Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 23.4. Waiver of licensing fees; payment plans

(1) Receives public assistance including, but not limited to the following:

(2) Earns less than two hundred percent of the current federal poverty guidelines as established by the federal office of management and budget, unless the applicant has been in an undergraduate or graduate school full time and unable to work.

C. (1) Licensing boards shall provide payment plans in lieu of full license and examination fee payments for initial applications and examinations to all individuals who apply, except for an individual who applies for a certificate of license who would otherwise be unqualified pursuant to this Title.

(2) Total fees paid by payment plans shall not exceed the amount an individual paying the full examination and licensing fee would otherwise pay.

(3) An individual who is in good standing with the licensing board and has been provided a payment plan shall have twelve months from the date of the first scheduled payment to pay the account in full. A failure to remit payment in full within the allotted twelve-month period shall result in the individual being denied a renewal of their license.