Revenge Porn Laws in Louisiana: What Victims Need to Know in 2026

What Louisiana Law Says

Louisiana addresses revenge porn under Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 14:283.2, titled "Nonconsensual disclosure of a private image." Because the offense can be punished with imprisonment at hard labor, it is a felony under Louisiana law.

The penalty is a fine of up to $10,000, up to 2 years imprisonment with or without hard labor, or both. The statute does not set separate penalties for repeat offenses. Louisiana's law treats NCII distribution as a felony from the first offense.

Review the statute at the Louisiana Legislature website.

What Counts as Revenge Porn in Louisiana

Louisiana's statute defines the offense through these elements. The content must be an image of a person who is identifiable from the image or from information displayed with it, whose intimate parts are exposed in whole or in part or who is engaged in sexual conduct. The offender obtained the image through unauthorized access to the person's device, or under circumstances in which a reasonable person would know the image was to remain private. The offender intentionally disclosed the image. The offender knew or should have known that the person did not consent to the disclosure and that it could harass or cause emotional distress to the person.

Louisiana's law covers all distribution methods including social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter/X, websites, messaging applications, and email. The requirement that the person be "identifiable" means the victim must be identifiable from the image or from information displayed with it, such as their face, distinctive features, or context.

How to Report

Louisiana victims should follow these steps:

  1. Document everything — Take screenshots, save URLs, record timestamps and account names, and preserve all communications.
  2. File a police report — Contact your local police department or parish sheriff's office. Reference LA RS 14:283.2.
  3. Contact the district attorney — Each judicial district in Louisiana has a district attorney who handles criminal cases. Contact their office directly if needed.
  4. Report to the FBI — File with the FBI IC3 for internet-based distribution.
  5. Seek a temporary restraining order — Louisiana courts can issue protective orders addressing the distribution of intimate images.

Limitations of Criminal Law

Louisiana's criminal law provides a framework for prosecution, but cases can still take time to investigate and charge.

Law enforcement resources vary significantly across Louisiana's parishes. Urban areas like New Orleans and Baton Rouge may have more resources for digital crime investigation, while rural parishes may struggle with the technical demands of these cases. Anonymous posting and cross-jurisdictional issues further complicate investigation and prosecution.

The criminal process does not address content removal. Images remain online throughout the legal proceedings and even after a conviction. Each platform requires a separate takedown request, and some sites resist removal entirely.

Removing the Content

Content removal should begin immediately, independent of the criminal process.

The TAKE IT DOWN Act requires covered platforms to remove qualifying intimate imagery and make reasonable efforts to remove known identical copies within 48 hours of a valid request. The platform and request must meet the law's requirements. See FTC guidance; this is not a universal service turnaround guarantee.

StopNCII.org provides a free hashing tool that creates digital fingerprints for participating platforms to automatically block matching content.

IntimaShield offers professional NCII removal services managing removal requests across platforms and search engine de-indexing requests. Optional Shield monitoring is a separate subscription for twice-weekly name-and-handle searches.

See also: Texas's revenge porn law for a neighboring Southern state comparison.

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