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Louisiana · Permit test

Louisiana driver’s license practice test options, and where to study

Start with the Class D & E Driver’s Guide, because the OMV takes every knowledge test question from it. The OMV doesn’t publish a Louisiana driver’s license practice test of its own, and the guide has no sample questions. For practice questions you’ll need an app or website, and the ones compared here had their prices checked in October 2026.

  • $0The Driver’s Guide, as a PDF
  • 40Questions on the real test
  • 80%Score you need to pass
Open the Driver’s Guide (PDF)

Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Free and paid study options

OptionPriceFree to useLinks
Official and free
Class D & E Driver’s GuideOfficial · PDFThe OMV’s handbook for car and chauffeur licenses, and the source of every knowledge test question. Chapter 1 sets out the licensing steps, Chapter 3 covers signs and Chapter 10 is for the Class D chauffeur’s test. It has study tips but no sample questions.
FreeThe whole guide
Driver’s Guide (PDF) ↗OMV manuals page ↗
Motorcycle Operator Manual and CDL ManualOfficial · PDFRiders adding a motorcycle endorsement study the Motorcycle Operator Manual. Commercial drivers study the CDL Manual, and each CDL knowledge test needs 80%.
FreeBoth manuals in full
Motorcycle manual ↗CDL manual ↗
The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program and RoadReadyGuide and app · linked by the OMVThe OMV’s driver education page links this program from the nonprofit Safe Roads Alliance. It gives parents a plan for supervised practice, and the free RoadReady app logs your day and night driving hours, which helps with the 50 hours a parent signs for before an intermediate license. It has 2.9 stars from about 19,000 App Store ratings and 4.3 from about 4,200 Google Play reviews.
FreeThe RoadReady app
Website ↗App Store ↗Google Play ↗
Apps and websites
DMV-Permit-Test.comWeb · all statesHas numbered Louisiana car practice tests, a Spanish version, motorcycle tests and CDL tests by endorsement. It gives the real test as 40 questions with 32 to pass, the same 80% the OMV sets.
Free tests; a $15.99 one-time cheat sheetLouisiana car, motorcycle and CDL practice tests
Louisiana tests ↗
ZutobiWeb and app · all statesSays it has 600+ Louisiana questions set out as short, game-style lessons, and that its course follows the Louisiana Driver’s Guide. The app has 4.7 stars from about 239,000 App Store ratings.
Free start, then Zutobi PLUS (App Store prices from $4.99)A free start on the Louisiana course
Louisiana permit ↗App Store ↗
DMV GenieApp · all statesSays it has 500+ questions for each state, based on the state’s driver’s manual, with car, motorcycle and CDL tests in one app. Pick Louisiana when you start. It has 4.8 stars from about 184,000 App Store ratings.
Free to download, Premium in the app from $9.99 (App Store listing)Practice tests and quizzes; some content needs Premium
App Store ↗
In person
OMV-licensed driving schoolsDriver educationEvery first-time driver takes driver ed here or at a high school. The OMV lists licensed schools by town, from Abbeville to Zwolle, and keeps a separate list of schools that teach in Spanish, French, German, Arabic or Vietnamese. Private schools also give the road skills test.
Set by each schoolNot listed
Schools by town ↗Schools in other languages ↗

Prices and ratings checked October 2026.

Is there an official Louisiana driver’s license practice test?

No. The OMV’s driver education and manual pages link the Driver’s Guide and study guides, but no practice test. The guide itself gives study tips instead: read it at least three times, memorize the numbers in it, such as distances and measurements, and read every answer before you choose one.

A study plan that follows the guide

  1. Read Chapter 1 for the licensing rules, then Chapter 3 on signs, signals and lane markings.
  2. Read chapters 5 and 6 on safe driving and traffic laws. Note every distance in feet and every time in seconds.
  3. Finish with chapters 8 and 9 on emergencies, alcohol and losing your license.
  4. Take an app’s practice tests and reread the chapter behind any question you miss.
  5. Ask your driver ed instructor about anything in the guide you don’t understand.
What’s in each chapter of the Driver’s Guide →Drivers ed classes in Louisiana →

Choosing an app or website

Pick one that’s written for Louisiana, so the questions match the Driver’s Guide and Louisiana’s own laws. DMV-Permit-Test.com gives the same 40 questions and 80% pass mark as the OMV. Some app plans renew by the week or month, so check before you pay.

Sources: Louisiana OMV and 3 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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