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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95 (2026)

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§95. Illegal carrying of weapons

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Cited in 359 cases (59 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: State v. Sandifer, 679 So. 2d 1324 (La. 1996).
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State v. Sandifer, 679 So. 2d 1324 (La. 1996). · cites it 48× “R.S. 14:95, criminalizes the "[i]llegal carrying of weapons," and at the time of the offense, provided in Section (E) as follows: E.”
State v. Webb, 144 So. 3d 971 (La. 2014). · cites it 41× “R.S. 14:95(E) is facially unconstitutional.”
State v. Blanchard, 776 So. 2d 1165 (La. 2001). · cites it 20× “R.S. 14:95(E), which prohibits a person from possessing a firearm while possessing a controlled dangerous substance, can be applied to criminalize the constructive possession of a firearm by one who also possesses marijuana.”
State ex rel. J.M., 144 So. 3d 853 (Fla. 2014). · cites it 25× “R.S. 14:95, the only provision of the statute applicable here.”
State v. Baker, 970 So. 2d 948 (La. 2008). · cites it 12× “R.S. 14:95. La. R.S. 14:95 makes criminal the intentional concealment of a firearm, and various other offenses concerning other types of weapons, and is punished as a misdemeanor for a first offense.”
State v. Woods, 654 So. 2d 809 (La. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 17× “R.S. 14:95. Therefore, a knowing and intentional possession of cocaine is necessary for both a violation of La.”
State v. Sanders, 337 So. 2d 1131 (La. 1976). · cites it 13× “1 is part of a 1975 amendment to the previously existing R.S. 14:95. The latter statute makes criminal the intentional concealment of a firearm, and various other offenses concerning weapons.”
State v. Warner, 653 So. 2d 57 (La. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 15× “R.S. 14:95 as new material. This was "an act to amend and reenact La.”
State v. Lattin, 256 So. 3d 484 (La. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 8× “R.S. 14:95(E). He was subsequently sentenced to eight years at hard labor without benefits, and he appeals his conviction.”
State v. Barakat, 877 So. 2d 223 (La. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 7× “R.S. 14:95(E) by being in the possession of a firearm while also in possession of Schedule I, II and III CDS, "namely, marijuana, methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), cocaine, and hydrodocone [sic].”
State v. Williams, 735 So. 2d 62 (La. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “Defendant Brian Williams appeals his conviction of a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:95 E, illegal carrying of weapons while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance.”
State v. Brown, 966 So. 2d 727 (La. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 5× “42,190-KA, the defendant was charged by bill of information with illegal carrying of weapons while in possession of a CDS, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:95(E), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(1) — 1 case
State of Louisiana v. Calvin Smith (La. Ct. App. 2020).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(2) — 1 case
State v. Baker, 970 So. 2d 948 (La. 2008). “R.S. 14:95. La. R.S. 14:95 makes criminal the intentional concealment of a firearm, and various other offenses concerning other types of weapons, and is punished as a misdemeanor for a first offense.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(3) — 1 case
State v. Jones, 204 So. 2d 775 (La. 1967).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(A) — 19 cases
State ex rel. J.M., 144 So. 3d 853 (Fla. 2014). “R.S. 14:95, the only provision of the statute applicable here.”
State v. Eberhardt, 145 So. 3d 377 (La. 2014).
State v. Taylor, 733 So. 2d 77 (La. Ct. App. 1999).
State v. Magee, 146 So. 3d 193 (La. 2014).
State ex rel. D.J., 5 So. 3d 923 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(A)(1) — 22 cases
State ex rel. J.M., 144 So. 3d 853 (Fla. 2014). “R.S. 14:95, the only provision of the statute applicable here.”
State v. Marzett, 40 So. 3d 1204 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Dixon, 146 So. 3d 662 (La. Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Dyer, 388 So. 2d 374 (La. 1980).
State v. Thornton, 611 So. 2d 732 (La. Ct. App. 1992).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(A)(1)(a) — 2 cases
Robert Jackson, III v. Merrick B. Garland, et al. (W.D. La. 2026).
United States v. Wilson (5th Cir. 2025).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(A)(2) — 3 cases
State v. Baker, 970 So. 2d 948 (La. 2008). “R.S. 14:95. La. R.S. 14:95 makes criminal the intentional concealment of a firearm, and various other offenses concerning other types of weapons, and is punished as a misdemeanor for a first offense.”
