Louisiana license renewals

Every LicenseLedger guide for Louisiana on one page: what each one covers and, where its guide gives them, when it expires or renews and the continuing education it asks for. Open a guide for its fees and how to renew.

• Louisiana Contractor License Renewal (LSLBC)

  Last reviewed October 2026

  A Louisiana contractor license expires on the anniversary of the date it was first issued. You renew online through LSLBC's contractor portal, starting no earlier than 60 days before expiration. Residential building contractors also owe six hours of CE every year, and residential, mold remediation and home improvement licensees must show current insurance at every renewal.

  Renewal term

  LSLBC's renewal form offers one-, two- or three-year terms, but state law excludes licenses that depend on insurance requirements or certifications from multiple-year terms: check with LSLBC which terms your license can take

  Continuing education

  Residential building contractors: at least 6 hours every year from a board-approved provider, with the certificate kept for five years. Holding a current commercial license in building construction, highway, street and bridge, heavy, or municipal and public works construction meets the requirement. Commercial and mold remediation contractors and home improvement registrants have no CE

• Louisiana Plumber License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  Every Louisiana plumbing license expires on December 31 and renews each year: to work in 2027, you renew by December 31, 2026. A journeyman or residential plumbing license alone needs 3.5 hours of board-approved CPE first and an active master license alone 5, and whoever is responsible for the company's operations sends its insurance certificates. Renew late and it costs more. Act 908 of 2026 also moves plumbing licensing from the State Plumbing Board to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) on January 1, 2027.

  Renews every

  Year. All plumbing licenses expire December 31 of each year. The board mails renewal applications by the end of October and issues renewals from November 1

• New Orleans Electrical and Mechanical License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  The City of New Orleans requires electricians performing work within the city, and mechanical contractors (A/C, refrigeration and gasfitting), to obtain and renew annually a trade license from the Department of Safety and Permits. Every license expires on your birthday, the date of birth printed on your Trade License card, and the renewal period starts 90 days before it. You renew online through the One Stop App, with a recent photo, your ID and, for a Class A master license, current insurance naming the City. Once your birthday passes a delinquent fee is added for each month you're late, and the City says a license left expired long enough needs a new exam.

  Renews every

  Year. Every license expires on the license holder's day of birth, as printed on the issued Trade License card

  Continuing education

  None listed: the City's license pages and forms name no continuing education requirement for these licenses. Ask Safety and Permits if you're unsure what your renewal needs