The short answer
Broad enough for a customized education, but highly platform-dependent: purchases must go through Odyssey and out-of-pocket reimbursements are not available.
Before you shop
How the program works
Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR)
Official site ↗- Type
- Education savings account
- Administrator
- Louisiana Department of Education / Odyssey
- Platform
- Odyssey
- Award
- Award varies by student category and year.
- Homeschool access
- Program eligibility and enrollment conditions apply; confirm the student's pathway before planning purchases.
- How purchases work
- Purchase an approved offering through Odyssey.
- Homeschool eligibility details should be checked against the current student-eligibility rules; an allowable category alone does not establish that a family qualifies.
By category
What the money can buy
“Conditional” means caps, credentials, documentation, spending order, or exact-offering approval matters.
Clearly allowed7
Private school, microschool & program tuitionAllowed
Participating nonpublic-school and approved online-program tuition and fees are eligible.
Examples: nonpublic school tuition, online program tuition.
Curriculum, textbooks & booksAllowed
Curriculum, textbooks, instructional materials, and supplemental materials are eligible.
Examples: curriculum, textbooks, supplemental materials.
Online learning, software & subscriptionsAllowed
Online instruction and qualifying digital instructional materials are eligible.
Examples: online course, digital curriculum.
Tutoring, teaching & live classesAllowed
Approved tutoring is eligible.
Examples: academic tutor.
- Use an approved provider in Odyssey.
Therapies & special-needs servicesAllowed
Approved educational therapies are eligible.
Examples: speech therapy, occupational therapy.
- Provider approval applies.
College, dual enrollment & postsecondary studyAllowed
Dual-enrollment expenses are eligible.
Examples: dual enrollment course.
School uniformsAllowed
Allowed with conditions2
Supplies, equipment & educational kitsConditional
Other approved educational supplies and expenses can qualify.
Examples: instructional supplies, education kit.
- The exact item must be approved in Odyssey.
Planning, portfolios & recordkeepingConditional
Parent-navigation services and education-provider consultations can qualify.
Examples: education navigation service, provider consultation.
- General household planning software is not implied.
Not clear in public guidance8
Computers, technology & internetNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
Testing, assessment & exam preparationNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
Career, trade & life-skills educationNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
Art, music & creative learningNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
Sports, physical education & movementNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
Camps, summer & after-school programsNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
TransportationNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
Field trips, museums & educational membershipsNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
At checkout
Rules worth remembering
- 01
There is no out-of-pocket reimbursement fallback.
- 02
Use the exact Odyssey listing, not a vendor's public catalog.
- 03
Provider and offering approval are separate.
Product evidence
Products connected to Louisiana
These are provider-level signals, not blanket permission for every package or SKU.
Claims made by vendors
Useful leads, but not official state confirmation.
Evidence trail
Official sources used
All rules on this page were checked September 1, 2026.