State ex rel. D.J., 5 So. 3d 923 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
State Ex Rel. Dj, 5 So. 3d 923 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(A)(3) — 3 cases
State ex rel. D.J., 5 So. 3d 923 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
Barker v. Vannoy (E.D. La. 2024).
State Ex Rel. Dj, 5 So. 3d 923 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(A)(4) — 3 cases
State v. Dodson, 942 So. 2d 579 (La. Ct. App. 2006).
State ex rel. D.J., 5 So. 3d 923 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
State Ex Rel. Dj, 5 So. 3d 923 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(A)(5) — 2 cases
State ex rel. D.J., 5 So. 3d 923 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
State Ex Rel. Dj, 5 So. 3d 923 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(A)(5)(a) — 2 cases
State, in Interest of Dandridge, 614 So. 2d 129 (La. Ct. App. 1993).
Foster v. Woods, 686 F. App'x 292 (5th Cir. 2017).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(A)(l) — 1 case
State v. Marzett, 40 So. 3d 1204 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(B) — 5 cases
State v. Sanders, 337 So. 2d 1131 (La. 1976). “1 is part of a 1975 amendment to the previously existing R.S. 14:95. The latter statute makes criminal the intentional concealment of a firearm, and various other offenses concerning weapons.”
State v. Lindsey, 129 So. 3d 759 (La. Ct. App. 2013).
State v. Jones, 203 So. 3d 344 (La. Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Maxwell, 554 So. 2d 769 (La. Ct. App. 1989).
State of Louisiana v. Rashad W. Estem (La. Ct. App. 2020).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(B)(2) — 1 case
State of Louisiana v. Alexander D. Kirby (La. Ct. App. 2023).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(C) — 7 cases
State v. Sanders, 337 So. 2d 1131 (La. 1976). “1 is part of a 1975 amendment to the previously existing R.S. 14:95. The latter statute makes criminal the intentional concealment of a firearm, and various other offenses concerning weapons.”
State v. Clement, 368 So. 2d 1037 (La. 1979).
State v. Magee, 140 So. 3d 370 (La. Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Thornton, 611 So. 2d 732 (La. Ct. App. 1992).
State ex rel. B.T., 67 So. 3d 693 (La. Ct. App. 2011).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(D) — 2 cases
State v. Sanders, 337 So. 2d 1131 (La. 1976). “1 is part of a 1975 amendment to the previously existing R.S. 14:95. The latter statute makes criminal the intentional concealment of a firearm, and various other offenses concerning weapons.”
State v. Clement, 368 So. 2d 1037 (La. 1979).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(E) — 190 cases
State v. Sandifer, 679 So. 2d 1324 (La. 1996). “R.S. 14:95, criminalizes the "[i]llegal carrying of weapons," and at the time of the offense, provided in Section (E) as follows: E.”
State v. Webb, 144 So. 3d 971 (La. 2014). “R.S. 14:95(E) is facially unconstitutional.”
State v. Blanchard, 776 So. 2d 1165 (La. 2001). “R.S. 14:95(E), which prohibits a person from possessing a firearm while possessing a controlled dangerous substance, can be applied to criminalize the constructive possession of a firearm by one who also possesses marijuana.”
State v. Woods, 654 So. 2d 809 (La. Ct. App. 1995). “R.S. 14:95. Therefore, a knowing and intentional possession of cocaine is necessary for both a violation of La.”
State v. Lattin, 256 So. 3d 484 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 14:95(E). He was subsequently sentenced to eight years at hard labor without benefits, and he appeals his conviction.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(F) — 1 case
State of Louisiana in the Interest of D.F.. (La. Ct. App. 2020).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(G) — 2 cases
State v. Lambert, 93 So. 3d 771 (La. Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Warner, 653 So. 2d 57 (La. Ct. App. 1995). “R.S. 14:95 as new material. This was "an act to amend and reenact La.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(G)(1) — 1 case
State v. Dodson, 942 So. 2d 579 (La. Ct. App. 2006).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(G)(2) — 2 cases
State v. Lambert, 93 So. 3d 771 (La. Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Dodson, 942 So. 2d 579 (La. Ct. App. 2006).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(G)(3)(a) — 2 cases
State v. Dodson, 942 So. 2d 579 (La. Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Lambert, 93 So. 3d 771 (La. Ct. App. 2012).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95(M) — 4 cases
Robert Jackson, III v. Merrick B. Garland, et al. (W.D. La. 2026).
State of Louisiana v. Darnell T. McKey (La. Ct. App. 2024).
United States v. Wilson (5th Cir. 2025).
State of Louisiana v. Tavione Gustave (La. Ct. App. 2025).
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