Louisiana call recording law
Is Louisiana a one-party consent state?
One-party consent
Yes. Louisiana is a one-party consent state. A person who is a party to a call, or who has one party’s prior consent, may record it, unless the call is recorded to commit a criminal, tortious or other injurious act (La. R.S. 15:1303).
Last checked October 13, 2026 · 8 quoted facts from official pages
Louisiana at a glance
- Phone calls
- One-party consent
- Criminal penalty
- A fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment of not less than two nor more than ten years at hard labor.
- Lawsuits
- Actual damages but not less than $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is greater, plus a reasonable attorney's fee, litigation costs and punitive damages.
- Last checked
- October 13, 2026
Penalties
- Criminal
- A fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment of not less than two nor more than ten years at hard labor.
- Civil (lawsuits)
- Actual damages but not less than $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is greater, plus a reasonable attorney's fee, litigation costs and punitive damages.
What this means for a business that records calls
Callers can be in any state. The state-by-state table compares every state's rule, and the disclosure generator writes a plain notice sentence such as “This call may be recorded.” Whether a notice is enough under Louisiana's law is a question for a lawyer licensed in Louisiana.
Recording notices on CallFlux numbers
CallFlux plays a recording notice to callers on every tracking number that records, before the call connects.
What the official sources say
It is not unlawful for a private person to intercept a call they are party to (one-party consent).
“person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic, or oral communication where such person is a party to the communication”
Source: legis.la.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Prior consent of one party also suffices.
“or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception”
Source: legis.la.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
The exception does not apply to interception for a criminal, tortious or other injurious purpose.
“unless such communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act”
Source: legis.la.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Other injurious purposes are also excluded.
“or for the purpose of committing any other injurious act”
Source: legis.la.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A violation is punished by a fine of up to $10,000 and 2 to 10 years at hard labor.
“shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than two years nor more than ten years at hard labor”
Source: legis.la.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
A person whose communication is unlawfully intercepted, disclosed, or used has a civil cause of action.
“intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this Chapter shall have a civil cause of action”
Source: legis.la.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Civil liquidated damages are at least $100 a day or $1,000, whichever is greater.
“not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of one hundred dollars a day for each day of violation or one thousand dollars”
Source: legis.la.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Attorney's fees, litigation costs and punitive damages are recoverable.
“A reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred. (3) Punitive damages.”
Source: legis.la.gov (official source, opens in a new tab) · read October 13, 2026
Louisiana call recording questions
Is Louisiana a one-party consent state?
Yes. Louisiana is a one-party consent state. A person who is a party to a call, or who has one party’s prior consent, may record it, unless the call is recorded to commit a criminal, tortious or other injurious act (La. R.S. 15:1303).
What is the penalty for recording a call illegally in Louisiana?
A fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment of not less than two nor more than ten years at hard labor.
What does Louisiana's law say about lawsuits over recorded calls?
Actual damages but not less than $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is greater, plus a reasonable attorney's fee, litigation costs and punitive damages.