Louisiana microblading and permanent makeup rules
Do you need a license to do microblading in Louisiana?
Yes. Anyone who performs permanent makeup or cosmetic tattooing in a Louisiana commercial body art facility must register as an operator with the Louisiana Department of Health before working there; the initial operator fee is $100. Below: the studio license, the agency that issues them, local rules and what Louisiana says about microblading itself, each answered from Louisiana's own statutes, rules or agency pages, read on October 24, 2026.
- Artist license
- License needed
- Studio license
- License needed
- Artist fee
- $100
- Local rules
- State only
Licensed by Louisiana Department of Health, Food and Drug Unit (Commercial Body Art program).The agency's page The state's own words
The artist
Do you need a license to do permanent makeup in Louisiana?
Yes. Anyone who performs permanent makeup or cosmetic tattooing in a Louisiana commercial body art facility must register as an operator with the Louisiana Department of Health before working there; the initial operator fee is $100.
- License needed
- License needed
- License name
- Certificate of Registration as an Operator
- Training hours
- Not stated
- State fee
- $100
The studio
Does a microblading studio need a license in Louisiana?
Yes. A studio offering permanent makeup must register the facility with the Louisiana Department of Health before it opens; the initial fee for a brand-new facility is $1,000, and the department must inspect the business before approving it.
- License needed
- License needed
- License name
- Facility Registration
- State fee
- $1,000
Microblading by name
Is microblading considered tattooing in Louisiana?
Yes, by name. The Department of Health names microblading only in a note saying a 2018 cosmetology board ruling allows it in licensed salons if it is done in a dedicated room with a door by a department-registered operator under a department-registered facility.
Local rules
Do counties or cities license permanent makeup in Louisiana?
No, the state does. The state Department of Health registers and inspects commercial body art facilities and operators; a local zoning authority must still approve the location, but no county or city body art license or inspection is stated.
Good to know
What else Louisiana asks of permanent makeup artists
- Operators must hold current training cards from an approved provider, which the department requires at registration renewal.
- Tattooing and body piercing of minors is prohibited without parental or custodial consent.
- The Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology has ruled that microblading may be done in its licensed salons under the conditions the department sets out.
Sources
What Louisiana's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Louisiana's own statutes, rules or agency pages, read on October 24, 2026. Rules change, and counties can add their own: confirm with the Louisiana Department of Health before you start.
- The artist's license
“The application of permanent cosmetics or pigments under the skin of a human”
legis.la.gov “No person shall act as a manager or operator in a commercial body art facility without having first registered”
legis.la.gov “hold a Certificate of Registration as an Operator or Manager”
ldh.la.gov “OPERATOR FEES FOR A NEW OPERATOR ARE $100.”
ldh.la.gov - The studio's license
“No person shall operate a commercial body art facility without having first registered that facility”
legis.la.gov “Complete an FD-55 Application for Facility Registration”
ldh.la.gov “FACILITY FEES FOR A BRAND-NEW FACILITY ARE $1,000.”
ldh.la.gov - Who issues it
“regulates commercial body art under the authority given by Part XXVIII”
ldh.la.gov - Local rules
“The department shall conduct at least one inspection of a business prior to approving the business”
legis.la.gov - Microblading by name
“A note regarding the registration of microblading firms located within salons:”
ldh.la.gov - Also good to know
“A copy of current training cards from an approved provider”
ldh.la.gov - Also good to know
“which prohibit tattooing and body piercing of minors without parental or custodial consent”
legis.la.gov - Also good to know
“the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology issued a ruling via a declaratory order that microblading is permitted in its licensed facilities”
ldh.la.gov
Questions
Louisiana microblading licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do microblading in Louisiana?
Is microblading considered tattooing or permanent makeup in Louisiana?
Does a permanent makeup studio need a license in Louisiana?
Who licenses permanent makeup artists in Louisiana?
How much does a permanent makeup license cost in Louisiana?
Does a cosmetology or esthetician license cover microblading in Louisiana?
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