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Every click leaves a trail—and beginning Jan. 1, Louisiana businesses will have new responsibilities for the data they collect along the way.
That’s when the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, a sweeping new law that will change how they collect, manage and use consumers’ personal information, takes effect.
As Business Report writes in its latest issue, Louisiana businesses have less than six months to prepare for implementation.
The Louisiana Data Privacy Act, signed by Gov. Jeff Landry in May, takes effect Jan. 1, 2027. The law gives consumers new rights to access, correct and delete their personal data, among other protections, while imposing new obligations on businesses that handle it.
And the law’s reach could extend well beyond companies that consider themselves data-driven. Retailers, marketers and other businesses may find themselves covered, even if they don’t sell consumer information or operate as technology companies.
The threshold may be easier to cross than some businesses expect. Companies that annually buy, receive, sell or share personal information for commercial purposes involving at least 75,000 consumers, households or devices can fall under the law. Website tracking technologies that collect IP addresses and other online identifiers can contribute to that count.
For covered businesses, compliance will require more than updating a privacy policy. Companies will need to know what consumer data they collect, why they collect it, where it’s stored, how long it’s retained and which outside vendors have access to it.
Read the full story from the latest issue of Business Report.
