Louisiana SLP license renewal and continuing education
Louisiana licenses are renewed every year. The board’s rule §127 states: “Each licensee shall complete continuing professional education activities of at least 10 clock hours each license period, July 1-June 30.”
Quoted from official pages checked November 12, 2026. Confirm current requirements, fees, and dates on those sites. This page is not legal advice and does not guarantee eligibility, certification, or licensure.
Sources read on November 12, 2026: the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Rules and Regulations, Continuing Education, and Renewal Information pages.
Cycle
The renewal page states: “All licenses shall be renewed annually by June 30”. It also notes that licenses issued in April, May, or June are not required to renew during that fiscal year (paraphrased).
Hours and content
Rule §127(B) states: “Of the 10 hours, five shall be in educational activities directly related to the scope of practice of the licensee and must be designed to increase the knowledge and skills in the area of licensure.” Rule §127(C) states that five “may be in areas related to the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology”, with examples including “billing, coding, and reimbursement; record-keeping; ethics; supervision.”
Dual licensees “shall complete 15 hours per year with a minimum of five hours in audiology and five hours in speech-language pathology”.
Timing and new licensees
Rule §127(G) states that June events may count in the period in which they occur or in the following period, and “Hours from one event may not be divided between two collection periods.” Hours for a new licensee follow a graduated scale based on the quarter the license is received, from 0 hours for April through June up to 10 hours for July through September (paraphrased).
Records and audits
The continuing education page states: “Licensees shall maintain records of continuing education activities completed for three years.” and “A percentage of licensees will be audited each year as a means of evaluating compliance with the continuing education requirements.” It also says: “Licensees shall not submit repeatead continuing education activities for credit within a three-year period.”
Inactive status
To resume practice, licensees on inactive status “shall demonstrate completion of five clock hours of continuing education in the area of licensure for each year that inactive status was maintained (maximum 25 hours).”
What this page does not do
It covers the speech-language pathologist license only, and only what the official page or pages named above say. It does not list fees, does not cover school credentials issued by a state education agency, and does not replace the board’s own instructions. Rules change; check the board before you renew.