Louise matriculated in 1964 at Helpmekaar Hoër Meisieskool, Johannesburg. She received a Teacher’s Diploma in 1965 at the Pretoria College of Education and a licentiate in Drama in 1974 at the Drama Academy of the late Aletta Gericke. She has read books for children and women on Afrikaans Radio programmes and played several roles in Afrikaans Radio Youth dramas. Her written work includes a children’s series for Radio Pulpit, a drama for adults for Radio Pulpit, TV scripts for children’s programmes (SABC 1 and SABC 3), and radio dramas for the SABC. Louise founded the Lynnwood Primary Young Writer’s Association in 1994. She is married to Daan Prinsloo and has three daughters. She works as an administrative secretary at Lynnwood Primary School in Pretoria.