Points, Suspensions and Your Louisiana Driving Record

First: there are no points here

Title 32 of Louisiana's Revised Statutes, which governs licenses, contains no point values, and OMV has never published a schedule or threshold. A speeding conviction in Lafayette and another in Monroe are just two convictions on your record.

With no points, there is no point reduction class either. Anyone advertising a Louisiana point reduction class is offering something with no legal effect here, though the same course might still earn an insurance credit or satisfy a local diversion program.

What your record shows

The official record shows convictions of every size, DWI entries and suspensions, and whether your personal and commercial privileges are valid. Insurance companies and plenty of employers pull it, and a run of moving violations can lift your rates without a single point.

Out-of-state convictions count too. If an offense committed elsewhere, in another state or on federal land, would have cost you your license in Louisiana, R.S. 32:414 lets OMV act on it, and states trade serious violations through national driver databases.

If you are convicted of a suspending offense

Suspension follows conduct, not a tally. The list in R.S. 32:414 includes impaired driving, killing or negligently injuring someone with a vehicle, leaving the scene of a crash with injuries without helping, and a third reckless driving conviction (or forfeited bail) inside a year.

As of October 2026, OMV's published periods for alcohol cases were a year for a first DWI and two years (730 days) for the next. The statute and OMV policy describe reckless driving suspensions differently, so ask OMV how long one would last in your case.

If tickets keep coming: frequent violator reviews

Louisiana can still act on a driver who collects tickets. Subsection (E) of R.S. 32:414 allows an investigation when moving violations pile up often enough to show disregard for the law, or when someone drives recklessly or negligently as a habit. After investigating, the department can suspend, cancel or revoke.

Because no fixed count sets off that review, aim never to stack convictions within a short span. For minors there is an extra risk: the school attendance law lets a school board's report pull a teen's license until they are back in school or 18.

Picture two speeding convictions and a careless driving conviction in one year. No point limit is crossed, because there are none, but that pattern is exactly what a review is designed to catch.

If you ignore a ticket

The most avoidable suspension comes from not appearing or not paying. To clear it, show OMV evidence the matter is dealt with (a receipt, the final disposition, or a continuance setting a new date) and pay to reinstate.

October 2026 reinstatement prices on OMV's site: Louisiana courts $100; courts in other states $60; in lieu suspensions $60; Shreveport City Court $87.50. Check OMV's Driver Reinstatement Status Inquiry before going to an office.

If you drive commercially

CDL holders do face a count, under federal law. Under 49 CFR 383.51, serious violations add up over a 3 year window: going 15 or more over, reckless driving, bad lane changes, tailgating, texting at the wheel of a commercial vehicle. The second one means 60 days off the road commercially, and the third means 120.

Violations in your own car can count when they result in a license suspension. Diversion cannot hide a commercial driver's conviction, and the employer has to be told within 30 days.

Where a course does pay off: insurance

With nothing to remove, a Louisiana driving course earns its keep through premiums. State insurance law (La. R.S. 22:1457) permits a cut of as much as 10 percent on liability and physical damage coverage, if the insurer's data supports it, once the main driver finishes a state approved defensive driving class.

You lose eligibility if a judge ordered the class, if any regular driver of the car skipped it, or if the policy already carries a driver ed discount. Check with your insurer which providers it accepts before enrolling.