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Louisiana Contractor License Exam Cram Sheet (2026)

The highest-yield points on the Louisiana Contractor Licenseexam, grouped by the exam's real content areas. Print it, review the ones you keep missing, then drill them with free practice questions.

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11content areas

Business Organization & Licensing

10% of the exam
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  • Sole Proprietorship and Partnership
  • Corporation and LLC — Limited Liability
  • Licensing and Operating Principles

Estimating & Bidding

14% of the exam
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  • Building an Estimate: Direct and Indirect Costs
  • Markup vs. Margin — Don't Confuse Them
  • Quantity Math and Unit Conversions
  • Types of Bids and Contracts

Contracts & Contract Law

14% of the exam
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  • Elements of a Valid Contract
  • Key Clauses: Scope, Price, Schedule, and Damages
  • Changes: Change Orders
  • Breach, Remedies, and Payment Security

Project Management & Scheduling

12% of the exam
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  • The Critical Path Method (CPM)
  • Float, Slack, and Resource Leveling
  • Gantt Charts and Progress Tracking
  • Coordination Documents: Submittals and RFIs

Financial Management & Accounting

12% of the exam
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  • Financial Statements and Key Ratios
  • Cash Flow and Retainage
  • Cash vs. Accrual and Revenue Recognition
  • Job Costing and Overhead Recovery

Safety & OSHA

14% of the exam
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  • The Employer's Duty and OSHA Basics
  • The Hierarchy of Controls
  • Fall Protection — the 6-Foot Rule
  • Excavations, PPE, and Hazard Communication

Employment & Labor Law

12% of the exam
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  • Employee vs. Independent Contractor
  • Wage and Hour Law (FLSA)
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Hiring Paperwork and Anti-Discrimination

Building Codes & Permits

12% of the exam
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  • Purpose and Source of Building Codes
  • Permits and the Inspection Process
  • Certificate of Occupancy
  • Codes vs. Zoning

Louisiana Contractor Licensing & Classifications

40% of the exam
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  • The LSLBC and La. R.S. 37:2150 et seq.
  • The dollar thresholds that trigger a credential
  • Major classifications and the trade exam

Louisiana Contracting Law, Bidding & Unlicensed Practice

35% of the exam
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  • It is unlawful to bid or perform covered work unlicensed
  • Penalties and enforcement
  • Applying the correct thresholds

Louisiana Exam, Registration & Business-Law Requirements

25% of the exam
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  • The Business and Law exam is mandatory for most classifications
  • The dual exam path for Building Construction
  • Registration categories and the open-book format

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