What's on the test
The questions come from the Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide. They cover these areas; each links to free practice questions on it:
- Signs, signals & markingsSign shapes and colors, work zones, traffic lights, lane lines and roundabouts.
- Traffic lawsSpeed, lanes, school buses, turns, right of way and railroad crossings.
- Passing, parking & sharing the roadFollowing distance, parking, passing, night, pedestrians, bikes and trucks.
- Highways, rural roads & emergenciesMerging and exits, rural hazards, animals, skids, breakdowns and floods.
- Safe driving & alcoholSeat belts, child seats, defensive driving, fatigue, BAC and DWI penalties.
- Permits & licensesLearner's permit, intermediate license, renewals, suspensions, registration.
A study plan in five steps
Read the Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide
Everything on the test is in it. Read it chapter by chapter, slowly, and come back to the parts you find hard:
- Getting a Driver's License
- Highway Transportation System
- Traffic Signs
- Traffic Signals, Lane Markings and Roundabouts
- Basic Driving and Safety
- Safe Driving Habits: Defensive Driving, Fatigue and Scanning
- Safe Driving Habits: Mirrors, Stopping, Following and Parking
- Safe Driving Habits: Passing, Wet Roads, Night, Pedestrians and Phones
- Sharing the Road: Bicycles, Motorcycles and Trucks
- Traffic Laws: Speed, Lanes, School Buses and Turns
- Traffic Laws: Right of Way, Railroad Crossings and Other Laws
- Interstate Driving and Rural Roads
- Driving Hazards and Emergencies
- Driving Offenses
- Motor Vehicle Registration and Title
Practice one topic at a time
After each chapter, practice that topic. You see the right answer and why straight away, with the handbook page to reread.
Learn the road signs
Signs are quick points once you know them by shape and color. Study the signs one at a time, then test yourself on 20.
Fix your weak spots
Your practice results are saved on your device. Practice my weak spots builds a round from the topics you miss most.
Take the full practice exam
The full exam works like the real one: 40 questions, 32 to pass, no answers until the end. Keep going until you pass comfortably several times in a row, then review every question you missed.
Before test day
Learner's permit at 15
At 15, after 30 hours of classroom driver education and 8 hours behind the wheel, you can earn a learner's permit by passing the vision and knowledge tests. (Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, p. 7)
40 questions, 80% to pass
The Louisiana permit knowledge test has 40 multiple-choice questions; you need at least 80%, so 32 right answers. (Louisiana OMV: Permits)
180 days and 50 hours
Keep the learner's permit at least 180 days and log 50 hours of supervised driving (15 of them at night) before the intermediate license at 16. (Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, p. 7)
Intermediate license limits
Intermediate drivers stay off the road from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. unless a licensed adult 21+ or sibling 18+ rides along, and after 6 p.m. may carry only one non-family passenger under 21. (Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, p. 7)
Stop 30 feet from a school bus
Louisiana drivers stop at least 30 feet away from a school bus that is loading or unloading children, whether behind it or meeting it. (Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, p. 88)
0.02 under 21
The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.08 at 21 or older, but only 0.02 for drivers 20 and younger and 0.04 in a commercial vehicle. (Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, p. 123)
More answers: Louisiana permit test FAQ. Applying for the first time? How to get your Louisiana permit.
This guide is a free study aid, not the official test. Rules and fees can change: always check the current Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV), Department of Public Safety before your test.Page numbers are the ones printed on the handbook pages; tap one to open the official PDF at that page. A PDF viewer counts the cover too, so its page numbers run 5 higher.