Licensing facts · 2026
How much does a Louisiana real estate license cost?
LREC Part A application: $45 license + $10 Recovery Fund + $10 Research & Education Fund + $25 processing = $90 (R&E fund fee not in schema). Exam $81 combined first attempt ($96 repeat) per handbook rev 01/2026. IdentoGO fingerprinting $60.75 in-state. E&O mandatory; LREC group policy ~$149/yr prorated monthly (from secondary source; implied by LREC renewal fees). 45-hr post-license within 180 days not in totals. Broker: 150 hrs, 4 yrs licensed (2 immediately prior). Orleans Parish flat transfer fee amount not verified. No LREC statewide pass-rate publication found.
- License fee
- $45.00
- Exam fee
- $81.00
- Fingerprint fee
- $60.75
- Estimated total low
- $450.00
- Estimated total high
- $1,150.00
Sources
- https://lrec.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Initial-Salesperson-License-Application-Part-A.pdf
- https://lrec.gov/fingerprint-criminal-history-review
- https://lrec.gov/faqs
- https://www.pearsonvue.com/content/dam/VUE/vue/en/documents/publications/091900.pdf
- https://realestateu.com/real-estate/guides/louisiana-real-estate-license-cost
Last verified: 2026-10-23