party site should be treated as an estimate, not an official statistic.

Q: How many hours is the Louisiana Level 1 police academy?

Louisiana POST sets a minimum of 496 hours for Level 1 certification for basic law enforcement peace officers. The statutory floor in R.S. 40:2404.2 is 400 hours of core curriculum; the POST Council's published Level 1 standard of 496 hours sits above it, and individual academies may exceed 496 hours. Level 2 correctional peace officers require a minimum of 249 hours and Level 3 correctional officers a minimum of 92 hours.

Q: What topics does the Louisiana POST exam cover?

Louisiana POST does not publish a percentage-weighted exam blueprint, but it does name the instructional blocks of the Basic Peace Officer course: Orientation, Public Trust and Professionalism, Legal Aspects, Domestic and Family Matters, Crisis Intervention, Officer Survival, Use of Force, Active Shooter, First Aid/CPR, Firearms, and Specialized Activities. Because the statewide exam is a written test, weight your review toward the knowledge-heavy blocks, especially Legal Aspects, which carries a 40-hour minimum in the transfer and refresher courses.

Q: How long do I have to get POST certified after being hired in Louisiana?

R.S. 40:2405 gives a full-time peace officer one calendar year from the date of initial employment to complete a council-approved training program and pass the council-approved examination. A part-time or reserve peace officer hired on or after January 1, 2022 has three calendar years. Anyone who misses the deadline is prohibited from exercising peace officer authority, although administrative duties are still allowed.

Question 1

The three Louisiana POST certification levels and their minimum training hours

Accepted Answer

Level 1 - Basic Law Enforcement Peace Officer, minimum 496 hours. Level 2 - Basic Correctional Peace Officer, minimum 249 hours. Level 3 - Correctional Officer, minimum 92 hours. Levels 1 and 2 require POST firearms qualification; Level 3 does not. R.S. 40:2404.2 sets a 400-hour statutory floor for Level 1 core curriculum, and the POST Council's 496-hour standard sits above it.

Question 2

Four conditions that make a Louisiana recruit ineligible for POST certification

Accepted Answer

(1) Absences, excused or unexcused, exceeding 10% of total instruction hours or 10% of any single block. (2) Failing to earn 70% or higher on each block of instruction. (3) Failing to earn 80% or higher on firearms qualification. (4) Failing to earn 70% or higher on the POST certification exam. These are four independent gates - a strong exam score does not offset a failed block.

Question 3

Can an experienced officer 'challenge' the Louisiana POST certification exam?

Accepted Answer

No. The official POST FAQ states the exam is available only after successful completion of the respective POST certification training course. There is no test-out path. Out-of-state transfers, returning officers after a five-year break, and eligible military police officers must all complete the required instructional blocks at a POST academy first, then pass the statewide exam with 70% or better.

Question 4

Louisiana POST retest rule after failing the statewide written examination

Accepted Answer

One retest may be administered, and only if the agency head requests it. The student must wait a minimum of 15 working days and take it within a maximum of 30 working days. Failing the retest means completing another entire basic training course and satisfying all POST requirements again. There is no third attempt on the same academy class (LAC 22:III.4703(C)(2)).

Question 5

Deadline to become POST certified after starting work as a Louisiana peace officer

Accepted Answer

Full-time peace officers: complete a council-approved training program and pass the council-approved examination within one calendar year of initial employment. Part-time or reserve officers hired on or after January 1, 2022: within three calendar years. Missing the deadline bars the person from exercising peace officer authority, though administrative duties remain permitted (R.S. 40:2405(A)).

Question 6

Louisiana POST annual in-service requirement and the penalty for missing it

Accepted Answer

20 hours per calendar year: 8 hours firearms, 4 hours officer survival, 2 hours legal updates, and 6 hours electives. An officer who does not finish by December 31 is placed on a 90-day suspension of POST certification. If the hours are still not completed in that window, the certification becomes invalid and a POST Refresher course at an accredited academy is required.

