Louisiana Cosmetology License: Requirements, Cost & How to Apply (2026)

Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology

Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology

Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology

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Qualifications for certificate as a registered cosmetologist, esthetician, or manicurist; out-of-state licensees

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16 years old

16

Be at least sixteen years of age.

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At completion of schooling, tenth-grade-equivalent training from an approved high school, or a high-school-equivalent diploma from a nonpublic school not seeking state approval.

At completion of schooling, tenth-grade-equivalent training from an approved high school, or a high-school-equivalent diploma from a nonpublic school not seeking state approval.

Have, at the time of completion of the required schooling, the equivalent training as would be contemplated in the satisfactory completion of the tenth grade from an approved high school or have earned the equivalent of a high school diploma from a nonpublic school not seeking state approval.

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At least 1,500 hours over at least nine consecutive months in the basic cosmetology course.

At least 1,500 hours over at least nine consecutive months in the basic cosmetology course.

A course of practical training and technical instruction extending over a period of not less than nine consecutive months and including not less than fifteen hundred hours for the basic course of cosmetology

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Pass the board examination; examinations include practical demonstrations and written and oral tests.

Pass the board examination; examinations include practical demonstrations and written and oral tests.

The examinations shall include practical demonstrations and written and oral tests

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$35

35

For each initial certificate of registration and each annual renewal of such certificate: (a) Cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, teacher/instructor, or manager $35.00

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For each initial certificate of registration and each annual renewal of such certificate

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For each initial certificate of registration and each annual renewal of such certificate

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Every registered cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, or teacher who continues to actively practice his licensed profession must renew his certificate of registration on or before such individual's date of birth

Every registered cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, or teacher who continues to actively practice his licensed profession shall renew his certificate of registration on or before such individual's date of birth Applies to: Cosmetologist license

Every registered cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, or teacher who continues to actively practice his licensed profession shall renew his certificate of registration on or before such individual's date of birth

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An out-of-state or foreign license holder must have passed the appropriate course at a school licensed in the issuing jurisdiction, pass the appropriate board examination and pay the fee.

An out-of-state or foreign license holder must have passed the appropriate course at a school licensed in the issuing jurisdiction, pass the appropriate board examination and pay the fee.

Has completed and passed the appropriate course of study at a school which is licensed in the state or country which issued the license. Has satisfactorily passed the appropriate examination conducted by the board to determine his fitness to receive the certificate of registration. Has paid the appropriate fee set forth in R.S. 37:599.

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A current certificate for the appropriate area of practice is required, subject to statutory exemptions.

A current certificate for the appropriate area of practice is required, subject to statutory exemptions.

No person shall engage in the practice of cosmetology without obtaining a current certificate of registration for the appropriate area of practice under the provisions of this Chapter.

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Statutory board examination charges: $25 theory and $25 practical.

Statutory board examination charges: $25 theory and $25 practical.

Theory examination $25.00 Practical examination $25.00

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