Required Books
The associated references may be taken into the exam and are used in our Louisiana Building Construction Seminar.
Candidates are responsible for bringing their own references to the examination center. Reference materials may be highlighted, underlined, annotated, and/or indexed prior to the examination session. References may be tabbed/indexed with permanent tabs only. Temporary tabs, such as Post-It notes, are not allowed and must be removed from the reference before the exam will begin.
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Additional Services
An application form must be submitted to the board before testing.
There are no specific experience requirements in Louisiana.
Completion of the Louisiana Business Law course is required for licensure
The applicant shall furnish the board with a financial statement, current to within 12 months of the date of filing, prepared by an independent auditor and signed by the applicant and auditor before a notary public, stating the assets of the applicant, to be used by the board to determine the financial responsibilityof the applicant to perform work on a construction undertaking, the entire cost of which is $50,000 or more. Such assets shall include a net worth of at least $10,000.
Note: A qualifying party who has previously passed the Building Construction examination is not required to pass the Residential Building Contractor examination in order to qualify for this classification.
Building Contractor classification refers to the erection of building structures and related landscaping, earthwork, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks, etc. Includes construction of parks, cemeteries, mausoleums, recreational facilities, golf courses, subdivision site work, swimming pools, and the raising, leveling and moving of houses and other structures.
Also includes the development of campuses, parks and subdivisions, in which case the streets must be subcontracted to a properly licensed Highway, Street and Bridge Construction contractor and the municipal pipeline mains must be subcontracted to a properly licensed Municipal and Public Works contractor unless the Building Construction contractor holds the relevant classification(s).
Additionally includes the demolishing only of buildings, houses, highway bridges, industrial piping, etc. Building Construction contractors wishing to build residential homes must separately hold the Residential Building Contractor license.
Note: A qualifying party who has previously passed the Building Construction examination is not required to pass the Residential Building Contractor examination in order to qualify for this classification.
State Licensing Board for Contractors
Post Office Box 14419
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
(225)765-2301
http://www.lslbc.state.la.us/
PSI exam information:
https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/11988
Important Contacts
NASCLA Accredited license is accepted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona*, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada*, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia & the Virgin Islands and West Virginia*.
*denotes additional requirements
A complete list of Reciprocity can be found at:
http://www.lslbc.louisiana.gov/pdf/exam_reciprocity.pdf
Note: A qualifying party who has previously passed the Building Construction examination is not required to pass the Residential Building Contractor examination in order to qualify for this classification.
Louisiana states that if an individual holds a license in any other state for a classification that required a trade exam to be passed, LA will accept that exam for reciprocity for whatever classification LSLBC deems to be equivalent.
At this time Louisiana does not require Continuing Education for license renewal.
Effective August 5, 2025, all trade examinations will transition to PSI Services LLC (PSI). Eam fees are $175.00 per exam.
The Louisiana Building Construction exam is 80 questions, multiple-choice, requires 70% to pass and has a 3-hr time limit.
Exam Content: Sitework, Concrete, Masonry, Metals, Carpentry, Thermal & Moisture protection, Doors & Windows, Finishes, Safety, and General Code Plan Reading & Estimating.
American Contractors offers a Louisiana Building Contractor examination preparation in the form of a one and one-half day live seminar as well as an online/web seminar option. We carry all of the references needed for the exam. Please contact us for more information. 800-992-1910