Question 7

When POST certification SHALL be revoked versus when the Council MAY hold a revocation hearing

Accepted Answer

Revocation is mandatory on conviction of malfeasance in office, or conviction of an offense that restricts the officer's constitutional right to bear arms. Revocation is discretionary (hearing required) for involuntary termination over civil rights violations after remedies are exhausted, conviction of misdemeanor domestic abuse battery (R.S. 14:35.3) or any felony, failure to complete required training, voluntary surrender, or a judicial disposition ordering revocation.

Question 8

Malfeasance in office under La. R.S. 14:134 - the three ways it is committed

Accepted Answer

A public officer or employee commits malfeasance by (1) intentionally refusing or failing to perform a duty lawfully required of him, (2) intentionally performing that duty in an unlawful manner, or (3) knowingly permitting a subordinate to do either. For a Louisiana peace officer the stakes are unique: a malfeasance conviction is one of only two grounds on which POST certification SHALL be revoked, with no hearing discretion.

Question 9

Why untruthfulness in a Louisiana police report ends a career, not just a case

Accepted Answer

Reports must record what you saw, heard, said, and did in factual, chronological, first-person terms - not conclusions. A false or shaded report creates Brady/Giglio impeachment material that follows you to every future case, and 'dishonesty or deception in violation of statute, ordinance, or agency policy' is an enumerated ground for a POST suspension hearing. Correct errors by supplement, never by altering the original.

Question 10

Trainings Louisiana peace officers must complete beyond POST certification

Accepted Answer

Annual in-service (R.S. 40:2404.2A), Louisiana Code of Ethics training (R.S. 42:1170), preventing sexual harassment (R.S. 42:343), sexual assault training (R.S. 40:2405.8C(3)), homicide investigator training required to be a lead homicide investigator (R.S. 40:2405.8B), domestic violence training (R.S. 40:2405.8E(2)), deaf and hard of hearing training (R.S. 40:2405.8F(2)), and human trafficking training (R.S. 40:2405.7D(1)).

Question 11

Graham v. Connor (1989) - the standard and the three factors

Accepted Answer

Non-deadly and deadly force by an officer is judged under the Fourth Amendment standard of objective reasonableness, from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, without 20/20 hindsight, allowing for split-second decisions in tense, uncertain, rapidly evolving situations. The three core factors: severity of the crime at issue, whether the subject poses an immediate threat, and whether the subject is actively resisting or attempting to evade arrest by flight.

Question 12

Tennessee v. Garner (1985) - deadly force against a fleeing suspect

Accepted Answer

Deadly force to stop a fleeing suspect is an unreasonable seizure unless the officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others. Flight alone is never enough. The old common-law 'any fleeing felon' rule is dead: the question is threat, not offense classification.

Question 13

Reasonable suspicion stop and frisk: Terry v. Ohio plus La. C.Cr.P. art. 215.1

Accepted Answer

Article 215.1(A) lets an officer stop a person in a public place he reasonably suspects is committing, has committed, or is about to commit an offense, and demand name, address, and an explanation of actions. Under (B), a frisk is permitted only when the officer also reasonably suspects he is in danger, and it is limited to the outer clothing for a dangerous weapon; a full search of the person requires reasonable suspicion that the person possesses a dangerous weapon.

Question 14

The two triggers for Miranda warnings, and the three rules that follow

Accepted Answer

Warnings are required only when both CUSTODY and INTERROGATION are present; roadside Terry questioning and voluntary statements usually are neither. Then: (1) Quarles public-safety exception allows unwarned questions about an immediate danger such as a hidden weapon; (2) Berghuis requires an unambiguous invocation of silence or counsel; (3) Edwards means that once counsel is requested, interrogation must stop until counsel is present or the suspect re-initiates.

Question 15

How La. Const. art. I, sec. 5 gives broader search-and-seizure protection than the Fourth Amendment

Accepted Answer

Louisiana's Right to Privacy clause protects person, property, communications, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches, seizures, or invasions of privacy, and requires a warrant to state the lawful purpose or reason for the search. Critically, it gives standing to ANY PERSON ADVERSELY AFFECTED by an unlawful search - broader than the federal rule that a defendant may only assert his own privacy interest.

