Privacy Becomes You, Bayou State: A Look at the Louisiana Data Privacy Act (opens in new tab)

Louisiana has become the 22nd U.S. state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law—and the third this year following Oklahoma and Alabama—after Governor Landry signed the Louisiana Data Privacy Act (LDPA) (SB 386) on May 29. Overall, this is a fairly standard state privacy law that follows the Washington Privacy Act framework apart from the law’s CCPA-style applicability thresholds. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2027. This blog post covers the LDPA’s scope, consumer rights, bu...