Robocall Lawyer in Louisiana: $500 to $1,500 Per Illegal Call

The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is the law that makes a Louisiana robocall case worth money. It bars autodialed or prerecorded calls and texts to a cell phone without your consent, and it bars telemarketing to a number on the Do Not Call Registry. Each call or text is a separate violation worth $500, and up to $1,500 when the caller acted willfully or knowingly. Louisiana residents most often reach us about wrong-number robocalls aimed at a reassigned 504 or 225 number, and spam text messages that never had permission.

Louisiana’s own law is the Telephone Solicitation Relief Act of 2001, La. R.S. 45:844.11 through 45:844.15. It directs the Louisiana Public Service Commission to keep a Do Not Call register of residential subscribers, which has been operating since January 1, 2002. Section 844.14 spells out the mechanics: any residential subscriber who asks is added, a listing lasts five years and is renewable, and the Commission updates the list at least quarterly. Section 844.13 requires the Commission to maintain a single list that also includes Louisiana numbers on the national registry, and the Commission confirms that a federal registration enrolls you in the state program automatically. Section 844.15 gives the Commission the job of investigating complaints and imposing administrative penalties after notice and a hearing. The Act does not set its own calling-hour window, so the federal 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. rule governs in Louisiana.

Two agencies matter here. The Public Service Commission in Baton Rouge runs the Do Not Call program and takes program complaints, while the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section handles unfair and deceptive practice disputes. Neither one collects per-call damages for you; that is what a private TCPA suit does. Louisiana is split into three federal districts: the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans, the Middle District in Baton Rouge, and the Western District, which covers Shreveport, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Alexandria. The case is filed in the district where you live or were called, and the fact that your number sat on the Louisiana register is strong evidence that a caller who reached you anyway was not checking any list.

Max Morgan, Esq. of The Weitz Firm reviews call records for Louisiana residents at no charge. Cases are handled nationwide under the federal TCPA. Local counsel is associated where Louisiana rules require it. You pay no fee unless you recover. The federal TCPA limitations period is generally four years, but each call has its own date, so talk to us before assuming there is time.