Question 16

Recognized exceptions to the search warrant requirement

Accepted Answer

Voluntary consent (from someone with authority, and revocable); search incident to lawful arrest; plain view (lawful vantage point, incriminating nature immediately apparent); exigent circumstances including hot pursuit, imminent destruction of evidence, and emergency aid; the automobile exception (probable cause plus a readily mobile vehicle); inventory searches under standardized agency policy; and the Terry protective frisk. Everything else needs a warrant.

Question 17

Two Supreme Court cases that shrank 'search incident to arrest': Gant and Riley

Accepted Answer

Arizona v. Gant (2009): after arresting an occupant, an officer may search the passenger compartment only if the arrestee is unsecured and within reaching distance of it, or it is reasonable to believe the vehicle contains evidence of the offense of arrest. Riley v. California (2014): a cell phone found on an arrestee cannot be searched incident to arrest - get a warrant. Seizing the phone to prevent destruction is still allowed.

Question 18

Why Louisiana has no common-law crimes (R.S. 14:7)

Accepted Answer

A crime in Louisiana is only that conduct defined as criminal in the Criminal Code, in other acts of the legislature, or in the state constitution. Unlike common-law states, a Louisiana officer cannot charge an offense that exists only in judicial tradition - every arrest must trace to a statute or ordinance. This is the practical face of Louisiana's civil-law system, alongside parishes instead of counties and 64 elected parish sheriffs.

Question 19

Assault versus battery in the Louisiana Criminal Code

Accepted Answer

Battery (R.S. 14:33) is the intentional use of force or violence upon the person of another, or intentionally administering a poison or other noxious substance. Assault (R.S. 14:36) is an ATTEMPT to commit a battery, or intentionally placing another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery - no touching required. Aggravated assault (R.S. 14:37) is simply an assault committed with a dangerous weapon.

Question 20

Theft grading thresholds under La. R.S. 14:67

Accepted Answer

Under $1,000: up to 6 months and/or a $1,000 fine. $1,000 to under $5,000: up to 5 years, with or without hard labor. $5,000 to under $25,000: up to 10 years, with or without hard labor. $25,000 or more: up to 20 years at hard labor. Key rule for officers: when a theft is committed by a number of distinct acts, the AGGREGATE amount determines the grade (subsection D) - so document every incident in a series.

Question 21

The Louisiana robbery ladder: armed, first degree, and simple

Accepted Answer

All three are a taking of something of value from the person or immediate control of another by force or intimidation. Armed robbery (R.S. 14:64) - the offender IS armed with a dangerous weapon. First degree robbery (R.S. 14:64.1) - the offender LEADS THE VICTIM TO REASONABLY BELIEVE he is armed. Simple robbery (R.S. 14:65) - force or intimidation with no weapon and no such belief. The victim's perception is what separates first degree from simple.

Question 22

Simple burglary versus aggravated burglary in Louisiana

Accepted Answer

Simple burglary (R.S. 14:62) is the UNAUTHORIZED ENTERING of any dwelling, vehicle, watercraft, or other structure with intent to commit a felony or theft therein - note there is no 'breaking' element and no nighttime element. Aggravated burglary (R.S. 14:60) applies to an inhabited dwelling or a place where a person is present when the offender is armed with a dangerous weapon, arms himself after entering, or commits a battery while there or while entering or leaving.

Question 23

Resisting an officer under La. R.S. 14:108 - what counts as 'obstruction'

Accepted Answer

The officer's action must be LAWFUL first. Obstruction then includes flight before restraint after notice of arrest; violence or resistance after arrest and before jail; refusing to give a name or giving false identity to the arresting or detaining officer; congregating on a public street and refusing to move on when ordered; crossing a police cordon; and a lawfully detained driver's failure to produce a license when the officer has exhausted other means of identification.

