Louisiana
Motorcycle:
“every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor, a motorized bicycle, and an electric-assisted bicycle.”
Motor-Driven Cycle:
“every motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor of not to exceed five horsepower.”
Motorized Bicycle:
“a pedal bicycle which may be propelled by human power or helper motor, or by both, but excluding an electric-assisted bicycle, with a motor rated no more than one and one-half brake horsepower, a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission, and which produces a maximum design speed of no more than twenty-five miles per hour on a flat
surface.”
Licensing | Minimum Age | Registration | Insurance | Helmet | |
Motorcycle | Motorcycle Endorsement | 15 | Required | Required | Required |
Motor-Driven Cycle | Motorcycle Endorsement | 15 | Required | Required | Required |
Moped | Motorcycle Endorsement | 15 | Required | Required | Required |