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Louisiana road sign library

Every sign, signal and marking the Louisiana driver manual shows or names, with its meaning in the manual's words and its page.

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Regulatory signs - Louisiana

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Warning signs - Louisiana

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Work zone signs - Louisiana

  • BE PREPARED TO STOP

    BE PREPARED TO STOP

    These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.

    Manual page 30 · Open this page in the manual

  • Lane Ends (Incident Management)

    Lane Ends (Incident Management)

    These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.

    Manual page 30 · Open this page in the manual

  • CENTER LANE CLOSED AHEAD

    CENTER LANE CLOSED AHEAD

    These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.

    Manual page 30 · Open this page in the manual

  • EXIT CLOSED

    EXIT CLOSED

    These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.

    Manual page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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Guide and service signs - Louisiana

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Traffic signals - Louisiana

  • Steady GREEN Traffic Light

    Steady GREEN Traffic Light

    This means you can go through the intersection if it is clear to do so. You must yield to emergency vehicles and other roadway users as required by law. If you are stopped at the intersection and the light turns green, you must allow crossing traffic to clear the intersection before you go ahead. Turning left at a steady green traffic light means you may turn but only when the intersection is clear to do so. You should always yield to the oncoming traffic flow and pedestrians.

    Manual page 33 · Open this page in the manual

  • Steady YELLOW Traffic Light

    Steady YELLOW Traffic Light

    This is a warning the traffic signal is about to change to red. You should slow down and come to a complete stop, if you can do so before the stop bar. If you are already in the intersection when the yellow light comes on, you may continue safely through the intersection.

    Manual page 33 · Open this page in the manual

  • GREEN Arrow

    GREEN Arrow

    This means you can turn in the direction of the arrow, if the intersection is clear of other roadway users. When the arrow is green, oncoming or crossing traffic should yield to your turning action, but be careful of others making a right turn on red from the other side of the intersection.

    Manual page 33 · Open this page in the manual

  • Flashing YELLOW Traffic Light

    Flashing YELLOW Traffic Light

    This warning means slow down, look for any traffic entering the intersection and proceed with caution. If traffic is in the intersection, stop and let the traffic pass before proceeding.

    Manual page 33 · Open this page in the manual

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Pavement markings - Louisiana

  • Single Broken Yellow Line

    Single Broken Yellow Line

    A Single Broken Yellow line is used to mark the centerline where there are only two lanes of traffic. You must drive to the right of the centerline. When it is safe, you may cross this line to turn or pass another vehicle.

    Manual page 34 · Open this page in the manual

  • Double Solid Yellow Lines

    Double Solid Yellow Lines

    Double Solid Yellow lines are used to mark the center of the roadway when there are four or more lanes of traffic. You may not cross these lines to pass. You may cross these lines to make a turn.

    Manual page 34 · Open this page in the manual

  • No Passing Line

    No Passing Line

    A No Passing Line is a single solid yellow line used on two-lane roads to indicate zones where passing is prohibited. You may cross this line to make a turn or if the dashed line is present on your side of travel.

    Manual page 34 · Open this page in the manual

  • One-Way Road Lane Lines

    One-Way Road Lane Lines

    White lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction. You are required to drive between these lane lines.

    Manual page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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Railroad crossings and other signs - Louisiana

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More signs from our practice questions

  • Four signs on posts: a red octagon reading STOP, a yellow diamond with a black cross, a green rectangle reading CITY CENTER 3 MILES, and a blue square with a white H.

    How can traffic lights and signs be defined?

    By color, shape and the information contained in them

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual

    What do warning signs tell a driver?

    Of possible danger that might be ahead

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 25 · Open this page in the manual

  • A blue car drives up a two-lane road with a broken yellow center line; far ahead on the right side stands a small plain yellow diamond-shaped sign.

    If you know the shape and color of signs and how they are used, what should you do before you can read the wording as you approach them?

    Adjust your speed and driving manner

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 23 · Open this page in the manual

  • A white and black speed limit sign

    Speed limit, parking and loading zone signs are what type of sign?

