Lingle Driving Academy of Metairie

Lingle Driving Academy of Metairie is a driving school in Metairie, Louisiana. It provides driver education classes and behind-the-wheel driving lessons to students in Harahan, Metairie, River Ridge, and the greater New Orleans area. The academy serves both teen drivers working toward a first license and adults looking to refresh their driving skills, with instruction aimed at developing safe driving habits and preparing students for the Louisiana road test. It is a state-licensed third-party road test provider, offering road test appointments seven days a week in the morning, afternoon, or evening. Classroom driver education is offered in 30-hour courses. One session meets Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm with a 30-minute lunch break, and another meets Saturday and Sunday over two weekends from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, also with a 30-minute lunch break. Classroom sessions are held at locations including Paradise Manor Country Club in River Ridge, Crescent City and St. Martins in Metairie, and the Uptown JCC in New Orleans. The owner is a retired school teacher who taught for 36 years and has been teaching driver education since the 1980s, with experience in both private businesses and school systems. The academy has been in business since 2012 and draws on more than 20 years of experience. Its instructors are state-certified and trained on current traffic laws and driving situations. Students have described instructors by name in reviews, including Eric Roberts, praised for his patience and honest feedback with a first-time driver, and Paul, described as great by a student. The academy is located on Ridgelake Drive, about 0.1 miles from Veterans Memorial Boulevard and North Causeway Boulevard. Veterans Memorial Square park is roughly 0.2 miles away, and the Louisiana Fire Museum, Ochsner Urgent Care, and the Metairie Post Office each sit about 0.4 miles from the school. Lingle Driving Academy of Metairie holds a rating of 3.50. With instruction running from classroom sessions to road tests scheduled around a student's week, it is a Metairie driving school built on decades of teaching experience.