Louisiana Real Estate Broker License requirements

Follow these steps in order. Deadlines and affiliation requirements can make a passed exam unusable if they are missed.

1. 1

   Document four years licensed, two immediately preceding

   Official history, active vs inactive, ≤3 months old. Do this before paying for the additional 150.

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   Complete additional 150 hours including Real Estate 202 and Real Estate 203

   Salesperson 90 is not the 150. 202 is the 30-hour civil-law wall (no substitution). 203 is named Broker Responsibilities.

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   LREC broker authorization, then Pearson at scaled 75

   Same 135/240 combo, harder cut. Fresh IdentoGO even if already a Louisiana salesperson.

4. 4

   E&O, and firm filings if you will sponsor or practice through an entity

   Independent broker on the individual hanging; company needs its own broker license. 45-hour post-license in 180 days. 2026 CE: Transparency, Technology, and Trust plus Broker Leadership & Compliance.

Minimum age

18 years old

Identification

A Social Security number is required. An ITIN is not confirmed as a substitute.

Residency and identification

Live broker page: licensed as an active real estate licensee for four years, with two of the four years occurring immediately preceding submission of a broker license application. Official license history with active/inactive breakdown, not older than three months (handbook). Reciprocal / out-of-state: same 30-hour civil-law wall; LREC may accept an equivalent for Real Estate 203 only.

Qualifying education

Live broker pre-licensing-education page (fetched 2026-09-02): 150 hours. Live FAQ: the salesperson 90 does not count — complete an additional 150. Chapter 53 §5331 names the broker stack: Real Estate 201 (90-hour basic fundamentals), Real Estate 202 (30-hour Louisiana license law, rules, agency, civil law, ethics — no substitution), Real Estate 203 (mandatory 30-hour broker responsibilities). LREC may accept an out-of-state equivalent for 203 only. Up to 120 out-of-state hours may credit; at least 30 must still be the Louisiana civil-law / agency course. Remaining hours may include a review of principles, designation courses, commercial brokerage, appraisal. Course finals required. Distance: ARELLO + LREC. College transcripts to Education before you file.

Education or filing deadline

Same one-year Pearson authorization and one-year score life. Out-of-state course review must finish before you file. Initial brokers also owe 45-hour post-license inside 180 days (§1437(1)(c)).

Character review

Same LREC character review. A broker file with undisclosed discipline in another state stalls in Education review before Pearson ever sees it. IdentoGO again on upgrade.

Background process

IdentoGO / LSP-FBI through the LREC link, even if already a Louisiana salesperson.

Experience

Actively licensed in any state/jurisdiction for at least four years, with two of the four immediately preceding submission of the broker application (live broker page and handbook 091900)

Broker affiliation

A Louisiana broker license is what lets you qualify a firm and sponsor salespersons. Associate broker is a licensed broker exclusively affiliated with another broker. Independent brokers practice on the individual hanging; a company (corporation, partnership, LLC) must also be issued a Louisiana real estate license (live Broker Company section). E&O still required. Qualifying broker is the designated individual for an entity.

Pearson VUE after LREC broker authorization (handbook 091900). Same URL and phone as salesperson. Sit the broker series (LAREBCO1 / LAREBNA2 / LAREBST3), not the salesperson scaled-70 series. · Fee: $81

Same one-year / unlimited / combo $81 then $96 rules. Do not retake a passed portion. Scaled 75 is the broker cut. Do not sit LARESCO1 as a broker candidate.

These are commission or testing-vendor amounts we can cite. School tuition and optional preparation products are private-market prices.

Live §1443: individual broker initial $120; corporate/partnership/LLC broker $120; active broker renewal $70; inactive broker renewal $35. Pearson same $81/$96 combo. IdentoGO $60.75 Livescan (upgrade reprints). Live FAQ cart: Associate Broker/Broker + third-party E&O processing = $112; + LREC group E&O = $254. Application and initialLicense are the same $120 statute row, not stacked twice. Branch office $45. Confirm live MyLREC.

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  Treating salesperson 90 as the 150

  Live FAQ: additional 150. 203 is named. 202 is still the civil-law wall.

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  Expecting the 30-hour civil-law block to be waived because you held a Texas broker license

  Up to 120 out-of-state hours. At least 30 must still be Louisiana law / agency / civil law. 203 may equivalent; 202 does not.

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  Sitting at scaled 70, or sitting the salesperson series

  Broker cut is 75. Series codes LAREBCO1 / LAREBNA2 / LAREBST3.

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  License history without active/inactive dates, or older than three months

  Handbook: breakdown not older than three months at application. Four years with two immediately preceding.

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  Skipping IdentoGO because you already hold a Louisiana salesperson license

  Live FAQ: upgrades reprint. Livescan $60.75. Results live one year.

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  Practicing as an LLC on the individual hanging, or renewing on the salesperson CE list without Broker Leadership & Compliance

  Entity needs its own broker license. 2026 brokers take two named mandatories inside the same 12 hours.

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  Using a salesperson 55-item outline that skips the broker-level duties you will actually be asked

  Same outline, harder cut, plus you will be the qualifying broker who keeps the five-year file and the trust account.

National-portion waiver possible for an equivalent exam passed within five years on an unexpired license. State portion still required. Real Estate 202 (30-hour civil-law block) still not waived. Real Estate 203 may have an out-of-state equivalent if LREC Education actually accepts it. Confirm the live reciprocal-broker checklist on lrec.gov. License history with active/inactive dates ≤3 months old.

How much experience?

Live broker page: four years as an active real estate licensee, with two of the four immediately preceding the broker application, on an official history that lists active vs inactive (≤3 months old).

Does salesperson 90 count as the 150?

No. Live broker pre-licensing FAQ: licensed salespersons must complete an additional 150 hours of approved coursework including a mandatory thirty-hour broker responsibility course or its equivalent.

What are the named broker courses?

Chapter 53: Real Estate 201 (90-hour fundamentals), Real Estate 202 (30-hour Louisiana law / rules / agency / civil law / ethics — no substitution), Real Estate 203 (mandatory 30-hour Broker Responsibilities; LREC may accept an out-of-state equivalent for 203 only).

Is the cut still 70?

No. Brokers are scaled 75 on each portion. Same 55-item civil-law state paper. Do not sit the salesperson series.

Will Texas SAE waive the 30?

No. Real Estate 202 is never substituted. Up to 120 out-of-state hours may credit toward the 150; at least 30 must still be the Louisiana civil-law / agency course. 203 may have an equivalent if Education accepts it.

Do I fingerprint again?

Yes. Live FAQ: current salespersons upgrading to broker complete IdentoGO as part of the initial broker application. Livescan $60.75. Results live one year.

Can I practice as an LLC on the individual broker hanging?

Live broker page: an independent broker may conduct real estate activity through their broker license only. A company (corporation, partnership, LLC) must also be issued a Louisiana real estate license. See Broker Company under Obtain A License.

What CE do brokers take in 2026?

12 hours by December 31 including Transparency, Technology, and Trust and the broker-only Broker Leadership & Compliance. Both count toward the 12. Commercial alternate exists for the all-licensee mandatory. Post-license in year one still does not satisfy the mandatory topic.