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Under Louisiana state law (LA R.S. 14:95.1), certain non-violent felony convictions bar firearm possession for a statutory 10-year period. Below is the framework explaining state restoration vs. federal restrictions.
For covered felony offenses under LA R.S. 14:95.1, the state prohibition on possessing firearms expires automatically after 10 consecutive years from the date of completion of sentence, probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, provided no subsequent felony convictions occur during that window.
Even if 10 years pass under Louisiana state law, federal law (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) imposes a lifetime ban on felony firearm possession unless the conviction has been formally expunged, set aside, or cleared via a full Gubernatorial Pardon with explicit restoration of firearm rights.