In Louisiana, real estate agents, mortgage loan officers, home inspectors, real estate attorneys and appraisers need a state license. Ask any professional for their license number and check it yourself at the official lookup listed below.
Five trades, five regulators
Do real estate agents need a license in Louisiana?
Yes: in Louisiana, real estate agents need a state license issued by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission (LREC). You can check a name yourself on LREC Verify License Search.
- License required · Louisiana Real Estate Commission (LREC)
- Titles you will see: Salesperson, Broker
- Check a name yourself: LREC Verify License Search
Do mortgage loan officers need a license in Louisiana?
Yes: in Louisiana, mortgage loan officers need a state license issued by the Office of Financial Institutions (OFI), through NMLS. You can check a name yourself on NMLS Consumer Access.
- License required · Office of Financial Institutions (OFI), through NMLS
- Titles you will see: Mortgage loan originator
- Check a name yourself: NMLS Consumer Access (we could not open this search page ourselves)
Do home inspectors need a license in Louisiana?
Yes: in Louisiana, home inspectors need a state license issued by the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors. You can check a name yourself on Board verification (contact via state Boards and Commissions directory).
- License required · Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
- Titles you will see: Home inspector
- Check a name yourself: Board verification (contact via state Boards and Commissions directory) (we could not open this search page ourselves)
Do real estate attorneys need a license in Louisiana?
Yes: in Louisiana, real estate attorneys need a state license issued by the Louisiana Supreme Court; Louisiana State Bar Association. You can check a name yourself on LSBA Membership Directory.
- License required · Louisiana Supreme Court; Louisiana State Bar Association
- Titles you will see: Attorney
- Check a name yourself: LSBA Membership Directory
Do appraisers need a license in Louisiana?
Yes: in Louisiana, appraisers need a state license issued by the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board (administered with LREC). You can check a name yourself on LREC Verify License Search (type Appraisal).
- License required · Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board (administered with LREC)
- Titles you will see: Trainee, Licensed residential, Certified residential, Certified general
- Check a name yourself: LREC Verify License Search (type Appraisal)
More on each license: How to check a license in Louisiana.
Sectors of New Orleans
10 most populous ZIP codes (of 20 ZIP code areas mostly inside the city), as published by U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (total population by ZIP Code Tabulation Area).
- ZIP 70119 (population 37,253)
- ZIP 70118 (population 36,072)
- ZIP 70122 (population 35,253)
- ZIP 70115 (population 31,183)
- ZIP 70126 (population 27,047)
- ZIP 70117 (population 25,652)
- ZIP 70131 (population 25,151)
- ZIP 70127 (population 23,107)
- ZIP 70128 (population 22,986)
- ZIP 70114 (population 22,659)