Louisiana

Restriction reported

Statutes define sex as biological sex at birth and apply it to all state law and agency rules

Laws cited: La. R.S. 9:55-65, esp. 9:58-59 (2024 La. Acts No. 436, HB 608, Women's Safety and Protection Act); La. R.S. 1:8(B) and La. Civ. Code art. 14 (2026 La. Acts No. 814, HB 578, Restoring Biological Truth Act)
In effect since: August 1, 2024
Instrument: Statute
Litigation: I found no court order blocking Act 436 or Act 814.
Researched: September 22, 2026 (Date of the primary-source research; not a legal effective date)

From the source text

"Sex" means an individual's biological sex, either male or female, as observed or clinically certified at birth.

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Researched from primary sources

Trans Data Initiative research. Researched from primary sources (enacted text, the code on official sites, executive orders, court orders), starting from the Trans Data Initiative legislation tracker's bills. Each determination was checked independently by a second researcher; disputes were settled by a third review. No other tracker's descriptions were used.

A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.

Dated records for Louisiana in this area

August 1, 2024 Reviewed primary source

Statutes define sex as biological sex at birth and apply it to all state law and agency rules

La. R.S. 9:55-65, esp. 9:58-59 (2024 La. Acts No. 436, HB 608, Women's Safety and Protection Act); La. R.S. 1:8(B) and La. Civ. Code art. 14 (2026 La. Acts No. 814, HB 578, Restoring Biological Truth Act)

Date basis: Effective date in the primary source. Researched September 22, 2026.

Inspect date source(opens another site) · Act No. 436 (2024), HB 608 enrolled, Women's Safety and Protection Act(opens another site) · Act No. 814 (2026), HB 578 enrolled, Restoring Biological Truth Act(opens another site) · La. R.S. 9:55 (Acts 2024, No. 436)(opens another site)