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Louisiana

Residential Construction

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Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors
600 North Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 765-2301

Exam Type

CLOSED BOOK

Exam Content

Content Outline	# of Questions
Rough Carpentry	26
Interior and Exterior Finish	20
Concrete and Rebar	19
Associated Trades	10
Excavation and Site Work	9
Roofing	6
Masonry	5
Plans and Specifications	5

Total number of test questions:

Time allowed (hours):

4.0

Scope of Work

Building of any homes, including single-family dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, or fourplexes. Includes the related site work for each home. This license is also required for anyone doing home improvement work over $75,000.

Books NOT Allowed in the Exam

Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 (Student Edition), John & Mark Feirer, McGraw-Hill (Amazon version number in description is wrong)

International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2018, ICC

Building Your High-Performance Home: Gulf Region Homeowners Guide, 2010 (Revises 2009), Reichel, Claudette Hanks, LSU Agricultural Center

Construction Industry Digest (OSHA 2202), USDOL

NOTE: It is not necessary to read all of the books in order to pass the examination. Rather, this list is intended to suggest what types of books might be useful in helping to acquire the basic knowledge needed to perform this type of work.

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