Upcoming Downtime Expected for License & Application Portals

The LBVM License and Application Portals will be undergoing a software system upgrade that is expected to occur in early- to mid-January ’25. During this system upgrade, both portals are expected to be unavailable for 2 to 3 weeks (possibly a little longer)....

Call for Board Member Nominations

The Board announces that nominations for the position of Board Member will be taken by the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association (LVMA) at the annual winter meeting to be held on January 26-28, 2024. Interested persons should submit the names of nominees directly...

Interruption in Online State Board Exam Availability

UPDATE (2023-11-29): The AAVSB – through which the LBVM offers the online state board exam – has announced a contract has been finalized with a new online testing vendor. The goal is to compete the transition by mid-December, with online testing available...

New Board Member Appointments, Officer Elections, & New Office Staff

The Board will miss its two departing members, Dr. Alfred Stevens and Dr. Joseph Bondurant, Jr., whose terms with the Board expired on August 10, 2023. As past Board Presidents, both Drs. Stevens and Bondurant continued to advance the Board forward with some pivotal...

Learn About Peer Assistance Program & Earn Continuing Education Credit

The LBVM is committed to its charge to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by safeguarding the people of this state against incompetent, dishonest, or unprincipled practitioners of veterinary medicine, including DVMs, RVTs, and CAETs. In short, the Board’s...