Louisiana college student IDs can soon be digitized

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 304

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Louisiana’s colleges and universities will soon have the option of offering a digital student identification card through LA Wallet, a cell phone app that allows Louisiana residents to carry official government documents digitally.

A new law goes into effect Aug. 1 that gives the state’s four higher education management systems the ability to opt-in to offering digital student IDs. The law was sponsored by Sen. Larry Selders, D-Baton Rouge, who died suddenly this month. …

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