In 2004 Louisa won a writing competition in the Times Educational Supplement.
Louisa has written for Hachette Children's Books, with titles including The Garden and Born Free Elephant Rescue: The True Story of Nina and Pinkie, based on The Born Free Foundation's dramatic rescue of orphaned elephants.
The book describes the story of Nina the African elephant, who was released into the wild after decades of captivity.
Nina's story was also televised by the BBC, in a documentary featuring British actor, Martin Clunes, called Born to be Wild.
Louisa has also contributed to many journals, magazines and newspapers, including The Guardian, The Observer, and The Independent.