Louisiana Contractor License Exam — All Questions

Who sits the Louisiana Business and Law examination for a contracting company?

• a.A qualifying party for the company✓
• b.No one; companies are exempt from the exam
• c.The company's outside attorney only
• d.Every field laborer individually

A qualifying party for the company sits the Louisiana Business and Law examination. The board requires it of the qualifying party for commercial, residential, and mold remediation applicants. The qualifying party carries the company's examination and responsibility for compliant contracting.LSLBC Business and Law requirement

A candidate passes the NASCLA Accredited Commercial General Building exam and wants a Louisiana Building Construction license. What else is required on the exam side?

• a.Retaking the NASCLA examination every year to keep the license
• b.Nothing more, because NASCLA alone licenses the contractor in every state
• c.Also passing the Louisiana Business and Law examination✓
• d.Passing the Louisiana bar examination administered to attorneys

NASCLA covers only the trade/technical portion for the Building Construction scope. To be licensed, the candidate must also pass the separate Louisiana Business and Law examination administered by the LSLBC.NASCLA + LSLBC Business and Law requirement

Home improvement and mold remediation both start at $7,500 in Louisiana. How are the two credentials classed?

• a.Home improvement is a registration; mold remediation is a license✓
• b.Both are registrations for small jobs, and neither one is ever a license
• c.Mold remediation is a registration; home improvement is a license
• d.Both are unregulated activities until the work reaches $50,000

Home improvement is a registration for work on an existing home of at least $7,500 but less than $50,000, with no structural work (La. R.S. 37:2150.1). Mold remediation of $7,500 or more requires a license and is a major classification (La. R.S. 37:2156.1).La. R.S. 37:2150.1; La. R.S. 37:2156.1

The Louisiana Business and Law examination is best described as:

• a.A 50-question test taken online in the LSLBC Contractor Licensing Portal✓
• b.A take-home essay that is graded by the parish clerk of court
• c.A proctored exam booked through PSI at one of its test centers
• d.A hands-on demonstration of trade skills held on a job site

The board describes the Louisiana Business and Law exam as a 50-question test that the qualifying party takes online in the LSLBC Contractor Licensing Portal after approval. A score of 70 or above passes. PSI administers the trade exams, not the Business and Law exam.LSLBC, What Happens After I Apply

Which pairing of Louisiana thresholds is stated correctly?

• a.Commercial $75,000; E/M/P $50,000; home improvement $25,000
• b.All work is licensed only above $100,000
• c.Commercial $50,000; E/M/P $10,000; home improvement and mold $7,500✓
• d.Commercial $10,000; residential $7,500; mold $50,000

Louisiana's thresholds are commercial $50,000 or more, the E/M/P classifications at $10,000 or more, and home improvement and mold remediation at $7,500 or more. New residential construction is triggered at $50,000 (not $75,000).La. R.S. 37:2150 et seq.