Louisiana 10-Codes

TXDispatcher1

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Help! I'm a Texan listening to Louisiana agencies on Broadcastify and I'm completely mystified by your 10 codes. I've only found one list of Louisiana 10 codes on the internet and they're completely incorrect. I listen to LA State Police, some university police departments, some other agencies as well as the New Orleans Fire Department and they're using very different 10 codes from the APCO 10 codes or the ten codes that the Texas DPS uses. Can anyone enlighten me as to what these distinctive Louisiana codes are? I'd really appreciate the help.
 

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Help! I'm a Texan listening to Louisiana agencies on Broadcastify and I'm completely mystified by your 10 codes. I've only found one list of Louisiana 10 codes on the internet and they're completely incorrect. I listen to LA State Police, some university police departments, some other agencies as well as the New Orleans Fire Department and they're using very different 10 codes from the APCO 10 codes or the ten codes that the Texas DPS uses. Can anyone enlighten me as to what these distinctive Louisiana codes are? I'd really appreciate the help.
when i was down there in the 70s State used APCO 10 codes except 10-10 out of service on a call
10-12 Visitors present
10-14 Convoy
10-15 Prisoner in custody
10-23 stand by for clear channel
10-26 Obtain date on.....
10-41 call this sta on another freq
10-50 No traffic for u
10-60 Next message number
10-64 Net Clear
10-65 Clear for assignment
10-71 Go ahead
10-78 Request Ambulance
10-79 Request wrecker
10-81 Officer will be at ur station
10-97 Arrived at scene
10-98 Assignment completed
 

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They're still using the codes in BushDoctor's list, and a few more.

At least in north LA, I've heard LSP and local agencies use:
10-2 = Code-4 (scene is under control, no further units required)
10-5 = Relay information to (or meet with)
10-12 = "civilian(s)" present (also transporting "civilian" to another location)
10-14 = Escort (funeral procession, escorting someone to another location, etc)
10-26 = Driver's license/ID check
10-31 = Local warrants (sometimes 10-29 is used instead)
10-48 = Obstructed (ie, by a trailer hitch) or unreadable (ie, temporary tag in the rear window) license plate
10-50 = No/negative
10-90 = Traffic stop (except LSP, they just use 10-6)
10-91 = Radio check

I've also heard LSP and local agencies use Signal codes:
18 = Stranded/broken-down motorist
20 = Vehicle crash
95 = Firearm
98 = DUI
99 = Reckless driver
100= Hit-and-run
103= Disturbance
103-I= Intoxicated
103-M= Mental
108 = Resisting (or fleeing, either on-foot or in vehicle)
 

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The only thing I've figured out for certain so far is that 10-97 means 'arrived on the scene' (which oddly enough is what the Houston Fire Dept used to use for the same purpose) and 10-31 for sure means 'assignment completed'. Other than that I'm still clueless. I also listen to University of New Orleans PD, Tulane Univ PD, and New Orleans Harbor PD, and they all use the same codes. Absolutely everything I've found online is totally inaccurate. "Item number" is what we Texans would call "incident number" or "case number". Thanks for everyone's help so far.
 

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Parishes use diffrent codes and signals than LSP. Some may be the same but I know Region-1 parishes are all basiclly the same.
 

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This is for Most of SE Louisiana

10-0 Fire Out
10-01 Picking up Hose
10-1 Receiving Poorly
10-10 (Available Temp.) Out of Service
10-100 Dispatching to Rapidly
10-11 In Service at Other Location
10-12 Official/ Visitor/ Susp. Present
10-13 Advise Weather/Road Conditions
10-14 Your Destination
10-15 Prisoner (Male) in Custody, M-Mental, F-Female, J-Juv.
10-16 Utility Company Needed (Specify)
10-17 Advise Name of Officers
10-18 Return for Additional Information
10-19 Return to ----
10-2 Receiving Well
10-20 What is Your Location
10-21 Phone ----
10-22 Check Origin of Call
10-23 Holding all Companies
10-24 Holding Specific Companies
10-25 False Alarm (Malicious), A-Unnec. Roll
10-26 Working Fire (Specify)
10-27 Can Handle with Units En-route
10-28 Officer Request Air Clearance
10-29 Fire Under Control
10-3 Stop Transmitting
10-30 No Fire Faulty Alarm
10-31 Checking Clear
10-32 Chief Needed On Scene
10-33 Does Not Conform w/Pol/Proc./Rules
10-34 Unit and Officer left Jurisdiction Code
10-35 Unit and Officers Returned to Jurisdiction
10-36 Correct Time
10-37 Extra Ambulance Request
10-38 Extra Engine for Water Supply
10-4 Message Received
10-40 Lunch Break
10-41 Coffee Break
10-42 Restroom Break
10-43 Available by Pager
10-49 Condition of Patient
10-5 Pick-up or Delivery
10-50 Not Available (Unknown Reason)
10-53 Item and Time Received
10-54 Patient Loaded for Transport
10-55 Police Back-up Request 1 or 2 times, R-Rank
10-6 Call Your Home
10-60 Chemical Problem (Caution)
10-61 W-Wanted Subject, A-Armed, D- Dangerous, M-Violent Mental, R-Resists and Officer
10-65 Natural or LPG Gas
10-67 Gasoline or Diesel Leak
10-7 (Completely) Out of Service
10-70 Fire Prevention Request
10-71 Photographer Requested
10-72 Fire Investigator Request
10-8 Inservice
10-82 Cancel Last Assignment
10-83 Standby
10-84 Registration Check
10-85 Stolen Check
10-86 Record Check
10-87 Wanted Check
10-89 Confidential Information
10-9 Repeat
10-90 Unit Involved in Accident, I-Injury, C-City Vehicle
10-91 Tow Truck Request
10-97 Arrived on Scene
10-98 Completed Last Assignment
10-99 Change Channels
 

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Thanks, N508SP1, that's helpful, and seems to be pretty much the 10-codes they're using in the New Awluns area that I'm listening to.. 103 is disturbance/mental case, 107 is suspicious person/vehicle.
 

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And 10-15 seems to be pretty universal for prisoner in custody/transport. In Texas we would always say 10-95. Also, signal 20 is very common for traffic accident-in Texas we would always say 10-50, if we did use 10-codes.
 

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Help! I'm a Texan listening to Louisiana agencies on Broadcastify and I'm completely mystified by your 10 codes. I've only found one list of Louisiana 10 codes on the internet and they're completely incorrect. I listen to LA State Police, some university police departments, some other agencies as well as the New Orleans Fire Department and they're using very different 10 codes from the APCO 10 codes or the ten codes that the Texas DPS uses. Can anyone enlighten me as to what these distinctive Louisiana codes are? I'd really appreciate the help.
A lot of the dispatch signals for law enforcement are from the criminal code for the state. For instance, a signal 64 is an armed robbery. In Lrs Louisiana Revised Statutes that would 14:64
 
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