I may be of some help.
I currently live in the New Orleans metro area and have passed all 3 (journeyman, maintenance and master) electrical license exams given by ICC. A passing grade is only one part of the requirements for a license. You'll also need a copy of your H.S. Diploma and 5 years verifiable experience along with personal ID. Being that you are moving in from out of state, it may be different for you, I don't know how that works. If you are currently licensed from Arizona, you may not have to test for city. I can give you the phone number and name of the person who handles all the licensing duties at City Hall. PM me if you're interested.
A fee of $25 and with the required documents along with a letter from a contractor or from union hall (if a member) stating that you're working in the electrical field and you can get an EE license (helper's license, good for 5 years and allows you to work in city ). I've done this myself in order to be able to work while in the process of obtaining my journeyman's D License.
There are 4 licenses with the city of N.O.
EE- helper's license. No exp. required
D- journeyman's license. 5 yrs exp.
C-maintenance license. Hospitals, Universities and other lg.facility requirements.
A-master's/contractor license.
Louisiana has 1 license and is good for entire state. Applications are filled out in part by a reg. CPA and be notorized along with verifiable work exp. IMO, I don't care much for the state test for 2 reasons. 1) The test is based on the 1993 NEC book (15yrs old) and 2) There are classes that give the answers to the questions (word for word) to study (memorize) and to me, that's cheating.
I have used Mike Holt's exam prep workbook to help prepare me for my master's test and maintenance test and have passed both with the confidence of being well prepared. The key is to practice, practice, practice.
From my own experience, If you can pass the practice tests given by Mike Holt, you can definitely pass an ICC test. (Mike Holt's tests are more difficult IMO).
Hope this helps! If you do move to New Orleans, we welcome you and would be glad to have you to be a part of our city.
