How hot must the water be that a Louisiana barber shop's water heating equipment supplies?LAC 46:VII.113.A
How large must a cabinet sterilizer be in a Louisiana barber shop?LAC 46:VII.119.C
How long must tools be exposed to an accepted chemical disinfectant under Louisiana's barber rules?LAC 46:VII.119.B
How much available chlorine does household laundry bleach supply as a disinfectant under Louisiana's barber rules?LAC 46:VII.119.B
How must candy, cigarettes and cigars sold in a Louisiana barber shop be kept?LAC 46:VII.121.A
If neck dusters are used in a Louisiana barber shop, how many must each barber have?La. R.S. 37:380(5)(c)
R.S. 37:380 names two 'recognized disinfecting solutions' by strength. Which pair?La. R.S. 37:380(9)
Under R.S. 37:380, how does a Louisiana barber disinfect the hands before serving each customer?La. R.S. 37:380(8)
What are the three steps of the 'acceptable procedure' in Louisiana's sterilization rule?LAC 46:VII.119.B
What do Louisiana's barber shop rules say about coffee?LAC 46:VII.121.B
What does the rule on 'dipping' in R.S. 37:380 prohibit?La. R.S. 37:380(6)
What may a cabinet sterilizer not be used for under Louisiana's rules?LAC 46:VII.119.C
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Sanitation and sterilization, continued
What soap must be provided for cleansing the hands before each customer under Louisiana's rules?LAC 46:VII.109.B
What strength of ethyl or isopropyl alcohol do Louisiana's barber rules accept as a means of disinfection?LAC 46:VII.119.B
Where do a Louisiana barber's tools go when they are not in use?LAC 46:VII.119.E
Where do soiled towels go after use on each customer in a Louisiana barber shop?LAC 46:VII.115.A
Which concentration do Louisiana's rules give for a quaternary ammonium germicidal detergent solution?LAC 46:VII.119.B
Which hair brushes may be used in a Louisiana barber shop under R.S. 37:380?La. R.S. 37:380(5)(b)
Which item do Louisiana's barber shop rules say is 'recommended'?LAC 46:VII.121.E
Which pet may be kept in a Louisiana barber shop, and on what condition?LAC 46:VII.121.G
Which sterilizers must there be for each barber chair in a Louisiana shop?LAC 46:VII.119.C
Which use of a towel do Louisiana's linen rules forbid?LAC 46:VII.115.A
Whom may a Louisiana barber not serve under the prohibitions of the Board's shop rules?LAC 46:VII.121.F
Barber shops 16
A new owner takes over a Louisiana barber shop that is already in operation. What is required?La. R.S. 37:353(B)(2)
How large must the mirror be in a new one-chair Louisiana barber shop?LAC 46:VII.107.A
How large must the work stand be in a new one-chair Louisiana barber shop?LAC 46:VII.107.A
How many lavatories or shampoo bowls must a Louisiana barber shop provide?LAC 46:VII.111.C
How much floor space must a one-chair Louisiana barber shop occupy?LAC 46:VII.107.C
How much floor space must each additional barber chair occupy in a Louisiana shop?LAC 46:VII.107.C
How much notice must the owner or manager of a new Louisiana barber shop give the Board before the initial opening?La. R.S. 37:353(A)(1)
Under whose supervision and management must a Louisiana barber shop be at all times?La. R.S. 37:352(A)
What does a person need in order to display a barber pole to offer barber services to the public in Louisiana?La. R.S. 37:352(C)
What entrance is required of every Louisiana barber shop?LAC 46:VII.111.F
What must cover the floor of the working area of a Louisiana barber shop?LAC 46:VII.111.B
What must every Louisiana barber shop prominently display to show that it is a barber shop?LAC 46:VII.105.B
Where may a Louisiana barber perform barbering other than in a registered barber shop?LAC 46:VII.101.B
Where must a Louisiana barber shop's toilet facilities be located?LAC 46:VII.111.D
Which sale may share a room with barbering in Louisiana without a ceiling-height partition, under R.S. 37:379?La. R.S. 37:379
Who keeps a copy of the Board's regulations posted in a Louisiana barber shop?LAC 46:VII.123.B
Certificates, colleges and students 17
Besides a registered barber, whom may a Louisiana employer permit to practice as a barber under R.S. 37:351?La. R.S. 37:351
For how long after it expires may a Louisiana barber's certificate still be renewed on payment of the restoration fee?La. R.S. 37:371(A)(2)
How many hours of continuing education must a Louisiana barber instructor attend each year?La. R.S. 37:363(7)
How often must a Louisiana barber attach two new photographs to the renewal application?La. R.S. 37:371(B)
How old must a person be to receive a certificate of registration to practice barbering in Louisiana?La. R.S. 37:354(A)(1)
On whom may a student in a certified Louisiana barber college perform barbering?La. R.S. 37:349(B)
Under R.S. 37:358, below what age may a Louisiana barber college not admit a student, apart from a college that operates within a state high school?La. R.S. 37:358
What course must an approved Louisiana barber college require for graduation?La. R.S. 37:361(A)
What must a person in Louisiana's registered Barber Apprenticeship Program hold in order to perform barbering?La. R.S. 37:349(D)
What must the badge of a Louisiana barber student state?LAC 46:VII.1503.A
What must the sign in front of every Louisiana barber college read?La. R.S. 37:361(C)
When do Louisiana certificates of registration expire?La. R.S. 37:371(A)(1)
When may a barber licensed elsewhere in the United States be licensed in Louisiana without further examination?La. R.S. 37:369(B)(1)
Where may Louisiana barber students work on people outside the school?LAC 46:VII.1503.J
Which of these meets the training requirement of R.S. 37:354 for a Louisiana barber certificate?La. R.S. 37:354(A)(4)
Which subject is in the course of instruction that R.S. 37:361 requires of a Louisiana barber college?La. R.S. 37:361(B)
Who may be issued a temporary permit to practice barbering in Louisiana pending examination?La. R.S. 37:368
The Board's examination 15
A Louisiana applicant scores under 60 percent in one part of the examination. What may the applicant do?LAC 46:VII.921.C
For whom does the Louisiana Board waive the initial examination fee?La. R.S. 37:375(B)
