Louisiana

Emerging Action

Louisiana at a glance

Louisiana mandates bell-to-bell phone-free schools, ensuring their students can learn and connect with each other without distractions.
Louisiana's Attorney General is actively holding tech companies accountable.
A Louisiana law requires platforms to verify ages and obtain parental consent for users under 16, but a federal court has blocked enforcement.
Louisiana does not yet have a reasonable childhood independence law.
Louisiana has not yet passed major laws that regulate harmful tech or hold companies liable.

Areas of Opportunity

Strengthening the statewide phone policy to require inaccessible storage will bring even more focus and connection back to Louisiana's schools.
Passing a reasonable childhood independence law will protect Louisiana's families from unfair charges of neglect.
Setting a social media age minimum of 16 with no parental consent loophole will solve the collective action problem for Louisiana families.
Enacting laws that address harmful social media design and AI safety will protect Louisiana's kids from manipulative technology.

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Childhood Development Policies

Is the state helping to solve the collective action problems families face by adopting policies that support a healthier real-world childhood?

Distraction-Free Schools
Louisiana mandates bell-to-bell phone-free schools, though it does not require inaccessible storage. View the state’s Phone-Free Schools Report Card.
Childhood Independence
Louisiana does not yet have a reasonable childhood independence law, leaving too much discretion to the authorities and putting parents at risk of unfair neglect charges.

Political Leadership

Is the governor championing kids' safety, and is the Office of the Attorney General using its power to hold big tech accountable?

Attorney General Leadership
Louisiana’s Office of the Attorney General filed a state-level lawsuit against Roblox for harms to children and joined the multistate lawsuits against Meta and TikTok. The Attorney General has also called for action on kids’ online safety by signing the AI Child Safety Letter, AI Local Authority Letter, and Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) Letter.

Tech Policies

What is the state doing to address harmful tech and hold companies accountable?

Social Media Age Limits
The Louisiana Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation Act requires platforms to verify user ages and obtain parental consent for users under 16. It also requires platforms to provide parents with methods to monitor their child’s account, and prohibit adults from messaging minors unless already connected. A federal court has blocked enforcement, ruling it unconstitutional.
The law doesn't set a minimum age for social media accounts and has a parental consent loophole, leaving the collective action problem for families unresolved.
Regulating Harmful Design
Louisiana has not yet enacted any significant laws in this area.
Holding Tech Companies Accountable
Louisiana has not yet enacted any significant laws in this area.
Incentivizing Safer Tech
Louisiana has not yet enacted any significant laws in this area.

Family Perceptions

What do parents in the state say about their children's tech use, opportunities for independence, and real-life interactions?

IFS Resilient Childhood Score
Low. Louisiana parents report that their kids experience:
- Low levels of independent, unsupervised activity
- Minimal time spent playing outside and socializing with friends
- High screen time, device ownership, and tech use

This page was last updated on March 4, 2026. The Childhood Index highlights key policies and actions and is not intended to be a comprehensive list. If there’s something you think we missed or should consider, we welcome your feedback.

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