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Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors:
Mailing/Physical Address:
600 North Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Main Office Phone / Fax Numbers:
- Main Phone: 225.765.2301
- Text-to-Verify: 1.855.999.7896 (toll free)
- Administration Fax: 225.381.0682
- Licensing/Insurance/Reciprocity Fax: 225.381.0176
- Enforcement Fax: 225.381.0682
- Examinations Fax: 225.381.0682
General Email Addresses:
- Administration: administration@lslbc.louisiana.gov
- Complaints: complaints@lslbc.louisiana.gov
- Public Records Request: info@lslbc.louisiana.gov
- General Questions: info@lslbc.louisiana.gov
- Insurance Certificates: insurance@lslbc.louisiana.gov
License Types Available:
- Commercial License: Required for commercial projects with a value of $50,000 or more, including labor and materials. This includes subcontractors/specialty trades for such projects and electrical/mechanical/plumbing projects exceeding $10,000.
- Residential License: Required for residential construction projects exceeding $75,000, including labor and materials.
- Mold Remediation License: Required for mold remediation projects exceeding $7,500.
- Home Improvement Registration: Required for home improvement projects on existing residential structures valued between $7,500 and $75,000.
Examination and Fee Information:
- Business and Law Course: Mandatory for all licenses except the Home Improvement Registration.
- Examination/Administration Fee: $120.00 per classification, per person, whether or not there is an exam.
- Business and Law Study Guide: $60.00
- Mold Remediation Unfair Trade Practices Seminar: $120.00 per person
- Background Financial Investigation/Processing Fee: $60.00
1 Building Construction (Major Classification) License Subclassifications:
- 1.1 Driveways, Parking Areas, Asphalt, and Concrete: Trade Exam Required
- 1.2 Drywall: Trade Exam Required
- 1.3 Flooring and Decking: Trade Exam Required
- 1.4 Foundations for Buildings, Equipment, or Machinery: Trade Exam Required
- 1.5 Insulation for Cold Storage and Buildings: Trade Exam Required
- 1.6 Lathing, Plastering, and Stuccoing: Trade Exam Required
- 1.7 Masonry, Brick, Stone: Trade Exam Required
- 1.8 Pile Driving: Trade Exam Required
- 1.9 Pneumatic Tubes and Conveyors: Trade Exam Required
- 1.10 Rigging, House Moving, Wrecking, and Dismantling: Trade Exam Required
- 1.11 Roofing and Sheet Metal, Siding: Trade Exam Required
- 1.12 Steel Erection and Installation: Trade Exam Required
- 1.13 Swimming Pools: Trade Exam Required
- 1.14 Water Cooling Towers and Accessories: Trade Exam Required
- L.1 Labor Only: No Trade Exam Required
- L.2 Landscaping, Grading and Beautification: Credential Required
2 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (Major Classification) License Subclassifications:
- 2.1 Culverts and Drainage Structures: Trade Exam Required
- 1.1 Driveways, Parking Areas, Asphalt, and Concrete: Trade Exam Required
- 2.2 Earthwork, Drainage, and Levees: Trade Exam Required
- 2.3 Permanent or Paved Highways and Streets (Asphalt): Trade Exam Required
- 2.4 Permanent or Paved Highways and Streets (Concrete): Trade Exam Required
- L.1 Labor Only: No Trade Exam Required
- L.2 Landscaping, Grading, and Beautification: Credential Required
3 Heavy Construction (Major Classification) License Subclassifications:
- 3.1 Dredging: Trade Exam Required
- 3.2 Electrical Transmission Lines: Trade Exam Required
- 3.3 Foundations and Pile Driving: Trade Exam Required
- 3.4 Industrial Pipe Work and Insulation: Trade Exam Required
- 3.5 Oil Field Construction: Trade Exam Required
- 3.6 Railroads: Trade Exam Required
- 3.7 Wharves, Docks, Harbor Improvements, and Terminals: Trade Exam Required
- L.1 Labor Only: No Trade Exam Required
