The Louisiana College Counseling Association is a state organization for persons in higher education settings whose professional identity is counseling and whose purpose is fostering student development. LCCA strives to support and enhance the practice of college counseling, to promote ethical and responsible professional practice, to promote communication and exchange among college counselors across service areas and institutional settings, to encourage cooperation with other organizations related to higher education and college student development, and to provide leadership and advocacy for the professional of Higher Education. LCCA is a division of the Louisiana Counseling Association (LCA).