# Louisiana lets only registered interior designers practise interior design, defined to include analysing the client's needs and reviewing problems during construction

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-19990815-interior-designer-5
Date: 1999-08-15 · Stage: Constraint
Can this record move a task judgement? yes
Occupation: https://flyvolo.ai/en/careers/interior-designer

## Scope

Louisiana. Section 3176 says no person other than one registered under the chapter shall perform interior design, meaning interior design services rendered for a fee; people offering decorator services (choosing finishes and loose furnishings that do not affect safety) are exempt but may not use the title. The chapter's definitions (section 3172) say the practice of interior design includes an analysis of a client's needs and goals and the safety requirements for the space, collaboration with licensed professionals in completing the project, and the review and evaluation of design problems during and after construction. The section was last amended by Act 426 of the 1999 regular session; under Louisiana's constitution such an act takes effect on 15 August unless it says otherwise, which is the date used here.

## Source

- Louisiana State Legislature — Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3176, Use of term "interior designer"; practice of interior design (last amended by Acts 1999, No. 426) — https://legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=93976 (primary source)

## What this means

In at least one US state, taking the brief and resolving design problems on site are part of a licensed practice, so the person answerable for them must be registered, whatever tools they use.

## What it does not show yet

One state's licensing law, with decorators exempt; it says nothing about AI or about other states.

## How to verify it yourself

Open Louisiana R.S. 37:3176 on the Legislature's site and find "shall perform interior design".


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