Pass the Louisiana GED on your schedule, from New Orleans to Shreveport.
Twigera is built for Louisiana learners who need a high-school equivalency diploma without rearranging their lives. You can test online for $144 or in person, the state funds free HSE prep through WorkReady U, and our prep is one-time pay — never a subscription.
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The fast facts for taking the GED in Louisiana — verify on official sources before your test date.
Louisiana High School Equivalency Diploma
HiSET also accepted
Available in Spanish
Facts verified May 31, 2026
The four numbers that matter most for Louisiana test takers — fee, age, locations, and the workforce gap a diploma closes.
Online proctored testing is $36 per subject ($144 total). In-person testing runs $38.50 a subject ($154) in Louisiana.
Louisiana requires GED test takers to be 19 to test freely; 16- to 18-year-olds can test through an approved WorkReady U or state Options program.
Community and technical college campuses and Pearson VUE sites across the state, plus online proctored testing from home.
Total Louisiana nonfarm employment per BLS (about 2,009,200, April 2026, preliminary). The majority of these roles list a high-school diploma or GED as the minimum credential — energy, healthcare, logistics, and trades.
Source: GED Testing Service · Louisiana Community and Technical College System · Q1 2026
Set by GED Testing Service and the LouisianaDepartment of Education. Verify on official sources before your test date — rules change.
Louisiana requires GED test takers to be at least 19 to test on their own — higher than most states. A 16- to 18-year-old may test through an approved WorkReady U adult-education program or a state-recognized Options program.
Applicants cannot already hold a U.S. high school diploma and cannot be currently enrolled in a Louisiana high school at the time of testing.
Louisiana does not require state residency to test. Out-of-state testers are accepted, and receive the credential of the state where they qualify.
A current Louisiana driver's license, state ID, U.S. military ID, or passport is accepted at every testing center. Expired IDs and school IDs are not accepted.
Both options are available statewide. Online proctored testing is $36 a subject and requires a recent 'green' score on a GED Ready practice test, plus a webcam and a private quiet room.
You must score at least 145 on each of the four subject tests independently. Subjects can be retaken one at a time without re-doing the others.
16- to 18-year-olds test through an approved WorkReady U adult-education program or a state-recognized Options program.
These are the official fees from GED Testing Service for Louisiana test takers — what the test itself costs. Our prep is a separate one-time payment, with a Pass Guarantee on the Pro plan.
Charged at the testing center or online checkout.
All four subjects taken in any order, on your schedule.
Official practice test from GED Testing Service.
Per subject after the first two attempts.
In Louisiana, free adult-education GED prep is state-funded, and for some learners that is a genuinely good fit. Here is an honest look at where it works — and where self-paced online prep works better.
Not sure which fits? The free diagnostic shows you exactly where you stand in Louisiana, then you decide.
The official GED is administered at testing centers across Louisiana, plus online from home through GED Testing Service. Pick a city for the local center directory.
Real Louisiana students. Real diplomas. Real next chapters — nursing programs, college, the National Guard, the promotions they were capped on.
Started a Practical Nursing program at Delgado Community College.
“I found a free WorkReady U class for structure and used Twigera at night to drill. Ten weeks, about forty minutes a night. Testing online was the cheaper route for me.”
Enrolled at Baton Rouge Community College for an industrial certificate.
“I only failed math the first time, by a few points. Redid just that one subject and started classes the next term. Wish I had not waited so long to start.”
Promoted to team lead at a logistics warehouse.
“I tested in Spanish because that is how I think through math. Same diploma. My supervisor moved me up the month after I showed him.”
Joined the Louisiana Army National Guard.
“The recruiter said no diploma, no slot. I studied two months on my phone during breaks and scored above the cutoff on every section. Signed the next month.”
Same four steps for everyone. Most students reach the final step in eight to fourteen weeks.
A 45-minute baseline across all four subjects produces a personal heat-map of what to study first. The plan is built from your data, not a template.
Short video lessons, then practice on the same skill the same day. The platform reorders your queue around what you miss.
Full-length, timed simulations that look and feel exactly like the official test. Three clean passes and you are ready.
Schedule the official GED at a center or online from home. Pass in any order, on your timeline. Your state mails the diploma.
Specific to taking the GED in Louisiana. For broader course questions, see the help center or email support@twigera.com.
Schedule the official GED through ged.com (run by GED Testing Service) at a Pearson VUE testing center, or take it online from home with proctoring. The four subject tests can be taken in any order, on separate days. Louisiana accepts both the GED and the HiSET as high-school-equivalency paths.
Yes. The Louisiana High School Equivalency Diploma, earned through the GED or HiSET, is treated identically to a Louisiana high-school diploma by every accredited college, every employer, and every branch of the U.S. military. It is awarded through the state adult-education system after you pass all four sections.
Online proctored testing is $36 per subject, $144 for the full battery, and in-person testing is $38.50 per subject ($154). One discounted retake per failed subject is available; online retakes stay $36. Free prep is available through WorkReady U, and our prep is a separate one-time payment.
Yes, with a step. Louisiana lets you test freely at 19 — higher than most states. A 16- to 18-year-old can test through an approved WorkReady U adult-education program or a state-recognized Options program. Start with a local WorkReady U provider to confirm your path before you register.
Yes, and it is the cheaper route at $36 per subject. Online proctored testing is available statewide through GED Testing Service. You need a recent 'green' (likely-to-pass) score on a GED Ready practice test, a webcam-equipped computer, and a private quiet room. In-person testing is $38.50 a subject.
Most students who study consistently for 45 to 60 minutes a day are test-ready within 8 to 14 weeks. Your day-one diagnostic shows where you actually stand, and the plan adapts from there. Louisiana does not require a minimum number of prep hours to sit the test.
No. Louisiana does not require state residency to test, so out-of-state candidates are accepted and receive the credential of the state where they qualify. You register and pay for each of the four subjects through your GED.com account, present a valid government photo ID that matches your registration on test day, and your official scores post to that same account once you finish.
Yes. The GED test in Louisiana is offered in English or Spanish, in person and online — you choose at registration. Twigera's prep is in English; we recommend testing in whichever language you read and think in most comfortably. The diploma issued is identical regardless of which language you test in.
From a quiet 45 minutes after the kids go down to your Louisiana High School Equivalency Diploma in hand — most students get there in three months. Start with the free diagnostic and we'll show you the shortest path from where you are.