    Regulatory signs

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 23 · Open this page in the manual

    Which statement about the posted maximum speed limit is correct?

    You must not drive faster than it

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 87 · Open this page in the manual

  • A plain orange diamond-shaped sign with a black border and no symbol or lettering on it.

    A diamond-shaped sign that is orange is used where?

    In construction zones

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 23 · Open this page in the manual

    What do orange warning signs in a construction area tell you is just ahead?

    Workers, machinery and barricades

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual

    What are construction and maintenance signs used to notify drivers of?

    Unusual or potentially dangerous conditions near work areas

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual

  • A plain yellow four-sided sign standing on one corner like a diamond, with a black border and nothing printed on it.

    Which of these do yellow diamond-shaped signs advise you of?

    Approaching side roads

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 23 · Open this page in the manual

  • The outline of a sign shaped as a wide rectangle, longer side horizontal, with no words or symbols.

    Which type of sign uses a rectangle whose longer dimension runs horizontally?

    Guide signs

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 23 · Open this page in the manual

  • Eight blank rectangular sign panels with no symbols or words: red, green, brown, orange, yellow, blue, white and yellow-green.

    What does the color red on a sign mean?

    Stop or Do Not

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual

    Which sign background color means "Caution, be alert, prepare to slow down"?

    Amber

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual

    Which color is used as the background for traveler services signs?

    Blue

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual

    What is the background color of emergency evacuation route signs?

    Blue

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual

    Which background color is used for pedestrian and bicycle warning signs?

    Fluorescent yellow-green

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual

    Which background color is used for guide and information signs about points of recreational or cultural interest?

    Brown

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual

  • Four blank sign shapes: a white rectangle, a yellow diamond, an orange triangle and a green square.

    What are the usual color and shape of warning signs?

    Yellow with black lettering or symbols, diamond shaped

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 25 · Open this page in the manual

  • A blank fluorescent yellow-green sign panel with a black border

    Which of these warning signs may be fluorescent yellow?

    School crossing

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 25 · Open this page in the manual

  • A yellow diamond sign with a black plus-shaped cross symbol

    A yellow diamond sign shows a black plus sign. What does it warn of?

    A cross road ahead

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 25 · Open this page in the manual

  • A yellow diamond warning sign with three arrows forming a circle

    A yellow diamond sign shows three black arrows chasing each other around a circle. What does it warn of?

    A roundabout ahead

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 25 · Open this page in the manual

  • Four signs on posts: white DO NOT PASS, a yellow diamond with a black cross, green CITY CENTER 3 MILES, and a blue square with a white H

    What do regulatory signs tell you about?

    Specific laws that you must obey

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 26 · Open this page in the manual

  • A white square sign showing a red circle with a red diagonal line through it over a black arrow turning right.

    What do regulatory signs with a red circle and a red slash over a symbol do?

    They prohibit certain actions

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 26 · Open this page in the manual

  • A white lane-use sign: a left-turn arrow marked ONLY, and a combined left-and-straight arrow

    What do lane use control signs tell you?

    Where you can go and where you can turn

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual

  • A lane marked with both a turn arrow and a straight arrow

    How may arrows painted on the road relate to lane use control signs?

    They may supplement the signs

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual

  • A red eight-sided STOP sign with a small red plate below it reading 4-WAY.

    What does a 4-WAY sign added to a stop sign tell you?

    All approaching traffic has a stop sign

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual

  • A black and white ONE WAY sign

    What does a ONE WAY sign with an arrow tell you?

    Traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual

  • A white sign with a black arrow bending around the right side of a black island shape

    What does a KEEP RIGHT sign tell you?

    Stay to the right of a median or island ahead

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual

  • A square white sign with a large red circle crossed by a wide horizontal white bar, with the words DO NOT above the bar and ENTER below it in white.

    A square sign shows a white horizontal bar inside a red circle. What does it mean?

    You cannot enter

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual

    Where is a DO NOT ENTER sign visible?

    At exit ramps where you would be going the wrong way

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual

  • Nine blank rectangular sign panels: green, red, yellow, black, brown, orange, pink, blue and white.

