Louisiana Permit Practice Test 7

5 out of 5 (60 votes)
80% Passing score
20 Questions
4 Mistakes allowed
This Louisiana DMV practice test gives adult first-time drivers a more practical way to prepare for the Class E knowledge test, especially if you would rather not keep rereading the same handbook pages and pretending all of it is equally memorable. The test includes 20 questions built around Louisiana driving laws, road signs, safety rules, and the kinds of everyday driving situations that show up both on the permit test and, inconveniently enough, in actual traffic. For adults 18 and older, the licensing path has its own shape. A first-time applicant may apply for a full Class E license or a learner’s permit after completing either the 38-hour driver education course or the 6-hour pre-licensing course plus 8 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. After that, Louisiana still expects the usual official pieces: identity, residency, and Social Security documentation; a vision screening; the Class E knowledge test; the road skills test; and the required fees. It is not complicated in theory, but in real life it is one of those processes where missing one step can send you back to the counter with a look on your face that says, quietly, you should have checked first. This Louisiana permit practice test is focused on the knowledge-test part of that process. The questions are written by experienced driving instructors and cover the material new drivers are expected to know, from traffic signs and right-of-way rules to safe driving habits and legal requirements like carrying proof of insurance. It is not just a pile of random questions. The point is to help you get used to the way driving rules are tested, where a small detail in the wording can matter more than you expected. To pass this practice permit test, you need at least 16 correct answers out of 20. You can retake it as many times as needed, which is useful because the first run often shows you exactly where your memory is a little too confident for its own good. Adult applicants also are not generally bound by Louisiana’s teen-only graduated licensing rules, including the 180-day learner’s permit holding period, 50-hour parent-certified supervised driving requirement, nighttime restriction, or passenger restriction, unless they are actually going through that teen pathway. Use this Louisiana DMV practice permit test as a serious warm-up before the real exam. It helps you tighten up the rules, catch the weak spots, and walk into the OMV with a steadier idea of what you know.
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Sample Louisiana Permit Test Questions

Question 1

A police officer directs you through an intersection even though the traffic signal is red. Which instruction controls?

  1. A. Remain stopped until the signal turns green
  2. B. Change lanes and move forward slowly
  3. C. Follow the officer’s lawful direction
  4. D. Wait for the officer to approach your vehicle

Correct answer: C. – Follow the officer’s lawful direction

In Louisiana, drivers must comply with lawful orders from officers authorized to direct traffic. Traffic-control devices ordinarily must be obeyed, but the law expressly recognizes directions given by a traffic or police officer. Follow the officer’s direction carefully even when it differs from the signal.

Source: La. R.S. 32:56(A) – Obedience to police officers, weights and standards police officers, and traffic signs, La. R.S. 32:231(A) – Obedience to and required traffic-control devices

Question 2

A placarded commercial vehicle is carrying material covered by mandatory railroad-stop rules. What must its driver do at a grade crossing?

  1. A. Avoid all freeway routes
  2. B. Reduce speed to 35 mph
  3. C. Stop before the tracks and check for approaching trains
  4. D. Proceed first because the load has priority

Correct answer: C. – Stop before the tracks and check for approaching trains

A hazardous-material placard identifies the load’s hazard class, but the mandatory-stop rule applies to commercial vehicles covered by the incorporated federal railroad rule. Louisiana requires those vehicles to stop between 15 and 50 feet from the tracks, listen and look in both directions, and confirm that no train is approaching before crossing.

Source: La. R.S. 32:1503(D) – General provisions; carrier liability insurance; carrier placards, La. R.S. 32:173.1(A) – Railroad grade crossings; stopping required

Question 3

You are stopped when a circular traffic signal changes from red to green. What must you do before moving?

  1. A. Enter immediately because you now have priority
  2. B. Check the intersection and yield to vehicles or pedestrians lawfully still within it
  3. C. Proceed because all other roadway users must wait
  4. D. Proceed without checking if you are traveling straight

Correct answer: B. – Check the intersection and yield to vehicles or pedestrians lawfully still within it

A circular green signal allows a driver to proceed, but it does not authorize entering into the path of someone lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk. Yield to those vehicles and pedestrians before moving. The official guide also instructs a stopped driver to let crossing traffic clear before going ahead.

Source: La. R.S. 32:232(1)(a) – Traffic-control signals, Louisiana Class D & E Driver’s Guide — Ch. 3, “Traffic Signals”

Question 4

Which color combination is commonly used for ordinary highway destination and exit signs?

  1. A. Orange with black lettering
  2. B. Green with white lettering
  3. C. Yellow with black lettering
  4. D. Red with white lettering

Correct answer: B. – Green with white lettering

The Louisiana guide shows ordinary highway destination and exit signs with green backgrounds and white lettering or symbols. They help drivers identify routes, destinations, distances, and exits. Not every guide sign is green: blue is used for services, while brown identifies recreational or cultural destinations.

Source: Louisiana Class D & E Driver’s Guide — Ch. 3, “Guide Signs—Destination Signs”

Question 5

A single broken white or yellow line may be crossed only when which condition is met?

  1. A. The movement can be completed safely without interfering with traffic
  2. B. The driver is turning into any driveway
  3. C. The vehicle ahead is disabled
  4. D. The roadway is a one-way street

Correct answer: A. – The movement can be completed safely without interfering with traffic

Broken lines allow crossing in appropriate circumstances, but the driver remains responsible for safety. Before changing lanes across a broken white line, the driver must first determine that the movement can be made safely. Crossing a broken yellow centerline to pass also requires adequate visibility and enough clear distance to avoid interfering with other vehicles.

Source: La. R.S. 32:79(1) – Driving on roadway laned for traffic, La. R.S. 32:75 – Limitations on passing on the left, Louisiana Class D & E Driver’s Guide — Ch. 3, “Lane Markings”

Question 6

A school bus is stopped on a two-lane highway with its required red visual signals operating. What must an approaching driver in the opposite lane do?

  1. A. Continue because the bus is facing the other direction
  2. B. Signal and pass the bus slowly
  3. C. Stop briefly, then proceed while the signals remain on
  4. D. Stop at least 30 feet away and wait until the bus moves or the signals are deactivated

Correct answer: D. – Stop at least 30 feet away and wait until the bus moves or the signals are deactivated

On a two-lane Louisiana highway, drivers approaching a stopped school bus from either direction must stop when its required visual signals are operating. The stop must be made at least 30 feet from the bus. Drivers may not proceed until the bus resumes motion or the visual signals are no longer activated.

Source: La. R.S. 32:80(A)(1), (C)(1)–(2) – Overtaking and passing certain school buses

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