Are you one of the quarter of a million VETERANS who calls Louisiana home?

Whether you are searching for a new career, facing a ﬁnancial challenge, accessing the health beneﬁts you earned, launching your own business, or building your life after service, Louisiana always answers the call.

Louisiana serves those who served our country with numerous programs and incentives for our military family.

Unlock Your Business Potential

Are you a veteran entrepreneur or considering starting your own business? The Pathway to Assist Veteran Entrepreneurs (PAVE) is an online at-your-own-pace entrepreneur bootcamp, and your next step toward business success.

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Certify Your Veteran Owned Business

The Louisiana Veterans First Business Initiative allows veterans, active-duty or reserve military, or Gold Star spouses, who have a fifty-one percent ownership in a business, to gain certification, promotional materials and database inclusion to recognize and promote their businesses.

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Find Opportunities with the State

Louisiana’s Veteran Initiative is a certification program designed to help eligible Louisiana veteran-owned, service-connected, and disabled-Veteran-owned small businesses gain greater access to the purchasing and contracting opportunities available at the state government level.

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Connect with the benefits you’ve earned.

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs has Federal VA-accredited veterans assistance counselors (VACs) and staff at 74 service ofﬁces around the state ready to give veterans valuable information, education, representation and beneﬁts.

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No matter where you are, Louisiana is there with 74 Veterans assistance offices across the state.

The LDVA serves more than 200,000 veterans each year. On average, Louisiana veterans access beneﬁts at triple the national averages.

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