Who needs licensed cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists and barbers in Louisiana?
Issued by Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology; Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each certificate posted. Louisiana licenses cosmetologists, estheticians and manicurists through the cosmetology board and barbers through the barber board, and the two licenses do not overlap.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology; Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners.
Sources and dates
R.S. 37:599 and Act 355 of 2025 (fee digest); Board of Barber Examiners rules, LAC 46:VII. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each certificate posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each certificate posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each certificate posted.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology; Louisiana Board of Barber Examiners.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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