Louisiana Nail Technician Practice Test

Louisiana tests manicurists on its own Act and rules in a State Exam; all 52 answers cite them.

How many hours, at the least, does the Louisiana manicuring curriculum hold?

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Manicuring: scope, certificate and examinations 12

  • A client asks a Louisiana manicurist to shave a thick callus with a blade. What does the Act's definition of manicuring say? R.S. 37:563(11)
  • A Louisiana manicuring student has an emergency on the eve of the examination. How late may the Board office still be told, for the notice to be proper? LAC 46:XXXI.309(D)
  • A Louisiana manicuring student has finished the curriculum. What else does LAC 46:XXXI.309 ask before the written and practical examinations? LAC 46:XXXI.309(A)
  • A person is caught cheating on a second examination given by the Louisiana Board. What does LAC 46:XXXI.1713 provide? LAC 46:XXXI.1713
  • How does an applicant vouch for the proof of qualifications in a Louisiana application for examination? R.S. 37:586(D)
  • How many hours, at the least, does the Louisiana manicuring curriculum hold? LAC 46:XXXI.305(A)
  • How often, at the least, does the Louisiana Cosmetology Act have manicurist examinations conducted? R.S. 37:586(A)(3)
  • Louisiana sets one minimum age for a certificate as a registered cosmetologist, esthetician or manicurist. What is it? R.S. 37:582(A)(1)
  • Trimming, filing, decorating and shaping are in Louisiana's definition of manicuring. Which of these is there too? R.S. 37:563(11)
  • Under Louisiana's definition of manicuring, which parts of the body may be massaged? R.S. 37:563(11)
  • Where must the manicuring course be completed and passed for a Louisiana certificate as a registered manicurist? R.S. 37:582(B)(3)
  • Who bears the costs of taking a Louisiana examination at an off-site testing center? R.S. 37:586(A)(6)
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Safety and sanitation 17

  • A Louisiana manicurist has finished filing a client's nails. What do the rules require for the emery board? LAC 46:XXXI.715
  • Before the implements of a Louisiana manicure are sanitized or sterilized, what comes first? LAC 46:XXXI.713(A)(3)
  • Besides credo blades, which blade does LAC 46:XXXI.701(R) bar from the performance of cosmetology? LAC 46:XXXI.701(R)(1)
  • How are fluids and powders applied to a patron under Louisiana's sanitation rule? LAC 46:XXXI.701(H)
  • How are new or sanitized tools and implements stored in a Louisiana salon? LAC 46:XXXI.701(O)
  • How often are work stations and vanities cleaned under LAC 46:XXXI.701(P)? LAC 46:XXXI.701(P)
  • LAC 46:XXXI.713 has the pedicuring tub sanitized after each service. By what standard? LAC 46:XXXI.713(A)(6)
  • Louisiana's rules define sanitization as destroying microbial life, including what? LAC 46:XXXI.101
  • What must a Louisiana manicurist use on his or her own hands before performing any manicuring or pedicuring service? LAC 46:XXXI.713(A)(1)
  • What must every Louisiana beauty shop and salon have available under LAC 46:XXXI.701(B)? LAC 46:XXXI.701(B)
  • Where do the used cotton pads of a Louisiana pedicure go? LAC 46:XXXI.713(A)(5)
  • Where does LAC 46:XXXI.701 say soiled towels should be kept? LAC 46:XXXI.701(F)
  • Which chemical product does Louisiana's definition of sanitization accept? LAC 46:XXXI.101
  • Which equipment may a Louisiana manicuring salon not have on the premises? LAC 46:XXXI.709(B)
  • Which monomer makes a nail enhancement product unlawful to use in a Louisiana salon or school? LAC 46:XXXI.701(R)(3)
  • Which of these must be available for use before manicuring is performed in a Louisiana salon? LAC 46:XXXI.709(A)
  • Which three conditions does LAC 46:XXXI.701(A) set for every beauty shop and salon? LAC 46:XXXI.701(A)

Salons, managers and booth rental 13

  • A Louisiana nail salon is set up in connection with a business where food is handled. What does LAC 46:XXXI.703 require? LAC 46:XXXI.703
  • A Louisiana salon plans to remodel. What is submitted to the Board? LAC 46:XXXI.1707(A)
  • A manicurist is offered work at a Louisiana salon that holds no certificate of registration. What does R.S. 37:591 say? R.S. 37:591(C)
  • A storm makes a Louisiana salon unusable. The premises chosen to replace it are inspected without an inspection fee if the salon is replaced within what time? LAC 46:XXXI.1705(A)
  • Besides a physician's certificate, what shows that a client is chronically ill or disabled, so that a Louisiana manicurist may serve the client at home? LAC 46:XXXI.1703(B)
  • Besides being present during all hours of operation, what is a registered manager responsible for under R.S. 37:589? R.S. 37:589(A)
  • Louisiana's registered managers are licensed cosmetologists, with two exceptions. Which salon may a registered manicurist manage? R.S. 37:589(A)
  • The owner of a Louisiana manicuring salon is not a licensed manicurist. What does R.S. 37:589 require of the owner? R.S. 37:589(A)
  • What happens to proprietary information that a Board inspector learns during a Louisiana inspection? LAC 46:XXXI.901(B)
  • What must a Louisiana licensee place on the license before displaying it where services are performed? LAC 46:XXXI.1709(B)
  • What records must a Louisiana salon keep when it rents a booth to an independent contractor? R.S. 37:592(C)
  • When is a Louisiana booth renter's permit issued? LAC 46:XXXI.501(A)
  • Which worker in a Louisiana salon must obtain a booth renter's permit? LAC 46:XXXI.501(A)

