By doing a little preparation, students and parents can complete the FAFSA in 3 easy steps.

1. Create a Federal Student Aid account (FSA ID).
2. Start the FAFSA (See necessary documents below.)
3. Register for scholarships, including the $1,000 Lela FAFSA Completion and Choose Louisiana scholarships

Information you'll need to complete the FAFSA

• FSA ID for Student and Parent(s)
• Parent(s) Social Security Numbers
• Parent(s) legal name(s)
• Parent(s) date(s) of birth
• IRS Income Tax Return & W-2s for Year 2025 for students and parent(s)
• Records of Untaxed Income for student and parent(s)
• Records of Assets for student and parent(s)
• List of Schools student is interested in attending