Louisiana 10-Codes

[TXDispatcher1]

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.

 

[slhbeard]

From what I've seen they use both signals and 10 code.

 

[BushDoctor]

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

 

[YardDart63]

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)

 

[TXDispatcher1]

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.

 

[N508SP1]

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

 

[N508SP1]

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

 

[TXDispatcher1]

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.

 

[TXDispatcher1]

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.

 

[red8]

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

 

[red8]

It is easy when you arrest them

 

[red8]

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.

10-4 acknowledge
10-5 relay
10-6 busy will call
10-7 out service
10-8 in service
10-9 repeat transmission
10-10 out of service subject
to call
10-11 dispatching to fast
10-12 officials or visitors
present
10-13 road or weather report
10-14 convoy or escort
10-15 prisoner in custody
10-16 pickup prisoner at
10-17pickup papers at
10-18 complete assignment as
soon as possible
10-19 return to station
10-20 location
10-21 call office by telephone
10-22 take no further action
10-23n/a
10-24 trouble at this station all
units return
10-25 meet ofc at
10-26 dl check
l0-28 registration check
10-29 stolen, wanted or
warrants check.
This is what I remember so far. These are the CORRECT 10 DASH for Louisiana