Question 24

Battery of a police officer (La. R.S. 14:34.2) and what escalates it

Accepted Answer

A battery committed without the victim's consent when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the victim is a police officer acting in performance of duty. 'Police officer' expressly includes deputies, marshals, constables, correctional and juvenile detention officers, wildlife agents, state park wardens, probation and parole officers, and federal officers. If the battery produces an injury requiring medical attention the exposure jumps to one to five years, with a mandatory portion served without benefit.

Question 25

The four grounds for a warrantless arrest under La. C.Cr.P. art. 213

Accepted Answer

(1) The offense was committed in the officer's presence - and if it is a misdemeanor the arrest must be immediate or on close pursuit. (2) The person has committed a felony, even outside the officer's presence. (3) The officer has reasonable cause (equivalent to probable cause) to believe the person committed an offense, even outside his presence. (4) Positive and reliable information that another officer holds a warrant. Under 213(B), an officer in close pursuit may enter another Louisiana jurisdiction to make the arrest.

Question 26

How long may a Louisiana traffic stop last? (art. 215.1(D) and Rodriguez)

Accepted Answer

La. C.Cr.P. art. 215.1(D) bars detaining a motorist longer than reasonably necessary to complete the investigation and issue a citation, absent reasonable suspicion of additional criminal activity. This tracks Rodriguez v. United States (2015), which held that extending a completed stop even briefly for a dog sniff is unlawful without independent reasonable suspicion. You may still compel compliance with Title 32 and Title 47 administrative requirements.

Question 27

La. C.Cr.P. art. 220 - the state-law rule on force during arrest

Accepted Answer

A person shall submit peaceably to a LAWFUL arrest, and the person making a lawful arrest may use REASONABLE force to effect the arrest and detention and to overcome any resistance or threatened resistance. Two consequences: the lawfulness of the arrest is the threshold question, and 'reasonable' is measured by the same objective-reasonableness lens as Graham v. Connor - state authority never rises above the Fourth Amendment ceiling.

Question 28

Louisiana's 72-hour rule (La. C.Cr.P. art. 230.1)

Accepted Answer

The sheriff or officer having custody of an arrested person shall bring him promptly, and in any case within 72 hours of arrest, before a judge for appointment of counsel. Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are EXCLUDED from the 72-hour count. Appearance may be by telephone or audio-video if local rule allows. Failure to comply exposes the agency to a civil claim for illegal detention.

Question 29

When does Louisiana require a grand jury indictment rather than a bill of information?

Accepted Answer

Under La. C.Cr.P. art. 382, only an offense punishable by death or by life imprisonment must be instituted by grand jury indictment. Every other district court prosecution may be instituted by indictment OR by a bill of information signed by the district attorney. Parish and city court prosecutions are instituted by affidavit or information. Most Louisiana felonies never see a grand jury.

Question 30

Louisiana jury size and unanimity after January 1, 2019 (La. C.Cr.P. art. 782)

Accepted Answer

Capital cases: 12 jurors, all must concur. Offenses committed on or after January 1, 2019 where punishment is NECESSARILY confinement at hard labor: 12 jurors, all must concur. Offenses where punishment MAY be confinement at hard labor: 6 jurors, all must concur. Offenses committed before January 1, 2019 used a 10-of-12 rule, which Ramos v. Louisiana (2020) held unconstitutional.

Question 31

La. R.S. 14:98 - the current name of Louisiana's impaired driving offense and its elements

Accepted Answer

Since the 2024 amendments the offense is titled 'operating a vehicle while impaired,' not 'operating while intoxicated.' It covers any motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, vessel, or other means of conveyance when the operator is impaired by alcoholic beverages, has a BAC of 0.08 percent or more, or is impaired by any other drug or combination. A valid driver's license is not an element and lacking one is not a defense.

Question 32

Louisiana BAC presumptions and the underage limit

Accepted Answer

Under R.S. 32:662 for drivers 21 and over: 0.05 or less presumes NOT under the influence; above 0.05 but below 0.08 raises no presumption but may be considered with other evidence; 0.08 or more presumes under the influence. Under 21, R.S. 14:98.6 sets zero tolerance at 0.02 or more. A breath-tested subject must be given the timely option of a blood test.

