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Louisiana Drone Privacy & Surveillance (2026)
Restricted: Louisiana's Peeping Tom law (R.S. 14:284), amended to name UAS, criminalizes using a drone to spy on or invade a person's privacy without consent.
Official source: legis.la.gov →
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Drone Privacy & Surveillance in states bordering Louisiana
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- ArkansasRestricted
Arkansas criminalizes knowingly using a drone to secretly record or view a person with a reasonable expectation of privacy (video voyeurism, Ark. Code 5-16-101(b)).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · Full Arkansas rule →
- MississippiRestricted
Mississippi's voyeurism/Peeping-Tom felony (97-29-61) names 'drones' among instruments barred from viewing into a bedroom, bathroom or any area with a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us · Full Mississippi rule →
- TexasRestricted
Texas (Gov't Code 423.003) makes it a Class C misdemeanor to use a drone to capture an image of a person or private property to conduct surveillance (upheld 5th Cir. 2023).
Verified Jul 7, 2026 · Source: statutes.capitol.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →
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