La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3518.2
Credit cards; unsolicited delivery or mailing prohibited; penalty
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 9 — Civil Code-Ancillaries · Status: effective
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A. As used in this Section, "credit card" means any credit card as defined in R.S. 9:3516(15) and any other document or device intended or adopted for the purpose of establishing the identity and credit of any person in connection with the purpose of renting on credit goods or services, or obtaining loans.
B.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, it shall be unlawful for any financial institution, retail merchant, or other person to mail or otherwise deliver any credit card in this state.
(2) Whoever violates this Subsection may, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars per occurrence.
C. This Section shall not apply to any credit card when mailed or otherwise delivered either:
(1) In response to a request or application for a credit card.
(2) As a replacement for a credit card previously issued to the person to whom the credit card is shipped or mailed.
D. If any credit card is issued to a person who has not requested or accepted by use the issuance of such credit card, the issuer shall be liable to the person whose name appears on the credit card for any damages and expenses or either, including attorney fees, which the person incurs due to the use of such credit card without permission of the person to whom it is issued.