Title 51, Trade and Commerce
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La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1762 Prohibitions; data collection; targeted advertising
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§1762. Prohibitions; data collection; targeted advertising NOTE: Subsection (A) (introductory paragraph) eff. until July 1, 2026. See Acts 2025, No. 481, §4. A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: NOTE: Subsection (A) (introductory paragraph)…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1763 Enforcement; penalties
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§1763. Enforcement; penalties NOTE: Subsection A eff. until July 1, 2026. See Acts 2025, No. 481, §4. A. The attorney general may bring a civil action to enforce any violations of this Chapter. NOTE: Subsection A as amended by Acts 2025, No. 481, §4, eff. July 1, 2026. A. The att…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1764 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§1764. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1765 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§1765. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1766 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§1766. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1771 PART II
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§2. PART II. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ON APPLICATIONS §1771. Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Age category" means one of the following categories of individuals based on age: (a) "Child" means an individual who is under thirtee…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1772 RS 51:1772
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§1772 eff. July 1, 2026. See Acts 2025, No. 481, §2. §1772. Application stores A. A covered application store provider shall: (1) At the time an individual who is located in the state creates an account with a covered application store provider do both of the following: (a) Reque…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1773 RS 51:1773
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§1773 eff. July 1, 2026. See Acts 2025, No. 481, §2. §1773. Developer requirements A. A developer shall do all of the following: (1) Verify through the covered application store's data sharing methods the age category of users located in this state and any other source of data or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1774 RS 51:1774
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§1774 eff. July 1, 2026. See Acts 2025, No. 481, §2. §1774. Protections A. A developer is not liable for a violation of this Part if the developer demonstrates that the developer complied with the requirements described in R.S. 51:1773. B. For the purposes of setting the age cate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1775 RS 51:1775
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§1775 eff. July 1, 2026. See Acts 2025, No. 481, §2. §1775. Enforcement; penalties A. The attorney general may bring a civil action to enforce any violations of this Part. B. A covered application store or developer that violates the provisions of this Part shall be subject to a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1781 Short title
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§1781. Short title This Act may be cited as the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Act. Added by Acts 1981, No. 901, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1782 Declaration of purpose
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§1782. Declaration of purpose The legislature of Louisiana hereby finds and declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state are dependent upon the continued encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of the private sector within the state. The leg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1783 Definitions
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§1783. Definitions For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Block group" means a geographic area defined by the United States Bureau of the Census and identified as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1784 Criteria
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§1784. Criteria A. The department shall establish criteria for qualifications of enterprise zones, giving consideration to the following: (1) Unemployment. (2) Per capita income. (3) Number of residents receiving public assistance. B. These criteria shall be established so that a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1785 Designation
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§1785. Designation A. The department shall designate qualified block groups as enterprise zones only after receiving notice from the appropriate governing authority that the governing authority agrees to: (1) Participate in the enterprise zone program. (2) Assist the department i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1786 Duties of the department
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§1786. Duties of the department The department shall administer the provisions of this Chapter and shall have the following powers and duties in addition to those mentioned elsewhere in this Chapter and in other laws of this state: (1) To monitor the implementation and operation …
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1787 Enterprise zone incentives
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§1787. Enterprise zone incentives A. The board, after consultation with the secretaries of Louisiana Economic Development and the Department of Revenue, and with the approval of the governor, may enter into contracts not to exceed five years to provide: (1) For either: (a)(i) The…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1788 Contracts with businesses located in former enterprise zones
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§1788. Contracts with businesses located in former enterprise zones A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, until January 1, 1996, the board may enter into a contract for the benefits of this Chapter, pursuant to R.S. 51:1787, with a business which was loca…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1789 Industrial development bonds
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§1789. Industrial development bonds Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, a city or parish governing body, which is also the governing authority of an enterprise zone or an economic development zone and which has authority to issue revenue bonds, may sell su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1790 Management
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§1790. Management The governing authority of an enterprise zone or economic development zone may contract with a community organization or a volunteer or non-profit charitable organization to provide management services for the zone. Added by Acts 1982, No. 120, §1. Acts 1995, No…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1791 Certain parishes; rural enterprise zones
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§1791. Certain parishes; rural enterprise zones Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any parish with a population of seventy-five thousand or less according to the latest federal decennial census shall be authorized to establish at least one rural enterpris…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1801 Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex
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§1801. Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1802 Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex
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§1802. Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1803 Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex
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§1803. Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1804 Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex
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§1804. Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1805 Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex
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§1805. Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1806 Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex
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§1806. Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1807 Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex
