Welcome to the Louisiana Department of Education
About the Louisiana Department of Education
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) provides guidance and support to all publicly funded early childhood centers and elementary and secondary schools in Louisiana. Specifically, the department provides tools and resources to schools and school systems to support classroom instruction, assessments, workforce development and college and career preparation. Additionally, the department provides families and the public with transparent reporting of center, school, and school system performance and quality through the Louisiana School Finder.
To stay connected with the LDOE and receive updates on our work and our resources, visit our newsroom and our newsletter subscriptions page.
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
The LDOE is the administrative arm of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). BESE was established by the 1974 Louisiana Constitution. The Board is composed of 11 members: eight elected by the citizens of Louisiana’s eight BESE districts, and three appointed by the governor of Louisiana to represent the state at-large. Together, these members adopt and enact policies governing the elementary and secondary schools of Louisiana.
Louisiana's Education Priorities
Louisiana's education priorities maintain a clear focus on what matters most for academic achievement.
- Early childhood leading to kindergarten readiness
- Literacy instruction aligned to the Science of Reading
- Math instruction from foundational to advanced skills
- Opportunities ensuring a meaningful high school experience
- An effective teacher for every student
- Expand educational choice for students and families
Request Information
If you have questions, including public records requests, questions about licensure, or other types of inquiries, please see our contact us page.
Louisiana State Superintendent
Dr. Cade Brumley
Dr. Brumley is a Louisiana native who has dedicated his career to serving children, parents, and educators.
Back to the Basics
Louisiana's Education Priorities
From being ready to learn on the first day of kindergarten to thriving in a career, college
Employment Opportunities
Careers at LDOE
Join the Louisiana Department of Education as we strive for excellence.
Policy Guidance
State Advisory Groups
The LDOE facilitates over a dozen councils, committees, task forces, and other groups.
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is proud to launch its new online home. Visitors will notice a new look, new audience pages dedicated to some of our most frequent visitors, and new ways to find what you are looking for.
This project has been over a year in the making and was part of an overall digital transformation along with new branding debuted by the LDOE last year. Our previous website was originally designed over 10 years ago and had become cumbersome, outdated, and difficult to navigate. Our new website includes a vibrant new design, with many high-resolution pictures featuring Louisiana students and educators. Aside from the new look, we also created more front door space for visitors to quickly find some of our most visited pages, links, and resources.
Our old website housed over 14,000 documents and links, with around 400 pages. To make more of that content easier to find, we expanded our home page and created audience pages for the main groups of visitors to our site - think of these audience pages as separate home pages dedicated to that group. Throughout the site, you will also see new tools that allow us to present a large number of links, documents, or other resources in a more user-friendly way.
Links to our Most Popular Pages
Below are new links to some of our most popular pages from the previous LDOE website. If you are having trouble locating information on the new website, you can email us at ldoecommunications@la.gov.
- Child Care Assistance for Families
- LA GATOR Scholarship Program
- Early Childhood
- Bayou Bridges
- Home Study
- Childcare Facility Licensing Information
- Graduation Requirements
- Louisiana Scholarship Program
- Practice Tests
- Educators
- Academic Standards
- School Choice
- Family Literacy Library
- Ask LDOE
- Performance Scores
- Nonpublic Schools Not Seeking State Approval
- Duplicate Transcripts
- Teaching & Learning
- Home-Based Child Care Centers
- Funding
- Employee Center
- Newsletters
- Louisiana Student Standards
- Measuring Results
- Assessment Library
- Year-Long Scope - Sequence (K-12 Science Resources)
- Jump Start Graduation Pathways
- School System Support Calendar
- ELA Guidebooks
- Data Center
- Teacher Support Toolbox
- EdLink Training
- Family Child Care Providers
- Contact Us
- CCAP Eligibility Criteria
- Library
- Graduation Pathways
- Understanding Revoked Licenses and Unlicensed Centers
- Louisiana Educator Advancement and Development System (LEADS)
- Year-Long Scope - Sequence (K-12 Social Studies Resources)
- Preparing and Certifying Teachers (Early Childhood)
- Louisiana Math
- Literacy Screener