Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Orleans Parish. New Orleans sits below the Mississippi between the river levee and Lake Pontchartrain, laced with canals and ringed by marsh that begins where the suburbs stop. Orders ship to dealers across Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Louisiana law allows.
Louisiana requires no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. The dealer runs the federal background check, you complete Form 4473, and the transfer finishes the same day in most cases. Federal age limits apply: twenty-one for a handgun, eighteen for a long gun. A valid Louisiana concealed handgun permit is recognised for purchases because the permit is issued after a compliant background check. An online order ships to the Louisiana dealer you name, who completes the paperwork.
Dealers in these communities all work for New Orleans-area buyers:
Louisiana allows permitless concealed carry: since July 4, 2024, any person eighteen or older who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm may carry a concealed handgun without a permit. Louisiana State Police still issue the concealed handgun permit through an online application system, and many residents keep one for reciprocity with other states and for purchases. Bars, schools, courthouses and other listed places remain off limits, and private property owners can prohibit firearms.
Louisiana splits the state into numbered deer areas with their own archery, primitive firearms and still hunt dates, and the 2026-27 season structure and dates are published in the department's annual hunting pamphlet. The daily limit is generally one antlered and one antlerless deer where legal, with a season possession limit. Southeast Louisiana seasons run later than the north. Waterfowl seasons are set within the federal framework each year. Read the current pamphlet for your area before you hunt.
Orleans Parish is in Louisiana deer Area 1, but the real draw here is the marsh: duck hunting in the Biloxi and Delacroix marshes and the Barataria basin fills the winter calendar. Feral hogs may be taken at night on private land year round.
Winter here means duck blinds in the Delacroix and Barataria marshes, which is why 12-gauge semi-automatics and nontoxic shot dominate local buying from November onward.
Every range below is operated or published by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or the Forest Service near the cities we serve. Most need a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and seasonal hours change without much notice, so check the agency page before you drive out.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Metairie, Kenner, Gretna, New Orleans or anywhere in Orleans Parish, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
Yes. Since July 2024 Louisiana allows anyone eighteen or older who may lawfully possess a firearm to carry concealed without a permit. Listed places such as bars and schools remain off limits.
No. There is no purchase permit and no waiting period. The dealer runs the federal check and the transfer normally completes the same day.
On private land a landowner, lessee or agent with written permission may take feral hogs at night year round, using lights, thermal or night vision. You must notify the parish sheriff's office in advance.
A 12-gauge pump or semi-automatic with a 3-inch chamber handles nearly all waterfowl. Federal rules require nontoxic shot and limit the gun to three shells, and a federal duck stamp is required in addition to the state licence.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our buying guide and check with Louisiana State Police (concealed handgun permit unit) or a local attorney about your own situation.