In Chapter 4 Licensing and Registering Drivers and Motor Vehicles, we learned that by the mid-1950s, all states had developed comprehensive laws for obtaining and renewing drivers licenses. Today, with certain exceptions, all drivers who operate a motor vehicle on public roads and highways anywhere in the country must posses a valid drivers license from their official state of residence.
Here is a link to information regarding obtaining a Louisiana drivers license. (Links to an external site.)