Telephone Solicitation Relief Act of 2001 (Louisiana Do Not Call)
LA Do Not Call Law
Marketing
Louisiana's do-not-call law, run by the Public Service Commission, protects residential telephone subscribers who object to unsolicited sales calls. The state list incorporates Louisiana numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry; solicitors must register with the PSC, pay fees, buy the list, and not call listed numbers except as the Chapter or federal law allows.
- Where
- Louisiana
- Citation
- La. R.S. 45:844.11 to 45:844.18
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2001-05-24
- Last amended
- 2022-07-01
- Enforced by
- Louisiana Public Service Commission
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- After notice and hearing, administrative penalties up to $1,500 per violation, or up to $3,000 per violation against a subscriber over 65; collection costs and attorney fees if unpaid. A safe harbor applies to registered solicitors with compliant procedures whose violation was an unintended error.
- Applies to
- Telephonic solicitors doing business in Louisiana, meaning calling or texting residential telephonic subscribers in the state from inside or outside Louisiana
- Telecommunications service providers (subscriber notice duties set by PSC rule)
Practices it requires
- Do not make telephonic solicitations to residential subscribers on the PSC's current do-not-call list or the National Do Not Call Registry, except as the Chapter or federal law authorizes.La. R.S. 45:844.14(C)
- To use the safe harbor, maintain written compliance procedures, train staff, keep call logs and an internal do-not-call list, use both state and national registries, and not misuse do-not-call data.La. R.S. 45:844.17
Registration
- Register annually with the PSC as an independent ($400) or principal ($800) solicitor, register dependent solicitors, and pay for the do-not-call list.La. R.S. 45:844.16; 45:844.14(A)(3)
Sources
- Official text
- La. R.S. 45:844.11 (Louisiana Legislature)
- La. R.S. 45:844.14 (Louisiana Legislature)
- La. R.S. 45:844.15 (Louisiana Legislature)
- La. R.S. 45:844.16-844.17 (Louisiana Legislature)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: The definition of telephonic solicitation (R.S. 45:844.12(6)) and its exemptions were not read in full; whether text messages are covered was not confirmed. | Other Louisiana telemarketing statutes (e.g., the Louisiana Telemarketing Act, R.S. 45:821 et seq., and any robocall or caller-ID rules) were not reviewed.
Research reference, not legal advice.