Lela

09/03/2026

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳: 𝗜𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

We’re Lela, Louisiana’s 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 and your partner for 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗙𝗔𝗙𝗦𝗔 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴. We're a division of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LPFA), a nonprofit public trust established to bring financing assistance and advantages to the people of Louisiana.

𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 1984, 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 465,000 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘢.𝘰𝘳𝘨.



Louisiana School Counselor Association Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

09/02/2026

Excellent point for Louisiana's college-bound students and their parents! The FAFSA will be online on October 1, and there are so many reasons to complete it. It only takes a few minutes, and we're here if you need help. Schedule a free virtual FAFSA appointment at https://lela.org/contact-us/



LOSFA Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Louisiana School Counselor Association

09/01/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗹𝗮? We're Louisiana’s 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 and your partner for 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗙𝗔𝗙𝗦𝗔 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴. We're a division of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (LPFA), a nonprofit public trust established to bring financing assistance and advantages to the people of Louisiana.

𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 1984, 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 465,000 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘢.𝘰𝘳𝘨.



Louisiana School Counselor Association Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Louisiana Board of Regents

08/27/2026

Something exciting is on the way at Lela! Stay tuned for more info to come.

𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢) 𝘪𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘈𝘍𝘚𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢’𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢. 𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘢.𝘰𝘳𝘨.



Louisiana School Counselor Association Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

08/25/2026

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 $𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲? 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵?!? Register for 𝗟𝗲𝗹𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: https://lela.org/register/. You could be a winner!



Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Louisiana School Counselor Association

08/24/2026

This is a great opportunity to get a head start on the FAFSA and college planning. Contact us for free assistance at https://lela.org/contact-us/

Complete your 2027–28 FAFSA form early! ​

Request access at Studentaid.gov/joinbeta

08/20/2026

There’s nothing better than receiving positive feedback from the people we serve – students, parents, guidance counselors and financial aid administrators, among others. Better opportunities for Louisiana residents. This is why we do what we do.

Find out more at Lela.org.

𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢), 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘍𝘈𝘍𝘚𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘓𝘗𝘍𝘈), 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢. 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 465,000 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘢.𝘰𝘳𝘨.



Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Louisiana School Counselor Association

08/18/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲? We don’t want you to borrow more money than you need, but 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘.

✅ Fixed lower rates
✅ No fees
✅ Interest rate discount for using auto pay
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𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢? 𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢), 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘍𝘈𝘍𝘚𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘓𝘗𝘍𝘈), 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢. 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 465,000 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘢.𝘰𝘳𝘨.



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08/17/2026

We love this and want to join our partner, the LPFA, in wishing students, parents and the entire college and university community a successful academic year. Go get ‘em!

08/13/2026

More than 465,000. That’s how many Louisiana students and parents Lela has assisted with free FAFSA assistance, college planning and more affordable student loans and refinancing since its founding in 1984.

𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢), 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘍𝘈𝘍𝘚𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘓𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘓𝘗𝘍𝘈), 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘢.𝘰𝘳𝘨.



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