In August 2018, another amendment to 14:95 lifted the ban on the possession or use of “blade” knives and allowed such knives to be carried unless the knife is intentionally hidden. This amendment has not been considered by the Court of Appeal since its coming into force. Fortunately, there are Louisiana Supreme Court guidelines that have emerged from several cases where the same standard of deliberate concealment has been applied to handguns. This law also states that it is legal for an officer to carry a “rescue knife”. What is a rescue knife and what counts as a switch blade in Louisiana? The law remains unclear, but other documents could clarify the issue for us. We know that the blade length of a rescue knife should not exceed 5 inches. For the same reason you state (need a large serrated knife to dive), I also read that if you want to keep a baseball bat in your vehicle to defend yourself, you should also make sure to throw a baseball glove or baseball into the car. I don`t dive or even fish, but I carry a 9″ net knife in my trunk with a non-threatening blue rubber handle. This would give you a little more range if the car broke down in a criminal or dogmanée game of NOLA or Baton Rouge after dark, and would also just come in handy at a barbecue. Possessing a dangerous knife on school property, on school bus or bus, or in places within a thousand feet of a school campus is also illegal. You may also encounter officers who have a different interpretation of this law, who sometimes arrest you or try to confiscate your knife as “illegal”, in which case you decide to do so is up to you. Civil disobedience rarely makes for a good night`s sleep, but it also doesn`t make a nice piece to give up. There is also no age limit to own a knife.
But 18 is an ideal age to carry or possess weapons, as well as lethal or dangerous weapons in almost every state. This means that it is illegal for you to hide a switch blade or an automatic knife. We can conclude that it is legal to carry an automatic knife if it is obviously NOT hidden on your body. You can legally own a Balisong knife in Louisiana. Dirks, stiletto heels or daggers, the other knives are completely legal. The same goes for knives that don`t trigger metal detectors, let alone throwing knives or stars. Although Bowie knives are illegal in many states, they are quite allowed in Louisiana and other large knives. Finally, you can also legally own switch blades and other types of automatic knives. (i) Any knife that can be opened with one hand by manual pressure on the blade or by protruding from the blade. It is legal to possess and transport a knife in Louisiana, but not legal to hide an automatic blade or other automatic knife.
If the knife has a latch aligned with the closing position and you need to use inertia (i.e. moving your wrist or fingers) to open it, you can hide or open it. You can open and hide any knife except an automatic knife. A knife used as a “rescue knife” must not have a blade more than 5 inches long. I recently bought a Switchblade, but it has a pocket clip, so is the clip classified as Open Carry? Where I live, almost everyone has a knife in their pocket. I know that if it stayed in my pocket it would be hidden, but I just wanted to know if the pocket clip opened it since you can see that you are carrying a knife. The only knife you can`t carry in your possession is a Switchblade Bowie knife that isn`t illegal to carry just to say I was born and raised from there, so yes, I should know and I have three uncles who are police officers there. Knife laws in Louisiana can be a bit confusing, especially when it comes to owning knives. However, if a knife is not banned, we can assume that it is legal. Here`s all about knife laws in Louisiana. I`m going to New Orleans in a few hours.
I lost my gun rights and I wear a Cold Steel Ti-lite Six. It hides in my pocket, only the clip and half an inch of the handle are exposed. My neighbour in Shreveport is a Member of Parliament for Caddo Parish Sherrifs. He says there are no blade length laws in Los Angeles. I will carry it semi-hidden in my pocket, with it attached to my belt. That`s about four inches of the 7-inch handle on display. Does anyone know if this is correct?. in NOLA? It is a monster and also my favorite defense blade.
my wife would buy it for me for Christmas and I would end up behind bars if they tried to confiscate my blade. PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN DO! Bourbon Street is a dangerous place and I want to be able to protect my wife and myself. In addition, the law explicitly states that a “rescue knife” is a folding knife, so OTF (out the front) car knives cannot be owned, even by LEOs.