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.Every field laborer individually
• c.The company's outside attorney only
• d.No one; companies are exempt from the exam

A qualifying party for the company sits the Louisiana Business and Law examination, which is mandatory for the licensed classifications (Labor-Only being the principal exception). 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.Nothing; NASCLA alone licenses the contractor
• b.Passing the Louisiana bar exam
• c.Also passing the Louisiana Business and Law examination✓
• d.Retaking NASCLA every year

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

How does Louisiana treat home improvement and mold remediation work at the $7,500 level?

• a.As full commercial licenses identical to Building Construction
• b.As registration categories, a lighter path than a full license✓
• c.As entirely unregulated activities
• d.As highway construction classifications

Home improvement and mold remediation are handled as registrations at the $7,500 threshold, a lighter-touch path than a full commercial or residential license. They are intended for smaller residential improvement work.La. R.S. 37:2150.1 (registration categories)

The Louisiana Business and Law examination is best described as:

• a.A closed-book oral defense before the board
• b.A hands-on trade skills demonstration only
• c.A take-home essay graded by a parish clerk
• d.An open-book, multiple-choice exam administered by PSI covering Louisiana licensing law and business topics✓

The Louisiana Business and Law exam is an open-book, multiple-choice test administered by PSI, covering Louisiana licensing law along with estimating, contracts, finance, labor, tax, project management, risk, and safety. Open-book format rewards fast reference navigation.LSLBC / PSI examination format

Which pairing of Louisiana thresholds is stated correctly?

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

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