Legal statusHomeschooling is legal in Louisiana. The captured sources describe two main ways to do it: a BESE-approved home study program or a nonpublic school not seeking state approval.Compulsory age rangeUnclear from the captured sources. Final QA should confirm Louisiana's current compulsory attendance ages from a readable official source.Notification requiredYes. The required paperwork depends on which Louisiana option you choose.Who you notifyFor the home study option, apply to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education through the Louisiana Department of Education. For the nonpublic school option, notify the public school your child attended within 10 days if applicable and report attendance annually to the Louisiana Department of Education.Notification deadlineFor home study, apply within 15 days after beginning and renew annually by October 1 or 12 months after initial approval, whichever is later. For the nonpublic school option, notify the prior public school within 10 days of enrollment if applicable and file the annual attendance report around the 30th day of the school term, with the captured HSLDA resource saying no later than 30 days after the school year starts.Required subjectsFor the home study option, a sustained curriculum of quality at least equal to public schools, Subjects taught at the same grade level used in public schools, Declaration of Independence in elementary school for the home study option, The Federalist Papers in high school for the home study optionHours or days requiredOperate for 180 days each year under either pathway described in the captured sources.Record keepingFor home study renewals, keep enough records to show that you offered a sustained curriculum of quality. The captured source says the renewal packet can include subject outlines, a list of books and materials, work samples, standardized test results, third-party statements, and other evidence of program quality. For the nonpublic school option, keep copies of withdrawal notices when relevant and the annual attendance report.Testing and evaluationNo routine statewide testing appears to be required just to homeschool. For the home study option, renewal requires evidence of progress, and one allowed way to show that is through LEAP, CAT, or another approved standardized test score, but the DOE page also says home study students are not required to take state assessments.Testing frequencyNo routine statewide homeschool testing schedule is clearly stated. For the home study option, progress evidence is part of the annual renewal process.Teacher qualificationsThe captured sources do not state a teacher license requirement for parents. The DOE page says parents in a BESE-approved home study program have complete control and responsibility for educating their child.Curriculum freedomModerate overall. Parents choose the curriculum, and the DOE says it does not maintain a list of approved programs, but the home study option must offer a sustained curriculum of quality equal to public schools and at the same grade level.Umbrella school optionThe captured sources do not describe a classic umbrella-school pathway. Instead, they describe either a BESE-approved home study program or operating as a nonpublic school not seeking state approval.Virtual school optionFamilies may use online materials privately, but the captured sources do not describe a separate Louisiana virtual-school homeschool pathway.Special educationThe captured sources do not clearly explain service access for homeschooled students with disabilities. One home study renewal option does mention a certified teacher statement comparing the child's instruction to public-school instruction for a child with similar disabilities.High school diplomaFor a BESE-approved home study program, the DOE says the home study program is responsible for creating and issuing diplomas, and that a diploma from that option carries the same weight as a state-issued diploma. The captured HSLDA source also says families who use only the nonpublic-school-not-seeking-approval option through high school will not be eligible for a TOPS award.College admissionThe captured sources do not directly explain college admission rules. Families should keep detailed transcripts and records, especially if they want to document eligibility for scholarships or later applications.Sports accessThe DOE page says students in a BESE-approved home study program may participate in interscholastic athletic activities. The captured sources do not clearly explain sports access under the nonpublic-school-not-seeking-approval option.Dual enrollmentThe captured sources do not clearly explain dual-enrollment access for Louisiana homeschoolers.NotesFirst-pass draft. Louisiana's official home study page was readable and confirmed the BESE-approved pathway, parent control over curriculum, diploma language, and sports access, but the captured statute URL appears to point to a repealed section and does not provide a useful compliance summary. Louisiana clearly has multiple pathways in the captured sources, and the nonpublic-school-not-seeking-approval details rely heavily on HSLDA's summary, so that path should get final QA before publication.