Homeschool laws by state / Louisiana

Homeschool Laws & Requirements in Louisiana

Every requirement below is verified against Louisiana's actual statutes and links to the official text. Last verified: 2026-07-29 — re-checked weekly against primary sources.

What Louisiana requires

Notice / filing	Required — see the filings below Notice of Intent / Declaration — Apply for home study approval through the state's online application — within 15 days of starting the first time, then renew each year by October 1. Renewals include one piece of evidence of your choice, like work samples, a test score, or a teacher's statement. Nonpublic School Notification — Register with the Louisiana Department of Education as a home-based private school each year — a simple registration form, no approval and no evidence to send.
Days / hours	180 days of instruction per school year.
Subjects	No subject list is written into the law.
Testing / evaluation	Depends on which legal route you use — Route 1 (approved home study) renews annually with a progress menu; Route 2 (private school) has no testing
Records	Yes — records/portfolio must be kept (see the statute for what to retain).

Citations: La. R.S. 17:236.1 (home study approval) / 17:236(A)(2) (private-school route); both routes frame a 180-day year

What Louisiana law does NOT require

Most websites won't say this plainly, so we will — because knowing what the law doesn't ask of you matters as much as knowing what it does:

No hourly requirement — the law counts days, not hours per day.
No specific list of required subjects is written into the law.

Moving to or from Louisiana

Moving INTO Louisiana	Choose a route and file: BESE home-study application within 15 days of starting, or the annual nonpublic registration with LDOE. La. R.S. 17:236.1
Moving OUT of Louisiana	No exit filing is required. La. R.S. 17:236.1 (no termination clause)

Read the law yourself

LDOE — Home Study
La. R.S. 17:236.1 (home study approval)
HSLDA - Louisiana
Summary provided by HSLDA, an independent homeschool advocacy organization not affiliated with SpeedyRecord. Summaries can lag or paraphrase — the official text above is always the authority.

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