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Comprehensive statute enacted but not yet effective; only breach-notification law currently in force; territorial-scope and filing details unconfirmed from secondary reporting.
Sub-modules (5)
Regulator And AuthorityAmber
AG enforces breach law now; will hold exclusive LDPA enforcement authority from 2027.
Claims (2):
- The Louisiana Attorney General is responsible for enforcing the state's breach-notification requirements under La. R.S. and the La. Admin. Code.
- Under the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, exclusive enforcement authority is granted to the Louisiana Attorney General.
Act And InstrumentsAmber
Breach law in force; LDPA enacted, not yet effective.
Claims (2):
- Louisiana's Database Security Breach Notification Law (La. R.S. §51:3071 et seq. and La. Admin. Code tit.16 §701) is currently in force and is the only fully operative data-protection-adjacent statute predating the LDPA.
- SB 386, the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, was signed into law on 2026-05-29, creating a new Chapter 20-B of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, effective 2027-01-01.
Material ScopeAmber
LDPA thresholds based on revenue/volume/data-sale reliance.
Claims (1):
- The LDPA applies to controllers/processors earning more than USD 25 million in revenue, or processing personal data of more than 75,000 Louisiana consumers, or deriving more than 50% of revenue from the sale of personal data.
Territorial ScopeAmber
Applies to controllers/processors doing business in Louisiana; exact non-established-controller language not independently verified.
Claims (1):
- The LDPA applies to controllers and processors that conduct business in Louisiana and meet the statutory thresholds.
Regulator Registration And FilingRed
No registration/filing obligation identified for controllers.
Absence provenance: unavailable. Searched: Louisiana Data Privacy Act SB386 filing registration requirement, Louisiana AG data broker registry.
Claims (1):
- No controller registration or filing obligation with the Louisiana Attorney General has been identified under the LDPA or breach-notification law.
Regulator & Framework
Louisiana enacted its first comprehensive consumer privacy statute this session: the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, SB 386, signed by Governor Jeff Landry on May 29, 2026, and codified at La. R.S. 51:1780.1 through 1780.5. This moves the state from a regime previously limited to sectoral rules and breach-notification obligations to a hybrid omnibus-plus-sectoral consumer-privacy framework. The Act has not yet taken effect: its provisions are enacted but not yet effective, with the operative date set for January 1, 2027.
The LDPA's material scope thresholds follow the now-common tiered-trigger model: it applies to entities doing business in Louisiana with annual gross revenue exceeding $25 million, or that annually buy, receive, sell, or share personal data of 75,000 or more consumers, households, or devices, or that derive 50 percent or more of annual revenue from selling personal data. These thresholds determine which entities fall within scope from the January 1, 2027 effective date.
Enforcement authority sits exclusively with the Louisiana Attorney General. Violations of the LDPA are treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices under the state's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, and the statute provides no private right of action, meaning individual consumers cannot bring their own civil claims for violations; enforcement runs solely through the Attorney General's office.
Outlook
The January 1, 2027 effective date is the operative marker for this framework: entities meeting the revenue or data-volume thresholds must have compliance programs in place by that date. A statutory cure period, addressed further under Enforcement & Redress, runs through the law's first several months in force.
1 further periodic run re-emitted the standing brief unchanged and is not shown.
Sources and claims (7)
- ConfirmedDataGuidance (secondary reporting) — The Louisiana Attorney General is responsible for enforcing the state's breach-notification requirements under La. R.S. and the La. Admin. Code.observed
- ConfirmedDataGuidance — Under the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, exclusive enforcement authority is granted to the Louisiana Attorney General.observed
- ConfirmedDataGuidance (secondary reporting of statute) — Louisiana's Database Security Breach Notification Law (La. R.S. §51:3071 et seq. and La. Admin. Code tit.16 §701) is currently in force and is the only fully operative data-protection-adjacent statute predating the LDPA.observed
- ConfirmedDataGuidance — SB 386, the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, was signed into law on 2026-05-29, creating a new Chapter 20-B of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, effective 2027-01-01.observed
- ConfirmedIAPP — The LDPA applies to controllers/processors earning more than USD 25 million in revenue, or processing personal data of more than 75,000 Louisiana consumers, or deriving more than 50% of revenue from the sale of personal data.observed
- ProbableDataGuidance — The LDPA applies to controllers and processors that conduct business in Louisiana and meet the statutory thresholds.observed
- UncertainDataGuidance — No controller registration or filing obligation with the Louisiana Attorney General has been identified under the LDPA or breach-notification law.observed