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Journeyman Electrician License in Louisiana

✓Written by a licensed IBEW journeyman electrician

Last updated: October 24, 2026

We found no state journeyman electrician license in Louisiana. The State Licensing Board for Contractors licenses contractors. Some cities and parishes license journeymen. For example, New Orleans issues a Class D Journeyman Electrical License for $60.00 a year. Check with the city or parish where you'll work.

The facts, from the source

Who licenses

The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors licenses contractors (Electrical is a contractor classification with a trade exam). Its licensing and FAQ pages describe no journeyman electrician license. Some cities and parishes issue journeyman licenses, for example New Orleans. (lslbc.louisiana.gov)

Exam vendor

ICC for the New Orleans journeyman license. (nola.gov)

NEC edition

City-Parish of Baton Rouge: for permit applications submitted after 1/1/2026, the 2023 NEC with Louisiana Amendments applies. Statewide and New Orleans adoption is not confirmed. (brla.gov)

Experience required

The New Orleans Class D page lists no experience hours. The applicant must be 18 or older and submit a passing ICC results report. (nola.gov)

Fees

New Orleans Class D Journeyman: $60.00 annual, with $5.00 per month for delinquent renewals. (nola.gov)

Where the license comes from in Louisiana

In Louisiana, journeyman licensing is handled locally. Examples we verified:

• City of New Orleans, Department of Safety and Permits: Class D Journeyman Electrical License

  Requires a passing ICC National Standard Journeyman Electrician results report. The city page names the report F17, and ICC's current national bulletin lists this exam as R17-N. The page does not state the passing score. Applicant must be 18 or older. $60.00 annual license fee.

  nola.gov

Requirements differ city to city. Check with the building or licensing department where you’ll work.

Confirm these with the board

• Other parishes and cities: Baton Rouge, Jefferson Parish and Lafayette pages did not describe journeyman licensing in what we reviewed; check with the one where you'll work
• New Orleans exam question count, time limit, references and passing score: not published on the city page
• Experience hours for other local licenses: not confirmed

Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (contractor licensing only) ↗

Partly verified October 24, 2026: some items couldn’t be confirmed from official sources and are listed above

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