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Louisiana
Sex Laws 2026

Age of Consent: 17Abstinence-only

Age of Consent

17

Sex Education Required by State

Yes

Sex Education Type

Abstinence-only

Medically Accurate Content Required

No

LGBTQ+ Inclusive

No

Consent Education Taught

No

Adult Entertainment

Moderate

Louisiana's age of consent is 17. There is a close-in-age exemption: consensual sexual activity between persons aged 15 to 17 who are less than three years apart in age is not a crime under the felony statute. Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 14:80 covers carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

Sex education is required in Louisiana schools. The instruction must emphasize abstinence until marriage. Discussion of contraception is heavily restricted. There is no requirement for medical accuracy, no LGBTQ+ inclusion mandate, and no consent education requirement. Louisiana has historically received federal abstinence-only education funding and structured its curriculum to qualify for that funding.

Louisiana's adult entertainment environment is moderate, with significant variation by city. New Orleans has a historically permissive approach to adult entertainment rooted in its French Quarter culture, including licensed strip clubs and public nudity during Mardi Gras under specific conditions. Outside New Orleans, the state is considerably more conservative in its regulation of adult businesses. The contrast between New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana is sharp.

Age 17. Abstinence-until-marriage emphasized. Sex ed required but strict limits on what can be discussed.

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Sources: NCSL, Guttmacher Institute, SIECUS State Profiles, Wikipedia "Ages of consent in the United States". Laws change — verify current status with official sources.

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