- L.2 Landscaping, Grading, and Beautification: Credential Required
4 Municipal and Public Works Construction (Major Classification) License Subclassifications:
- 4.1 Pipe Work (water lines): Trade Exam Required
- L.1 Labor Only: No Trade Exam Required
- L.2 Landscaping, Grading, and Beautification: Credential Required
5 Electrical (Major Classification) License Subclassifications:
- 3.2 Electrical Transmission Lines: Trade Exam Required
- 5.1 Electrical Controls and Instrumentation and Calibration: Trade Exam Required
- 5.2 Telecommunications, Low Voltage: No Trade Exam Required
- L.1 Labor Only: No Trade Exam Required
6 Mechanical (Major Classification) License Subclassifications:
- 6.1 Heat, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Duct Work, and Refrigeration: Trade Exam Required
- 3.4 Industrial Pipe Work and Insulation: Trade Exam Required
- 7 Plumbing: Credential Required
- L.1 Labor Only: No Trade Exam Required
7 Plumbing (Major Classification) License Subclassifications:
- L.1 Labor Only: No Trade Exam Required
8 Hazardous Materials (Major Classification) License Subclassifications:
- 8.1 Asbestos Removal and Abatement: Credential Required
- 8.2 Hazardous Waste Treatment or Removal: Trade Exam Required
- 8.3 Lead Based Paint Abatement and Removal: Credential Required
- 8.4 Underground Storage Tanks: Credential Required
- L.1 Labor Only: No Trade Exam Required
9 Residential Construction (Major Classification) License Subclassifications:
- 9.1 Residential Swimming Pools: Trade Exam Required
10 Mold Remediation (Major Classification)
S Specialties License Subclassifications:
- S Limited Specialty Services: No Trade Required
- S.1 Auger and Dry Conventional Boring: Trade Exam Required
- S.2 Carpentry: Trade Exam Required
- S.3 Coastal Restoration and Habitat Enhancement: Trade Exam Required
- S.4 Concrete Construction Excluding Highways, Streets, and Bridges: Trade Exam Required
- S.5 Concrete Reinforcement and Post Tensioning: Trade Exam Required
- S.6 Curb, Gutter, Driveways, Sidewalks, Retaining Walls, Patios, Foundations: Trade Exam Required
- S.7 Glass, Glazing, Store Fronts, Metal Partitions, Panels and Siding: Trade Exam Required
- S.8 Horizontal Directional Drilling: Trade Exam Required
- S.9 Industrial Cleaning and Material/Waste Handling: Trade Exam Required
- S.10 Insulation: Trade Exam Required
- S.11 Paining, Coating, and Blasting: Trade Exam Required
- S.12 Solar Energy Equipment: Trade Exam Required
- S.13 Tower Construction: Trade Exam Required
- S.14 Water Well Drilling: Credential Required
- L.1 Labor Only: No Trade Exam Required
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality:
LDEQ Headquarters
602 North Fifth Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Customer Service Center
225-219-LDEQ (5337) or Toll Free 1-866-896-LDEQ (5337)
Asbestos Contractor License Fees Range From $73-$291
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources:
For General Information and Media Inquiries
225-342-0510
Email: dnrinfo@la.gov
Public Records Requests
225-342-2614 or Email: james.devitt@la.gov
Office of Conservation
225-342-5540
Louisiana State Plumbing Board:
11304 Cloverland Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA. 70809
Phone: 225-756-3434
Fax: 225-756-3433
Licenses:
Gas Fitter:
Journeyman License $40 + Processing Fee $10
Master $190 Fee
Plumbers:
Journeyman $125.00 Exam Fee + $10.00 Processing Charge
Master $110 Exam Fee $190 License Fee
Tradesman $125 Exam Fee + $10 Processing Fee, $50 License Fee
Medical Gas $40 Licensing Fee
Louisiana DOTD:
Phone number: 1-877-452-3683 (1-877-4LA-DOTD)
Fax Number: (225) 379-1863
Email: dotdcs@la.gov
1201 Capitol Access Road, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802
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