Renewal, permits and discipline 10

  • A Louisiana inspector writes up a violation at a nail salon. What must the inspector present to the licensee? LAC 46:XXXI.903(B)
  • A Louisiana licensee disputes what an inspector's report says. What may the licensee do under LAC 46:XXXI.903? LAC 46:XXXI.903(C)
  • A Louisiana manicurist's birthday passes and the certificate of registration has not been renewed. When does the certificate expire? R.S. 37:590(A)(2)
  • A manicurist licensed in another state holds a Louisiana temporary permit while the application and testing are pending. How must the manicurist practice? LAC 46:XXXI.1113(C)
  • The executive director sends a Louisiana manicurist an informal notice of an alleged violation. What may she ask for in place of sending a written statement? LAC 46:XXXI.1301(B)
  • How does LAC 46:XXXI.1715 treat an applicant's prior criminal conviction? LAC 46:XXXI.1715
  • In addition to or instead of suspending a certificate, what may the Louisiana Board issue against a registrant after notice and an opportunity for hearing? R.S. 37:600(C)
  • May hours of study that were used to obtain a Louisiana special or temporary permit count toward another license of the Board? LAC 46:XXXI.1115
  • Which course does R.S. 37:590 name as easing the renewal of a registrant who retired from practice for more than three years? R.S. 37:590(B)
  • Which of these is asked of a person who seeks a Louisiana temporary permit pending application and testing? LAC 46:XXXI.1113(B)(2)

How this list was compiled: Examinations: the testing page of the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology (http://www.lsbc.louisiana.gov/testing.aspx, read 2026-10-16) lists three for manicurists: a Manicurist National Exam, for which it posts a bulletin of the NIC National Nail Technology Theory Examination; a Manicurist State Exam, for which it links its book of cosmetology laws and rules; and a Manicurist Practical Exam. Facts: the Louisiana Cosmetology Act, R.S. 37:561 to 37:607, section by section on the Louisiana State Legislature's site (https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=94321), and Louisiana Administrative Code Title 46, Part XXXI, Cosmetologists, in the compilation dated December 2023 on the Office of the State Register's page (https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/). Each question names its section and links to the document it is in. Read 2026-10-16. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the public texts named. Nothing comes from a real examination, the sample questions of a bulletin, a practice product, a textbook or a prep course.

How it works

This unofficial Louisiana nail technician practice test asks what the Louisiana Cosmetology Act and Board rules say about manicuring. It is not affiliated with the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology or a testing service; no question comes from an examination.

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What Louisiana's manicurist examinations are

The Board's testing page lists three: a Manicurist National Exam, which is the NIC theory examination, a Manicurist State Exam and a Manicurist Practical Exam.

What this bank asks

Twelve questions on the scope of manicuring, the certificate and examinations, 17 on safety and sanitation, 13 on salons, managers and booth rental, and 10 on renewal, permits and discipline, from R.S. 37:563 to 37:600 and LAC 46:XXXI. Nail science belongs to the national examination; the national manicure theory test on this site practices it.

  • Manicuring never includes blades or graters for callus or skin removal (R.S. 37:563).
  • A manicuring salon may not keep a wax pot and wax on the premises (LAC 46:XXXI.709).
  • A registered manicurist may manage a manicuring salon, and a registered manager is present during all hours of operation (R.S. 37:589).

Questions and answers

How many hours is nail tech school in Louisiana?

500 hours. LAC 46:XXXI.305 sets the manicuring curriculum at no less than 500 hours, and a student who completes it may take the written and practical examinations once the school and the Board give clearance. Louisiana calls the license manicurist.

What is on the Louisiana manicurist state exam?

The Board's testing page links the State Exam to its book of cosmetology laws and rules: the Louisiana Cosmetology Act and LAC Title 46, Part XXXI. It prints no question count, time limit or pass mark, so this page does not guess one.

Is there a practical exam for Louisiana manicurists?

Yes. The Board's practical testing sheet gives two phases: advanced nail techniques (a tip with acrylic overlay, a sculptured nail, a silk wrap repair) in 45 minutes, then a manicure in 30. R.S. 37:586 says examinations include practical demonstrations and written and oral tests.

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