Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 40 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Part VII - Conditions under Which Minor Labor May Be Used
Chapter 3 - Occupations Not Permitted
Section VII-303 - Employment of Minors 16 and 17 Years of Age

A. Minors may not work in any illegal, indecent, or immoral exhibition or practice, including but not limited to; striptease, exotic dancer, etc.

B. Minors may not work at any occupation which the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Regulatory Services has found and declared to be hazardous for 16 and 17 year-old persons. This minimum age applies even when the minor is employed by a parent or person standing in place of the parent.

C. There are no time standards for minors 16 and 17 years of age regarding the numbers of hours worked per day or per week, however, minors shall receive an eight hour rest break at the end of each work day, before the commencement of the next day of work.

D. No minor 16 years of age who has not graduated from high school shall be employed, or permitted, or suffered to work between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. prior to the start of any school day. No minor 17 years of age who has not graduated from high school shall be employed, or permitted, or suffered to work between the hours of 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. prior to the start of any school day. For purposes of this Subparagraph, a minor who has taken and passed a General Education Development test (GED) and who has been awarded a High School Equivalency Diploma from the Louisiana Department of Education will be considered to have graduated from high school.