Question 33

Louisiana implied consent (La. R.S. 32:661) and what you must read

Accepted Answer

Operating a vehicle on Louisiana public highways implies consent to chemical testing when an officer has reasonable grounds to believe the driver was impaired. Before requesting the test the officer must read the standardized DPS-approved rights form, which covers Miranda rights and the suspension consequences of refusal or of a result at or above 0.08 (0.02 if under 21). A person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise incapable of refusal is deemed NOT to have withdrawn consent.

Question 34

Emergency vehicle privileges under La. R.S. 32:24 - and their two limits

Accepted Answer

Responding to an emergency call, pursuing an actual or suspected violator, or responding to (but not returning from) a fire alarm, the driver may park irrespective of the chapter, proceed past a red or stop signal only after slowing or stopping as necessary for safe operation, exceed speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property, and disregard direction-of-movement rules. Limits: audible or visual signals must be in use, and nothing relieves the driver of the duty of DUE REGARD or protects him from the consequences of RECKLESS DISREGARD for the safety of others.

Question 35

The three Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and what each measures

Accepted Answer

Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus - involuntary jerking of the eye, scored on lack of smooth pursuit, distinct nystagmus at maximum deviation, and onset before 45 degrees. Walk-and-Turn and One-Leg Stand are divided-attention tests measuring the ability to follow instructions while performing physical tasks. All three must be administered in the standardized manner to retain validity; document the clues observed, not your conclusion of impairment.

Question 36

When must a Louisiana officer arrest at a domestic call? (La. R.S. 46:2140(A))

Accepted Answer

If the officer has reason to believe a family or household member or dating partner has been abused AND the abusing party is in violation of a temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or protective order, the officer SHALL immediately arrest the abusing party. This is mandatory, not discretionary, and it does not depend on the violation occurring in the officer's presence.

Question 37

Domestic arrest duties when no protective order is involved

Accepted Answer

The officer shall use all reasonable means to prevent further abuse. Arrest is required where probable cause exists that AGGRAVATED or SECOND DEGREE battery was committed, whether or not in the officer's presence. For simple assault, aggravated assault, or simple battery, arrest is required when the officer reasonably believes there is impending danger to the victim's physical safety in the officer's absence; if there is no such cause, arrest is discretionary (Ch.C. art. 1573; R.S. 46:2140(B)).

Question 38

Conflicting accounts at a domestic scene: predominant aggressor, reporting, and immunity

Accepted Answer

When accounts conflict, the officer shall evaluate EACH account separately to determine whether one party was the predominant aggressor - dual arrest is not the default. R.S. 46:2141 requires a written report of every investigated domestic abuse allegation whether or not an arrest is made, including the complainant's statement and case disposition. R.S. 46:2142 gives officers acting in good faith and with due care immunity from civil liability.

Question 39

Age thresholds that control criminal responsibility in Louisiana

Accepted Answer

Under R.S. 14:13, those who have not reached age ten are exempt from criminal responsibility, though juvenile court jurisdiction is unaffected. Under Children's Code art. 305(A), a child who was 15 or older at the time of first degree murder, second degree murder, first degree (aggravated) rape, or aggravated kidnapping leaves juvenile jurisdiction once an indictment is returned or a continued custody hearing finds probable cause, and is then handled in adult criminal court.

Question 40

The Louisiana statutory justification an officer relies on when using force

Accepted Answer

R.S. 14:18 makes conduct justifiable when it is an apparently authorized and reasonable fulfillment of the duties of public office, or a reasonable accomplishment of a LAWFUL arrest. La. C.Cr.P. art. 220 supplies the matching authority to use reasonable force. Both stand on the arrest being lawful and the force being reasonable, so state justification collapses whenever Graham v. Connor's objective-reasonableness test is failed.

Question 41

Louisiana stand-your-ground and the aggressor doctrine - what to document at a self-defense scene

Accepted Answer

Under R.S. 14:19(C)-(D) and 14:20(C)-(D), a person not engaged in unlawful activity who is somewhere he has a right to be has NO DUTY TO RETREAT and may meet force with force, and no finder of fact may weigh the possibility of retreat. But R.S. 14:21 bars the aggressor from claiming self-defense. So capture who started it, whether either party was engaged in unlawful activity, and each person's right to be there.

