Unlawful deepfakes and AI-generated intimate images

Louisiana criminalizes sexual deepfakes of minors, the distribution or sale of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes of anyone, and the malicious dissemination or sale of AI-created nude images of an identifiable real person. Act 782 of 2026 raised penalties, added enhancements for educators who target students, and created a new crime of possessing such AI images. These laws protect people's intimate image privacy against synthetic media.