    What colors are guide signs?

    Green, brown or blue

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual

  • A green rectangular sign listing two community names

    Which of these can guide signs help you find?

    Hospitals and service stations

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual

  • A green guide sign listing three city names, each with an arrow and a number.

    Destination signs show direction and distance to which of these?

    Airports

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual

  • A green highway guide sign with an EXIT 7 number tab on its top right edge

    The word "Exit" is written on the right side of an exit sign. Where is the exit lane or ramp?

    To the right

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual

  • A blue car in the far right lane of a busy four-lane freeway approaches an overhead green EXIT sign with a LEFT tab and an up-left arrow.

    Why may left exit signs be yellow?

    To provide greater awareness

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual

  • A yellow diamond sign with a black arrow pointing up and a second curved line joining it from the lower right.

    A yellow diamond sign shows a black vertical arrow with a second line joining it from the lower right. What does it tell you?

    Merging traffic is ahead

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 25 · Open this page in the manual

    Near most interstate entrance points you see a “merge” sign. What does it warn you to be ready to do?

    Adjust your speed or move into the left lane, if possible

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 101 · Open this page in the manual

  • Three blue square signs side by side: a white gas pump, a blue fork and knife inside a white circle, and a white bed.

    Which type of sign is blue, square or rectangular, with white lettering or symbols, and shows the location of services such as rest areas, gas stations, hotels or hospitals?

    Service signs

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 30 · Open this page in the manual

  • Three route markers: a blue shield with a red top band and the number 71, a white shield with US above 33, and a white circle with 18.

    What do the shape and color of a route number sign tell you?

    The type of roadway, such as interstate or U.S.

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 30 · Open this page in the manual

  • A yellow diamond warning sign reading LOW SHOULDER

    What does the "Low Shoulder" sign indicate?

    A sharp drop from the pavement edge to the shoulder

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual

  • A blue car with its right wheels off the pavement on a gravel shoulder, and a white car in the other lane

    If you must leave the pavement where a "Low Shoulder" sign is posted, what should you do?

    Slow down and steer firmly

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 31 · Open this page in the manual

  • A pedestrian signal head showing an upraised hand with short motion lines around it indicating that it is blinking.

    A pedestrian signal is flashing DON'T WALK. What does it mean for pedestrians?

    They may not start to cross, but those crossing may continue

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 76 · Open this page in the manual

  • A pedestrian signal with the white walking-person symbol lit and short marks around it showing that it is blinking; the hand above it is dark.

    What is a flashing WALK pedestrian signal sometimes used to indicate?

    A possible conflict between pedestrians and vehicles

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 76 · Open this page in the manual

  • A blue car on a busy city street approaching an intersection with traffic lights, crosswalks, parked cars and pedestrians on the sidewalks

    You must operate your vehicle as indicated by what?

    Traffic signs, signals, and pavement markings

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 86 · Open this page in the manual

  • A traffic signal housing with all three lamps dark and unlit.

    What must an intersection revert to when its traffic-control signal is not functioning?

    An all-way or four-way stop

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 86 · Open this page in the manual

    A traffic light at an intersection has malfunctioned. What does the intersection become?

    A 4-way stop intersection

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 93 · Open this page in the manual

  • A railroad crossing signal with a white crossbuck, two round red lamps that are not lit, and its striped gate arm raised straight up.

    At a crossing with gates and flashing signals, when should you stop?

    When the light begins flashing and before the gates are lowered

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 95 · Open this page in the manual

  • A NARROW BRIDGE warning sign

    On a rural road, what should you be prepared to do when you see a narrow bridge sign?

    Stop for oncoming traffic

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 103 · Open this page in the manual

  • A fluorescent orange triangle with a red reflective border mounted on the rear of a farm tractor

    A fluorescent or reflective orange and red triangle on the rear of a vehicle drawn by animals, farm equipment or construction equipment means the vehicle is traveling at what speed?

    Less than 25 mph

    Source: Class D & E Driver’s Guide (Revised August 2025 (DPSMV2052 R08/25)), page 105 · Open this page in the manual