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All courses are FMCSA-registered and accepted at Louisiana DMV locations statewide.
Three simple steps to get your Louisiana ELDT certificate.
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Go through the self-paced online course on any device. Free retakes included.
Your ELDT certificate is auto-uploaded to the FMCSA registry. Show up to your LA DMV and you're done.
The order matters, and it is not the same in every state. This is Louisiana's order, from the OMV's own rules. Fees are on the OMV site; the steps below do not change often.
From a certified medical examiner.
Any TPR-registered provider. ELDT365 files your completion the moment you pass.
Knowledge tests can be attempted twice a day. The clock is short.
Federal minimum before the skills test, leaving about six weeks to finish everything else.
With a TPR-registered BTW provider.
They send a sealed completion certificate to the OMV.
Age: 18 for a CLP and in-state driving, 21 to cross state lines or haul hazmat.
Hold your permit: 14 days before the skills test.
Permit valid: 60 days, much shorter than most states.
Yes. Skills tests through third-party examiners, who return a sealed certificate of completion to the OMV.
TSA fingerprint background check (within the last 180 days), then the hazmat knowledge test at a full-service CDL office.
Federal rule 49 CFR 380.703(i) says that state qualification requirements for theory instruction do not apply to providers offering that instruction only online. So your state accepts theory from any provider listed on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry, including ELDT365, and no state can require the online theory portion to come from a state-licensed school. States can add their own rules for the behind-the-wheel part, and several do; those are listed below.
49 CFR 380.703(i) · FMCSA guidance on state-based training requirements
What Louisiana adds for the school part: No state licensing layer for theory. Any TPR-registered provider is accepted.
Sources: Louisiana OMV: New CDL. Checked September and October 2026. Compare all 50 states ›
As of February 2022, the FMCSA requires all first-time CDL applicants to complete Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) from a registered training provider before taking their CDL skills test.
This applies to all Louisiana drivers applying for a Class A CDL, Class B CDL, or any endorsement including HAZMAT, Passenger, and School Bus.
ELDT365 is registered with the FMCSA Training Provider Registry (TPR) and fully accepted by the Louisiana DMV.
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