Question 42

Four curriculum areas the POST Council is statutorily required to teach (R.S. 40:2404.2)

Accepted Answer

De-escalation, bias policing recognition, sudden in-custody death, and crisis intervention - the last expressly including law enforcement interaction with persons with mental illness and persons with developmental disabilities. Delivery may be classroom or internet instruction. These map to the Crisis Intervention, Use of Force, and Officer Survival instructional blocks.

Question 43

Preventing a sudden in-custody death after a violent arrest

Accepted Answer

Do not leave a restrained subject prone. Once handcuffed, move the subject to a seated or recovery position, keep weight off the back and chest, monitor breathing and level of consciousness continuously, and summon EMS when the subject shows extreme agitation, hyperthermia, sustained struggle, or altered mental status. Statements like 'I can't breathe' are a medical emergency, not resistance.

Question 44

Chain of custody - what it is and what breaks it

Accepted Answer

An unbroken, documented record of every person who had custody of an item from seizure to court, showing who collected it, when, where, and every transfer since. Break it with unsealed or unlabeled packaging, gaps in the transfer log, a shared or unlocked temporary storage point, or an item touched by someone not recorded. A break rarely destroys the evidence outright, but it hands the defense an admissibility and weight argument.

Question 45

Brady and Giglio duties that fall on the officer, not just the prosecutor

Accepted Answer

Brady v. Maryland (1963) requires disclosure of evidence favorable to the accused and material to guilt or punishment; Giglio v. United States (1972) extends it to impeachment material, including deals with witnesses and an officer's own sustained dishonesty findings. The prosecutor cannot disclose what you never wrote down, so document exculpatory statements, inconsistent witness accounts, and failed identifications and forward them to the district attorney.

Question 46

First-responder crime scene control priorities

Accepted Answer

Order: officer and public safety, then medical aid, then apprehension, then scene protection. Establish a single controlled entry and exit path, set a boundary larger than you think you need, start a log of everyone who enters and leaves, and do not move or handle anything you do not have to. Louisiana treats interference seriously - R.S. 14:134.2 makes malfeasance in office by tampering with evidence a distinct crime.

Question 47

MARCH - the Tactical Emergency Casualty Care assessment sequence

Accepted Answer

Massive hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, Hypothermia/Head injury. Unlike ABC, MARCH puts bleeding first because uncontrolled extremity hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death in trauma. Apply a tourniquet high and tight on the limb, at least two to three inches above the wound and never over a joint, tighten until bleeding stops, and record the time of application.

Question 48

High-quality adult CPR numbers and the naloxone caution

Accepted Answer

Compress the center of the chest at 100 to 120 compressions per minute, at least 2 inches (5 cm) but not more than 2.4 inches (6 cm) deep, allowing full chest recoil, at a 30:2 compression-to-breath ratio, minimizing interruptions and applying an AED as soon as it arrives. For a suspected opioid overdose, give naloxone and continue ventilation and CPR - naloxone wears off, so the patient can re-sedate and must still be transported.

Question 49

The universal firearm safety rules and Louisiana's pre-academy firearms requirement

Accepted Answer

Treat every firearm as if it is loaded; never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy; keep your finger off the trigger and outside the guard until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire; and be certain of your target and what lies beyond it. Louisiana adds a hiring-stage rule: anyone employed and commissioned as a peace officer who will perform peace officer duties before attending an academy must complete the prescribed pre-academy firearms training within 30 days of employment.

Question 50

The Louisiana POST firearms qualification standard and how it lapses

Accepted Answer

80 percent or higher is required on the POST firearms qualification - a separate and higher bar than the 70 percent used for the written exam and each instructional block. Officers must requalify annually with an agency-issued or approved handgun on the POST Firearms Qualification Course, scored and reported to POST by a POST-certified firearms instructor. If more than 13 months pass between qualifications, the officer must complete the pre-academy firearms course again.

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