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Popular On Site Continuing Ed Courses
Notary Public Preparatory
This course prepares students for Louisiana’s state notary exam. In addition to exam
preparation, course topics include the Louisiana court system and the Notary Public’s
role. Class discussions will focus on mortgages, conveyances, leases, contracts, legal
descriptions, successions, wills, trusts, and the community property regime. Please
note that successful preparation for the exam will require extensive reading outside
of the classroom. According to Act 423 of the 2006 Regular Louisiana Legislative Session,
the Secretary of State will administer the Notary Examination on the first Saturday in June and December.
Prerequisite: It is highly recommended that students take the Notary Exam Pre-Assessment before taking this class. The pre-assessment is mandatory before taking the exam through the Secretary of State. Complete information about the pre-assessment, the exam, and related requirements can be found on the Louisiana Secretary of State website.
The required textbook is The Fundamentals of Louisiana Notarial Law and Practice exam study guide, available from the Louisiana Secretary of State website.
Total contact hours: 39 / IBC awarded after passing the notary exam
Tuition: $599
Dates: Fall 2025
Food Safety and Sanitation Certification
In this course, food service professionals will learn procedures for handling utensils
and equipment, self-surveillance, food protection, prevention of foodborne diseases,
best practices for personal hygiene and habits, cleaning, sanitizing, and pest control.
At the end of class, the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam, sponsored
by the National Restaurant Association (NRA), will be given.
Required textbook: ServSafe Manager with Online Exam Voucher (7th/8th Edition) by the National Restaurant Association, ISBN: 9780134812335. Students must read the required textbook and complete the assignments before class begins. The textbook and answer sheet can be purchased together or separately from the Delgado bookstore or online(Amazon). The answer sheet and a government-issued photo ID are required to take the exam (e.g., driver’s license, passport, etc).
Total contact hours: 8 / IBC awarded after passing certification exam
Tuition: $135
Dates: Classes are offered every month, depending on the number of students registered
Private Investigator Preparatory
This intensive course teaches students basic investigatory skills and discovery techniques.
Topics include state/federal investigator laws, undercover investigation, surveillance
techniques, interview/ statement methods, court record checks, subpoena procedures,
computer database research, video/still photography techniques, locating witnesses
and missing persons, and testifying techniques. This course also prepares students
to take the State Private Investigator Exam required to apply for a private investigator
license in Louisiana. The exam is given on the last day of class at 1:30 p.m. Visit
the Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners website at www.lsbpie.com.
Age restrictions: Students must be at least 18 years old and provide documentation via government-issued photo identification.
Required textbook: The cost of the required textbook for this course
is included in the tuition and will be distributed by the instructor on the first day of class.
Total contact hours: 40 / IBC awarded upon passing of the Louisiana State Private Investigation Exam
Tuition: $375
Other fees: $50 exam fee, collected on date of exam; check or money order only, made out to Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners or LSPBIE
Dates May 2025
Professional Tour Guiding 1
This course is designed to train and prepare students to become New Orleans tour guides. It is also a great way to gain skills in the hospitality industry and knowledge of New Orleans. Students participate in eleven (11) classroom sessions and three (3) field trips, plus the opportunity to take the New Orleans Tour Guide Permit exam on the last night of class, which is granted through the New Orleans Taxicab & For Hire Bureau. The field trips consist of guided tours valued at over $200, and the classroom sessions consist of instructor lectures, student presentations, and guest speakers. Previous guest speakers have included representatives from the Tour Guides Association of Greater New Orleans, the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours, Gray Line Tours, New Orleans Tours, City Sightseeing New Orleans, and New Orleans Music Tours.
Recommended reading: The Beautiful Crescent: A History of New Orleans by Joan Garvey and Mary Lou Widmer, published by Pelican Publishing, ISBN-13: 978 1455617425
Total contact hours: 50 / IBC awarded upon passing the Tour Guide Permit Exam
Tuition: $399 (includes tour of three plantations!)
Other fees: $10 for student booklet, given out on the first night of class
Permit information: On the last night of class, students can take the exam for the Tour Guide Permit, which is granted through the New Orleans Taxicab & For Hire Bureau. Students who wish to pursue the New Orleans Tour Guide Permit must pay a $50 application fee and fees associated with a criminal background check. (These fees are not collected by Delgado or associated with it.) Further information about the permitting process can be found on the City of New Orleans website.
Dates : 02/17/2025-05/27/2025 (No class on Lundi Gras)
Second session coming up in the fall of 2025
Professional Tour Guiding 2: Diversifying Your Capabilities
This course teaches various types of tours for licensed tour guides and those considering becoming licensed tour guides, including cemetery tours, swamp tours, culinary tours, cocktail tours, and folklore tours such as ghosts, voodoo, pirates, etc.
Students will enjoy guest speakers addressing various topics and answering questions, as well as a field trip, to learn how to research information, where to find resources, and how to distinguish fact from fiction. The history of tourism in New Orleans will be discussed, and the importance of sustainable tourism co-existing with historic and fragile neighborhoods will be discussed.
This course is an excellent introduction to those interested in pursuing a career in tourism, for established tour guides as a refresher, or as a guide to learning different types of tours, and for those curious.
Total contact hours: 16 / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $195
Dates: September 2025
The French Quarter
The French Quarter has a life of its own, and everyone who loves New Orleans is a part of it. We’ll explore streets and gardens, churches and cemeteries, courtyards and patios, balconies and galleries; we’ll meet artists and poets, enslaved Africans and indentured servants, buyers and sellers, nuns and strippers. We’ll discover that many cultures created who we are- we’ll hear their music and taste their food; we’ll learn about the walls that protected the people and the colors that killed them. Students will enjoy a field trip on a Quarter tour, where we will visit two spectacular museums and have lunch* as we share our memories of this magical world treasure.
*Price of food and beverages not included.
Total contact hours: 20 / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $249
Dates: TBA