Free Louisiana DMV permit practice tests

The knowledge test has multiple choice questions taken from the Class D & E Driver's Guide. They cover traffic signs and signals, safe driving and Louisiana driving laws. You need 80 percent to pass. The OMV's permits page describes the learner's permit test as a 40 question test.

For new drivers, the driver education provider gives the knowledge and road skills tests. You need a Temporary Instructional Permit (TIP) from the OMV before you take the knowledge test or drive during lessons. The OMV issues the TIP from age 14.

15. Before that, you need 30 hours of classroom driver education and 8 hours behind the wheel. You also have to pass the vision screening (20/40) and the knowledge test with 80 percent. A parent or legal guardian signs for anyone 17 or younger.

You may drive only with a licensed adult who is at least 21, or a licensed sibling who is at least 18. You keep the permit for at least 180 days and can't move up before you turn 16.

You can get it at 16, once a parent signs that you've driven 50 supervised hours, 15 of them at night, and you pass the road test with 80 percent. From 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., you can drive only with a licensed adult 21 or older or a sibling 18 or older. From 6 p.m. to 5 a.m., you can carry only one passenger under 21 who isn't family. You keep this license until 17.

You don't go through the graduated program. You can apply for a Class E license or a learner's permit after a 38-hour driver's education course, or after a 6-hour pre-licensing course plus 8 hours behind the wheel. You still pass the vision, knowledge and road tests.

The OMV lists a Class E license at $32.25 until age 69 and $18.75 from 70, and some offices add a service fee. The license lasts about six years. Check the OMV website for current fees before you go.

As of June 2026, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles lists a $32.25 basic license fee on its permits page. Certain field offices may also charge a service fee of up to $6.00.

For a minor, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles lists a certified birth certificate, verification of your Social Security Number and proof of address. You also present the Certificate of Successful Completion from your driver's education class when you move up from a Temporary Instructional Permit (TIP).

A Louisiana learner's permit has a term of 6 years in the fee table of the Office of Motor Vehicles' Class D and E Driver's Guide. The guide lists the term on the same line as the permit's fee.