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§1807. Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1808 Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex
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§1808. Repealed by Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1821 Definitions
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§1821. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Business opportunity" means the sale or lease for an initial required consideration exceeding three hundred dollars of any goo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1822 Surety bond
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§1822. Surety bond A. A business opportunity seller shall maintain a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state in the amount of fifty thousand dollars. The bond shall be in favor of the state for the use, benefit, and indemnity of any person w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1823 Prohibited acts
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§1823. Prohibited acts No business opportunity seller or agent shall: (1) Represent that a business opportunity provides income or earning potential of any kind unless the seller has documented data to substantiate the claims of income or earning potential and discloses this data…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1824 Unfair practice
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§1824. Unfair practice A violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute an unfair practice under the provisions of R.S. 51:1401 through R.S. 51:1418. Added by Acts 1981, No. 814, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1901 Definitions
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§1901. Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply to the terms used herein: (1) "Charitable Organization" means a person who is or holds himself out to be a benevolent, civic, recreational, educational, voluntary, health, law enforcement, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1901.1 Registration of professional solicitors; fees; bonds
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§1901.1. Registration of professional solicitors; fees; bonds A. Not less than ten days prior to doing business in this state, a professional solicitor shall register with the department by filing an application, application fee, and bond with the department as provided in this S…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1901.2 Commercial co-venturers
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§1901.2. Commercial co-venturers A. Prior to the commencement of any charitable sales promotion in this state conducted by a commercial co-venturer on behalf of a charitable organization, the commercial co-venturer shall obtain the written consent of the charitable organization w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1902 Substantiation of charitable purpose
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§1902. Substantiation of charitable purpose A. Any charitable organization, solicitor therefor, or person controlling or possessing such information shall provide, upon request, to any district attorney, the attorney general, or donor the following information: (1) Information re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1903 Law enforcement solicitations; sanctioned organizations
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§1903. Law enforcement solicitations; sanctioned organizations A.(1) The Louisiana State Police and each law enforcement entity which is a department of a parish or local governmental entity may designate one benevolent organization as its "sanctioned benevolent organization". Th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1904 Fire fighting solicitations
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§1904. Fire fighting solicitations Any person soliciting donations, contributions or payments for goods or services to organizations which expressly or impliedly hold themselves out to be fire fighting organizations, publications of fire fighting organizations, or promoters of ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1904.1 Disclosures
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§1904.1. Disclosures It is an unfair and deceptive act or practice for a professional solicitor, in connection with any charitable solicitation, to: (1) Fail to provide all of the following information prior to an oral charitable solicitation or at the same time a written charita…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1905 Prohibited acts
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§1905. Prohibited acts A. It shall be unlawful for any charitable organization, solicitor therefor, or person owning, managing, directing, representing, or acting as agent for any charitable organization, an organization soliciting contributions for any charitable organization, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1905.1 Prohibited acts and additional remedies
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§1905.1. Prohibited acts and additional remedies A. It shall be unlawful for any charitable organization, solicitor therefor, or person owning, managing, directing, representing, or acting as agent for any charitable organization to engage in unfair or deceptive practices or misr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1905.2 Donation receptacles; violations
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§1905.2. Donation receptacles; violations A. Any person who is not affiliated with or acting on behalf of a charitable organization, who places, maintains, services, and collects contents from a donation receptacle placed in public view that is placed for the purpose of collectin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1906 Permits
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§1906. Permits A. Any person desiring to solicit funds within a public transportation facility shall first obtain a written permit designating the times, dates, and area or areas where solicitation of funds is permitted from the authority responsible for the administration of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1907 Areas where solicitations are unlawful
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§1907. Areas where solicitations are unlawful The solicitation of funds by charitable organizations shall be conducted only in or upon those premises which are nonsecured, public use areas and may be restricted to a specific location. Solicitation of funds shall not be conducted …
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1908 Name badges
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§1908. Name badges Each individual soliciting funds shall prominently display on his person a badge, provided by the sponsoring person or organization and approved by the authority, bearing the signature of a responsible officer of the authority and that of the person soliciting …
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1909 Conducting of solicitation of funds; emergencies, revocations
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§1909. Conducting of solicitation of funds; emergencies, revocations A. In conducting any activity under the provisions of this Chapter, no person shall do any of the following activities: (1) Obstruct, delay, or interfere in any way with the free movement of any other person; se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1909.1 Violations; penalties
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§1909.1. Violations; penalties A. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 943, §2. B. The attorney general may send notice to any person not in compliance with the registration provisions of this Chapter. Failure to register within thirty days after receipt of this notice will, after a hearin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1909.11 Charitable organizations; requirements
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§1909.11. Charitable organizations; requirements A. Absent the showing of a compelling state interest, no state agency or state official shall impose any additional annual filing or reporting requirements by rule or policy on a charitable organization that are more restrictive th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:191 Sunday closing law; local ordinances; election
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§191. Sunday closing law; local ordinances; election Except as provided in R.S. 51:193, the governing authority of any parish or municipality may adopt ordinances regulating or prohibiting the opening of certain businesses and/or the sale of certain stock or articles of merchandi…