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How do I get a real estate license in Louisiana?

If you've never held a real estate license and want a Louisiana salesperson license, you need 90 hours of courses. You must also pass an exam and work under a broker. The Commission decides how many hours count.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
90 hours; the LREC decides how many credit hours it acceptsThat is the number for a salesperson.
Verified. Louisiana Real Estate Commission · Pre-licensing education for salespeople (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Online accepted
Yes, under certain conditions: Internet-based, from a state-certified schoolThe school also needs sign-off on its delivery standards from the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials, and on its course content from the Commission.
Same source and date as above
Who needs it
A salesperson applicant must be at least 18 years of ageThis is the first item in the Commission's list of license requirements for a salesperson.
Verified. Louisiana Real Estate Commission · Salesperson license requirements (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Agency
The Louisiana Real Estate CommissionThis page also calls it the LREC.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check the basic rules. You must be at least 18 years of age and hold a high school diploma or an equivalency certificate (GED).

  2. Step 2. Take the real estate courses. The Commission asks for 90 hours. Courses come from a state-certified school on its list, and the Commission may credit courses from a college or another licensing jurisdiction. Thirty of those hours cover Louisiana law, rules, agency and civil law, and nothing substitutes for them.

  3. Step 3. Pass the real estate salesperson licensing exam. The Commission lists it as a requirement.

  4. Step 4. Line up a broker and insurance. A licensed real estate broker must supervise you, and you must show proof of errors and omissions insurance before the license is issued.

  5. Step 5. Plan for what comes after the license. You owe post-licensing courses within 180 days of your first license.

Before you pay

We read the Louisiana Real Estate Commission's salesperson pages. They don't give a course price or an exam fee, so we haven't confirmed either.

Before you pay a school, check that it's on the Commission's list of pre-license schools. Ask how long your access lasts.

Questions

Is there a test at the school too?

Yes. To get a certificate of completion from an approved real estate school, you must complete a final exam on the course content.

Do college courses or courses from another state count?

Maybe. The Commission grants credit for college real estate courses by how well the subject fits the current pre-licensing course requirements. It may grant partial credit for courses from other licensing jurisdictions, but nothing replaces the 30-hour Louisiana law portion. Either way, get the credit approved before you apply.

Do I take more courses after I'm licensed?

Yes. In the year the license is issued, an active license needs 12 hours of continuing education, including any mandatory topics, before it renews. Post-licensing hours you complete in that year can count toward part of those 12, but not toward the mandatory topics.

I'm already licensed in another state. Is there a different route?

Maybe. The Commission has a separate reciprocal application for current legal residents licensed in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma or Pennsylvania. It issues only the same license type you hold now. Check the reciprocal page before you buy courses.

What to do next

Start with the Louisiana Real Estate Commission's salesperson page. Then check its list of pre-license schools before you pay.

lrec.gov

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