Louisiana

YES. R.S. 17:270: 'Each student shall successfully complete a ONE-UNIT Financial Literacy course as a requirement for high school graduation.' Note this is a FULL unit, double the half-credit norm.

Students entering grade 9 in the 2024-2025 school year and thereafter ('For Fall grade 9 entry 2024-2025 and thereafter, financial literacy is required') - the standard four-year cohort graduating in 2028. 2024-2025 school year; LDOE states BESE policy went into place in April 2024 following the January 2024 Notice of Intent.

First binds the class of 2028.

Source: La. R.S. 17:270 'Financial literacy; required instruction.' Current requirement created by ACT 267 of the 2023 Regular Session (HB 103, Rep. Nicholas Muscarello), SIGNED JUNE 9, 2023, effective Aug. 1, 2023. Full history: Acts 2018 No. 154; Acts 2019 No. 116; Acts 2023 No. 267; Acts 2025 No. 48. Implemented through BESE Bulletin 741 (LAC Title 28, Part CXV), diploma sections …

How it may be delivered: STANDALONE required course. Act 267 of 2023 REPLACED the prior option to embed personal finance instruction in existing courses. For the TOPS University diploma it is a required unit and electives were cut from three to two to make room; for the TOPS Tech/Career diploma it counts as one of the four required math units.; Source: Louisiana — delivery model: primary source(s) named in the field text and at the linked URL; read and verified 2026-08-09
Credit value: ONE UNIT (one full Carnegie credit). NOT a half credit.; Source: Louisiana — credit value: primary source(s) named in the field text and at the linked URL; read and verified 2026-08-09
Instructional-hour rule: Not yet verified to a primary source — we publish only what we can cite.
Below high school: NONE. Act 267 of 2023 REMOVED the prior provision requiring personal financial management instruction for elementary students; current R.S. 17:270 imposes no elementary or middle-grade requirement and no grade checkpoint.; Source: Louisiana — below-high-school requirement: primary source(s) named in the field text and at the linked URL; read and verified 2026-08-09
State-mandated assessment: NONE. Financial Literacy is not a Louisiana EOC/LEAP-tested subject; the course description leaves student engagement and assessment to the local school system.; Source: Louisiana — state assessment: primary source(s) named in the field text and at the linked URL; read and verified 2026-08-09
Who may teach it: LDOE adjusted the certification requirement so that 'ANY CERTIFIED TEACHER' may teach Financial Literacy; no subject-specific certification or endorsement is required. Not applicable - all validly certified Louisiana teachers qualify, so no exempt or auto-qualifying certification areas are enumerated.; Source: Louisiana — instructor requirements: primary source(s) named in the field text and at the linked URL; read and verified 2026-08-09
State course codes: 160345 — Financial Literacy (1 unit) (HIGH confidence) — The ONLY confirmed code. No additional or alternate codes confirmed (the Master Course Code List is an .xlsx that could not be parsed, so honors/dual-enrollment/LAA variants are unconfirmed).; Source: Louisiana — course codes (per-code confidence noted inline): primary source(s) named in the field text and at the linked URL; read and verified 2026-08-09
Standards framework: Financial Literacy Course Description (160345) - LDOE's official course content document; there is NO separately branded set of 'Louisiana Financial Literacy Standards' (Updated JUNE 18, 2025); Source: Louisiana — standards framework: primary source(s) named in the field text and at the linked URL; read and verified 2026-08-09
Funding a district may cite: NO dedicated funding. LDOE states 'Additional funding will not be provided for Financial Literacy materials.' The only state support is the PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION CLEARINGHOUSE, a BESE-maintained repository of VENDOR-SUBMITTED materials required by R.S. 17:270 and hosted by LDOE (materials are NOT state-reviewed) - a low-friction listing path for vendors.; Source: Louisiana — funding: primary source(s) named in the field text and at the linked URL; read and verified 2026-08-09
State agency contact: Louisiana Department of Education, Office of Teaching and Learning, P.O. Box 94064, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064; toll-free 1-877-453-2721.; Source: Louisiana — agency contact: primary source(s) named in the field text and at the linked URL; read and verified 2026-08-09

Facts on this page last verified 2026-08-09; every pack is re-verified on a six-month cadence, and anything we cannot cite is marked rather than guessed.

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