How far ahead must an applicant give the Louisiana Board written notification of taking the next examination?LAC 46:VII.905.A
How long do Louisiana's rules allow for the practical examination?LAC 46:VII.915.A
How long do Louisiana's rules allow for the written examination?LAC 46:VII.915.B
How many models must an applicant bring to the Louisiana barber examination?LAC 46:VII.913.B
How much of the total score does the written examination carry under Louisiana's grading rule?LAC 46:VII.921.A
How often does the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners conduct an examination of applicants?La. R.S. 37:366(A)(1)
How often may a Louisiana applicant who fails the examination continue to appear before the Board for examination?La. R.S. 37:354(B)
What does the Louisiana examination for a registered barber include under R.S. 37:366?La. R.S. 37:366(B)
What is the fee to retake a Louisiana barber examination under R.S. 37:375?La. R.S. 37:375(C)
What photographs does an applicant for the Louisiana barber examination furnish under R.S. 37:365?La. R.S. 37:365(2)
What score passes the Louisiana Board's examination under the grading rule?LAC 46:VII.921.A
Which subjects does the Louisiana barber examination embrace under R.S. 37:366?La. R.S. 37:366(B)
Who may authorize another person to view the Louisiana Board's examination?LAC 46:VII.919.A
Scope, the Board and penalties 14
A licensed Louisiana barber violates the chapter on three days. How many violations is that under R.S. 37:392?La. R.S. 37:392(A)
From what districts are the members of the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners appointed?La. R.S. 37:341(A)(2)
How long is a term on the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners, and how many may a member serve in a row?La. R.S. 37:341(D)
In a suit for an injunction against unlicensed barbering in Louisiana, what may the court assess in addition to the injunction?La. R.S. 37:389.1(B)
On what part of the body are the practices that make up barbering done under R.S. 37:348?La. R.S. 37:348
R.S. 37:350 exempts physicians, registered nurses and beauty culture practitioners in their professional duties. What does it still not authorize them to do?La. R.S. 37:350(B)
What experience must the inspectors of the Louisiana Board have?La. R.S. 37:346
What is the penalty for violating a provision of the Louisiana barber chapter under R.S. 37:392?La. R.S. 37:392(B)
What makes a quorum of the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners?La. R.S. 37:344
What must the accused receive before the Louisiana Board suspends or revokes a certificate?La. R.S. 37:373(A)
Where, and within what time, may a licensee aggrieved by an order of the Louisiana Board file a petition for review?La. R.S. 37:388(A)(1)
Which of these is a ground to refuse, suspend or revoke a Louisiana certificate under R.S. 37:372?La. R.S. 37:372(2)
Who sits on the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners?La. R.S. 37:341(A)(1)
Whose approval do the Louisiana Board's sanitary requirements for barber shops and schools need?La. R.S. 37:381(2)
How this list was compiled: Exam facts and questions: the Louisiana barber law, R.S. 37:341 to 37:392, on the Louisiana State Legislature's site (https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=94111 and the sections that follow), and the rules of the Board of Barber Examiners, Louisiana Administrative Code Title 46, Part VII, Barbers, published by the Office of the State Register (https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/). The Board is listed as active in the state's boards and commissions directory (https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/viewBoard.cfm?board=4). Each question names its section and links to it. Read 2026-10-16. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the statute and rules named. Nothing comes from the examination, from a textbook, a prep course or a question pool.
How it works
This unofficial Louisiana barber practice test asks our own questions on the state barber law, R.S. 37:341 to 37:392, and the Board's rules. It is not affiliated with the Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners.
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What the Louisiana barber exam is
The Board gives its own examination every three months: a practical demonstration and a written and oral test (R.S. 37:366).
What this page practices
The statute says the examination embraces the subjects usually taught in approved barber colleges, and neither it nor the rules gives an outline. This bank asks Louisiana's own law and rules: sterilization, shops, certificates, the examination and the Board. Barbering theory is not asked.
Disinfecting chemicals need more than 10 minutes of exposure, and alcohol counts at 70 to 90 percent (LAC 46:VII.119).
A one-chair shop needs at least 99 square feet, and each added chair 66 more (LAC 46:VII.107).
Certificates of registration expire at midnight on January 31 of each year (R.S. 37:371).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Louisiana barber exam?
The law and the Board's rules give no question count. They set one hour for the written examination and three hours for the practical.
What is the passing score on the Louisiana barber exam?
An average of at least 70 percent on the entire examination, with at least 60 percent in each part. The practical and oral segments are 60 percent of the total score and the written 40 percent (LAC 46:VII.921).
Are these the real Louisiana barber exam questions?
No. Each was written for this page from R.S. 37:341 to 37:392 and Title 46, Part VII of the Louisiana Administrative Code, with the section under each answer. Nothing comes from the examination or a textbook.
How many hours is barber college in Louisiana?
R.S. 37:361 asks an approved barber college for a course of not less than 1,500 hours completed within nine months, with no more than eight hours in any one working day.
What do you bring to the Louisiana barber practical exam?
The rules ask for three models, two male and one female, and your own tools, supplies and towels. A taper cut is done on one male model and a cut and style on the other two (LAC 46:VII.913 and 917).