Law / United States / 
Louisiana
Act 456 (SB 162), Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation Act
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Enjoined: enforcement paused by a court, effective 1 July 2025.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 16 July 2026.
What this law does
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Required social media platforms with 5 million or more worldwide account holders to verify the age of Louisiana users and obtain parental consent for account holders under 16. Its original July 1, 2024 effective date was delayed one year to July 1, 2025 by Act 656 of 2024. A federal court held the act unconstitutional and permanently enjoined enforcement on First Amendment grounds in December 2025, and Louisiana has docketed its appeal at the Fifth Circuit.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation after a 45 day cure period.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Louisiana Division of Public Protection (enforcement permanently enjoined).
Litigation
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Docket
- NetChoice v. Murrill, No. 3:25-cv-00231-JWD-RLB (M.D. La.); appeal docketed as NetChoice v. Murrill, Nos. 26-30016 and 26-30223, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Posture
- Summary judgment for NetChoice on December 15, 2025 held Act 456 unconstitutional and permanently enjoined enforcement as to NetChoice member platforms. Louisiana docketed its appeal at the Fifth Circuit on January 14, 2026 as No. 26-30016, with a related notice of appeal docketed April 22, 2026 as No. 26-30223. Louisiana filed its opening brief on March 25, 2026 and NetChoice filed its opposition brief on May 26, 2026. The appeal remains pending, with no oral argument date yet set.
What it reaches
Age threshold
16
Covered services
Social media platforms with 5 million or more worldwide account holders.
Verification methods
Third party service, Parental consent
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official Louisiana Revised Statutes text and federal court judgment
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