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State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / Louisiana

Louisiana Children's Privacy Laws (2026)

4 laws & bills tracked · overall: In force · current as of June 28, 2026

Louisiana has 4 tracked children's privacy laws and bills — each listed below with its status, the ages it covers, litigation posture, and a link to the official primary source. For the interactive view, open Louisiana in the tracker map.

App Store Accountability Act (HB 570, 2025 RS, Act 481, as amended by HB 977, 2026 RS, Act 185) · HB 977 (Act 185), amending HB 570 (Act 481)

Enacted — not yet effective — Signed into law; its effective date is still in the future. · App store · effective 2027-07-01 · binds app stores, developers

Ages: under 18 (with 13-15 and 16-17 sub-tiers)

Requires: Covered app store providers must verify the age of individuals at account creation, sort users into age categories (child, younger teen 13-15, older teen 16-17, adult 18+), link minors' app store accounts to a parent account, and obtain verifiable parental consent before a minor downloads/purchases an app or makes in-app purchases; developers may rely on app-store-provided age signals and parental-consent mechanisms; also requires accurate age ratings and bars enforcing terms of service on minors without parental consent.

Litigation: No Louisiana injunction yet; NetChoice has signaled intent to challenge on First Amendment grounds, paralleling preliminarily-enjoined Texas/Utah app-store accountability acts.

Primary source

Targeted Advertising / Minors' Data Protection Act (HB 577, 2024 RS, Act 656)

In force — Effective and enforceable today. · Social media · effective 2025-07-01 · binds platforms, operators

Ages: under 18

Requires: Social media platforms with over 1 million global users are prohibited from displaying targeted advertising to Louisiana users the platform has actual knowledge are under 18, and from selling such users' sensitive personal data; AG-enforced with a 45-day cure period and civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation.

Litigation: None known.

Primary source

Kids Online Protection and Anti-Grooming Act (HB 37, 2025 RS, Act 236)

In force — Effective and enforceable today. · Social media · effective 2026-06-01 · binds platforms, operators

Ages: under 18

Requires: Online platforms that contract with minors owe a duty of care: default privacy protections for minors, barring adults from connecting with or messaging minors without consent, restricting sharing of a minor's precise geolocation, limiting account visibility, and providing parents/legal representatives tools to manage connections, settings, and microtransactions; AG-enforced with civil fines up to $10,000 per violation and a notice-and-cure process.

Litigation: None known against Act 236 (distinct from the SB 162/Act 456 injunction).

Primary source

Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation Act (SB 162, 2023 RS, Act 456)

Enacted — enjoined — Passed, but a court has currently blocked enforcement. · Social media · effective 2024-07-01 · binds platforms, operators

Ages: under 16

Requires: Social media companies to verify the age of Louisiana account holders, obtain verifiable parental consent for users under 16, provide parental controls, restrict targeted advertising to minors, restrict data collection on minors, and bar adults from direct-messaging unconnected minors.

Litigation: NetChoice v. Murrill, No. 3:25-cv-00231 (M.D. La.) — summary judgment + permanent injunction for NetChoice on Dec 15, 2025; on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (briefing ongoing as of mid-2026). Injunction not stayed.

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Also on the books (out of scope): Material Harmful to Minors Act (HB 142, 2022 RS, Act 440) — adult-content / porn-site age-verification law (La. R.S. 9:2800.28), effective Jan. 1, 2023; first in the nation, in force. — out-of-scope mandates (like adult-content age-gates) are tracked separately and don't set this state's status.

Federal · COPPAapplies here too

Regardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and — under the 2025 amended Rule — limits on retention and third-party sharing.

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How Louisiana compares

Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I'm not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children's Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law's official source — but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA's Gray Areas.