LA Real Estate

The exam is administered in a multiple-choice format. The LREC site does not publish question counts, time limits, or a passing score on its public pages, and those details are set through the Commission's examination vendor. Confirm the current structure, appointment scheduling, and scoring rules with the LREC or your approved pre-licensing school before test day.

Most failures trace to studying national principles only and skipping Louisiana-specific law. The heaviest risk areas are Commission rules and license law, agency duties and disclosure, and the state's transaction forms and cancellation notices. Louisiana-specific vocabulary and the LREC's own rules and advertising guidelines reward careful reading over memorized national generalities.

Retake procedures, waiting periods, and any additional fees are set by the Commission and its testing vendor, and the LREC public pages do not state them. Rather than rely on secondhand accounts, check your candidate handbook or contact the LREC directly at (225) 925-1923 or toll free in Louisiana at 1-800-821-4529 to confirm the current retake policy.

Start with the Louisiana Real Estate License Law and Commission Rules, since those rules govern everything else and are the least familiar to new candidates. Then move to agency relationships, contracts, financing and closing, and finally ownership, transfer, and valuation. Finish with practice, ethics, and regulatory compliance, which ties the earlier material together in scenario questions.

The Commission states that all licensees renewing in the active status must complete 12 hours of continuing education each year, including any LREC mandatory course topic. The Commission has published a 2026 Mandatory Course Topic for active renewals. Inactive licensees follow different requirements, so check the current license-status pages before enrolling in courses.

The LREC posts that the First Delinquent Renewal Period ends on November 15, and it urges licensees to act before that date to avoid additional fees when renewing. Renewal is handled online, so log into your MyLREC Portal early rather than waiting until the end of the delinquent period.

Yes. Chapter 31 of the LREC Rules and Regulations requires you to notify the Commission in writing within 10 days of any change to your mailing address, physical address, or telephone number. You can make the update through your MyLREC Portal. Keeping contact information current also matters because official correspondence and renewal notices go to the address on file.

The LREC site provides a license verification tool and a search for finding a licensee near you, plus published lists of approved pre-license schools, approved continuing education vendors, and approved post-license vendors. Use those official lists before paying any education provider, and verify a sponsoring broker's license before you sign an affiliation agreement.

The Commission publishes an online complaint process, a felony history disclosure path, information on the Recovery Fund, and a fine citation schedule for paying fines. General questions can be submitted through the contact form by selecting a division such as Licensing, Education, or Exams, or by calling the Baton Rouge office at (225) 925-1923.

No. This is independent study material written for candidates preparing on their own; it is not produced, reviewed, or endorsed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission. Always confirm licensing requirements, deadlines, and fees against the official LREC website, currently located at lrec.gov, with offices at 9071 Interline Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809.