Per-state guide
Louisiana Bar Exam Prep
Louisiana bar exam (Louisiana): fees, deadlines, tested subjects, and recommended prep for the July 2026 and February 2027 administrations.
Key dates & fees
Source-of-truth pulled from the NCBE charts and verified state pages, last reviewed April 27, 2026.
July 2026 administration
ncbe_verified| Exam type | Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-02-01 |
| Final deadline | 2026-05-15 |
| Late deadlines | 2026-05-15 |
| Standard fee | $850 / $975 |
| Attorney fee | $975 |
| Repeater fee | $975 |
| Late fee | Not published |
| Laptop fee | $136 |
February 2027 administration
ncbe_verified| Exam type | Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-11-01 |
| Final deadline | 2026-12-15 |
| Late deadlines | 2026-12-15 |
| Standard fee | $850 / $975 |
| Attorney fee | $975 |
| Repeater fee | $975 |
| Late fee | Not published |
| Laptop fee | $136 |
Tested subjects
Louisiana civil-law written examination; not a standard UBE structure.
Louisiana is the outlier. Treat it as a civil-law exam with its own code-heavy architecture rather than a UBE variant with a local supplement.
National / UBE overlap
Contracts / ObligationsTortsConstitutional LawCriminal Law & ProcedureEvidenceCivil ProcedureBusiness Entities
State-specific or local focus
Civil Code ICivil Code IICivil Code IIIPersonsCivil-Law PropertyCommunity PropertySuccessionsDonationsTrustsObligationsSecurity RightsLouisiana Code of Civil ProcedureFederal Jurisdiction and Procedure
Cycle-specific cautions
Trusts / Estates
Board note: Louisiana publishes its own Part I scope and schedule through the Committee on Bar Admissions.
National resources to pair with Louisiana
Official sources
- NCBE LA non-UBE fees and deadlines chart
- NCBE jurisdiction indexOfficial NCBE entrypoint for jurisdiction-specific admission information.
- Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions bar exam pageOfficial Louisiana Committee page describing the nine-part written examination.