diff --git a/converters/template.py b/converters/template.py
index 06d12f1..019db37 100755
--- a/converters/template.py
+++ b/converters/template.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function, absolute_import
 # Stdlib imports
 import io
 import os
+import re
 from IPython.utils import path
 
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ env = Environment(
         extensions=['jinja2.ext.loopcontrols']
         )
 
+texenv = Environment(
+        loader=FileSystemLoader('./templates/tex/'),
+        extensions=['jinja2.ext.loopcontrols']
+        )
+
 # IPython imports
 from IPython.nbformat import current as nbformat
 from IPython.config.configurable import Configurable
@@ -105,6 +111,40 @@ env.filters['highlight'] = highlight
 env.filters['ansi2html'] = ansi2html
 
 
+
+LATEX_SUBS = (
+    (re.compile(r'\\'), r'\\textbackslash'),
+    (re.compile(r'([{}_#%&$])'), r'\\\1'),
+    (re.compile(r'~'), r'\~{}'),
+    (re.compile(r'\^'), r'\^{}'),
+    (re.compile(r'"'), r"''"),
+    (re.compile(r'\.\.\.+'), r'\\ldots'),
+)
+
+def escape_tex(value):
+    newval = value
+    for pattern, replacement in LATEX_SUBS:
+        newval = pattern.sub(replacement, newval)
+    return newval
+
+texenv.block_start_string = '((*'
+texenv.block_end_string = '*))'
+texenv.variable_start_string = '((('
+texenv.variable_end_string = ')))'
+texenv.comment_start_string = '((='
+texenv.comment_end_string = '=))'
+texenv.filters['escape_tex'] = escape_tex
+
+texenv.filters['filter_data_type'] = filter_data_type
+texenv.filters['pycomment'] = python_comment
+texenv.filters['indent'] = indent
+texenv.filters['rm_fake'] = rm_fake
+texenv.filters['rm_ansi'] = remove_ansi
+texenv.filters['markdown'] = markdown
+texenv.filters['highlight'] = highlight
+texenv.filters['ansi2html'] = ansi2html
+
+
 def haspyout_transformer(nb,_):
     print('calling...')
     for worksheet in nb.worksheets:
@@ -131,7 +171,7 @@ class ConverterTemplate(Configurable):
 
     infile_dir = Unicode()
 
-    def __init__(self, tplfile='fullhtml', preprocessors=[], config=None, **kw):
+    def __init__(self, tplfile='fullhtml', preprocessors=[], config=None,tex_environement=False, **kw):
         """
         tplfile : jinja template file to process.
 
@@ -141,7 +181,9 @@ class ConverterTemplate(Configurable):
         to extract/inline file,
 
         """
-        self.template = env.get_template(tplfile+'.tpl')
+        self.env = texenv if tex_environement else env
+        self.ext = '.tplx' if tex_environement else '.tpl' 
+        self.template = self.env.get_template(tplfile+self.ext)
         self.nb = None
         self.preprocessors = preprocessors
         self.preprocessors.append(haspyout_transformer)
diff --git a/runme.py b/runme.py
index f14663d..ad81d06 100755
--- a/runme.py
+++ b/runme.py
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
 import io
 from converters.template import *
-C = ConverterTemplate(tplfile=sys.argv[1])
+
+template_file = sys.argv[1]
+
+if template_file.startswith('latex'):
+    tex_environement=True
+else:
+    tex_environement=False
+
+C = ConverterTemplate(tplfile=sys.argv[1], tex_environement=tex_environement)
 C.read(sys.argv[2])
 
 output,rest = C.convert()
diff --git a/templates/tex/latex_base.tplx b/templates/tex/latex_base.tplx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7d556c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tex/latex_base.tplx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+((*- extends 'null.tplx' -*))
+
+((* block in_prompt *))
+# In[(((cell.prompt_number if cell.prompt_number else ' ')))]:
+((* endblock in_prompt *))
+
+((* block output_prompt *))
+# Out[(((cell.prompt_number)))]:((* endblock output_prompt *))
+
+((* block input *))((( cell.input )))
+((* endblock input *))
+
+
+((= Those Two are for error displaying
+even if the first one seem to do nothing, 
+it introduces a new line
+
+=))
+((* block pyerr *))((( super() )))
+((* endblock pyerr *))
+
+((* block traceback_line *))
+((( line |indent| rm_ansi )))((* endblock traceback_line *))
+((= .... =))
+
+
+((* block pyout *))
+((( output.text| indent | pycomment)))
+((* endblock pyout *))
+
+((* block stream *))
+((( output.text| indent | pycomment)))
+((* endblock stream *))
+
+
+
+
+((* block display_data scoped *))
+# image file:
+((* endblock display_data *))
+
+((* block markdowncell scoped *))
+((( cell.source | pycomment )))
+((* endblock markdowncell *))
+
+((* block headingcell scoped *))
+((( '#' * cell.level )))((( cell.source | pycomment)))
+((* endblock headingcell *))
+
+((* block rawcell scoped *))
+((( cell.source | pycomment )))
+((* endblock rawcell *))
+
+((* block unknowncell scoped *))
+unknown type  (((cell.type)))
+((* endblock unknowncell *))