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Louisiana teacher certification lookup

Teach Louisiana provides the public record for certificates and teaching authorizations issued by LDOE. For your own application, LDOE links its Application Status page and the private Louisiana Educator Certification (LEC) Portal.

Verify a Louisiana certificate

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Official state source Search stays with the state Checked 2026-08-02

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Louisiana Department of Education
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Aug 2, 2026 · next check by Nov 2, 2026

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Before you search

How to find the right Louisiana record

  1. 01Enter the educator's first and last name.
  2. 02Open the matching name or choose the link to see more certificate detail.
  3. 03Try a former name if the current name does not return the issued record.
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What the public record can answer

Louisiana Department of Education

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    Louisiana certificates issued by the LDOE Certification Office

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    Teaching authorizations included in the public record

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    Certificate type, status, areas and other details LDOE makes public

Record timing

An application still in review is not yet part of the public record. Check the Application Status page or the LEC Portal for where it stands.

If the search comes up empty

Check these before you stop

  • •Check the spelling and try a former name used when the certificate was issued.
  • •Remember that an application still in review is not yet an issued public certificate.
  • •For your own application, use LDOE's Application Status page or sign in to the Louisiana Educator Certification (LEC) Portal.

Still not sure what you are looking at? Ask us about your Louisiana record and we will answer by email within one business day.

Issued certificate vs. pending application

The public Teach Louisiana search is for issued records. For a pending application, LDOE links its Application Status page and the private Louisiana Educator Certification (LEC) Portal.

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Help with the result you found

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Official sources

Checked 2026-08-02

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