Louisiana Real Estate Post-License Education
Louisiana requires 45 hours of post-license education within your first year of licensure. Complete this requirement before your first renewal to keep your license active.
45 hours required
Louisiana post-license requirements at a glance
- Hours
- 45 hours of post-license education
- Deadline
- Within 180 days of your initial license date
- Exam
- You must pass an exam on the course content
- CE credit
- Counts toward the 12-hour annual CE, but not the mandatory topic
- Inactive
- Not required if you go inactive within 180 days; due before reactivating
Source: LREC: Post-licensing Education Requirements · LREC: Continuing Education Requirements
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Louisiana Post-License Package
Kaplan's Louisiana post-license curriculum builds real-world competency for new agents covering all 45 LREC-required post-license hours.
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Louisiana post-license: common questions
How many post-license hours do new Louisiana salespersons need?
45 hours, a one-time requirement that ends with an exam on the course content.
When is it due?
Within 180 days of your initial license date.
Does post-license count as CE?
Partly. In the year you complete it, post-license hours can count toward the 12-hour annual CE requirement, but not toward any mandatory CE topic.
What if I go inactive?
If you transfer to inactive status within 180 days of licensing, you don't need the 45 hours until you return to active status.
Source: LREC: Post-licensing Education Requirements · LREC: Continuing Education Requirements