Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
Louisiana permit test: 40 questions, same paper for adults
Original Louisiana questions with the law cited under every answer, scored the way OMV scores it.
- Exam Simulator40 questions, pass with 32, scored the way OMV scores it
- Practice Test 120 questions, a broad first pass across signs, right of way, rules and safety
- Road Signs Full197 questions, every sign, signal and pavement marking question
- Laws and Limits12 questions drawn from the La. R.S.
Work through them in order.
LA Practice Test 1
LA Practice Test 2
LA Practice Test 3
LA Practice Test 4
LA Practice Test 5
LA Full Marathon
LA Road Signs Mini
LA Road Signs Full
LA Right of Way
LA Complex Situations
Louisiana Laws and Limits
LA Alcohol, Phones and Safety
LA Rules of the Road
Louisiana Exam Simulator
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Know the format before you book.
Louisiana is unusual in who actually gives the test. The Office of Motor Vehicles states that the knowledge and skills tests are administered by the driver education provider, and OMV only steps in when a student's secondary school program cannot run them, so most Louisiana applicants never sit an exam at an OMV counter at all. The paper is the same either way: 40 questions with 32 correct to pass, which is 80 percent and 8 misses allowed. OMV prints that format in its teen learner's permit handout and repeats it word for word in the first time adult handout, so an adult starting from scratch gets no easier version. Adults do face a course requirement, either 30 hours of classroom plus 8 hours behind the wheel, or 6 hours of pre licensing classroom plus 8 behind the wheel. On the teen ladder the permit opens at 15, the intermediate license at 16 after 50 hours of supervised practice with 15 of them at night, and the permanent license at 17.
Format verified against Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, Class E Learner's Permit Requirements on 2026-08-27. Check the official page before you book, because states do change their rules.
Source: Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, Class E Learner's Permit Requirements, verified 2026-08-27
What the process looks like.
The knowledge test is written from the Louisiana Revised Statutes. Our questions teach those same rules and cite the section behind each answer, so what you learn holds up on test day and on the road afterwards.
Louisiana's graduated program covers every applicant under 17: a learner's permit at 15, an intermediate license at 16, and a permanent license at 17, all set out in OMV's own graduated licensing handout.
Permit holders age 15 must keep the permit until both 180 days have passed and they turn 16, while permit holders who start at 16 only need 180 days or to turn 17, whichever comes first.
Moving up to the intermediate license takes 50 hours of supervised driving practice, at least 15 of them at night, with a parent, guardian, or adult aged 21 or older in the car.
Intermediate license holders cannot drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. without a qualifying licensed adult, and between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. they cannot carry more than one passenger under 21 who is not immediate family unless an adult 21 or older is along.
The permanent license at 17 requires a clean intermediate stage: no at fault accidents and no convictions for moving, seat belt, or curfew violations.
OMV lists the basic Class E license fee as 32.25 dollars until age 69 and 18.75 dollars for applicants age 70 and older, plus up to a 6 dollar service fee at certain field offices. There is no additional cost to convert a Temporary Instructional Permit into a learner's permit.
Louisiana permit test questions, answered.
How many questions are on the Louisiana OMV knowledge test?
40. OMV's own learner's permit requirements handout states that a 40 question test with a minimum score of 80 percent is required. Verified against Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles on 27 August 2026.
What score do I need to pass the Louisiana permit test?
You need at least 32 of the 40 questions correct, the same 80 percent bar OMV applies to both teen and adult first time applicants.
How much does a Louisiana learner's permit or license cost?
The basic Class E license fee is 32.25 dollars until age 69, dropping to 18.75 dollars at 70 and older, with a service fee of up to 6 dollars at certain offices. Converting a Temporary Instructional Permit costs nothing extra.
Who gives the Louisiana knowledge test, the OMV or a driving school?
Your driver education provider does. OMV states that the knowledge and skills tests are administered by the driver education provider, and only students whose secondary school program does not offer testing need to ask OMV to provide it.