Gun Crimes--Parades
N. No concealed handgun may be carried into and no concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this Section shall authorize or entitle a permittee to carry a concealed handgun in any of the following:
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(9) A parade or demonstration for which a permit is issued by a governmental entity.
La. Sec. 40:1379.3 Statewide permits for concealed handguns; application procedures; definitions (Louisiana Revised Statutes (2019 Edition))
PENALTY:
"§ ;95. Illegal carrying of weapon
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of illegal carrying of weapons shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
ADDITIONALLY, if the gun was used in a crime of violence:
A. Whoever commits the crime of illegal carrying of weapons pursuant to R.S. 14:95 with any firearm used in the commission of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B), within one thousand feet of any parade or demonstration for which a permit is issued by a governmental entity, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than five years, or both. Any sentence issued pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection and any sentence issued pursuant to a violation of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B) shall be served consecutively.
La. Sec. 14:95.2.1 Illegal carrying of a firearm at a parade with any firearm used in the commission of a crime of violence (Louisiana Revised Statutes (2019 Edition))
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