Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2254 – It shall be an unlawful practice for a financial institution or an individual employed by or acting on behalf of a financial institution:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2254
- Disability: means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual, a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2232
- National origin: means the national origin of an ancestor. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2232
- Unlawful practice: means a discriminatory practice in connection with employment, a discriminatory practice in connection with public accommodations, or any other practice prohibited by this Chapter or by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2232
It shall be an unlawful practice for a financial institution or an individual employed by or acting on behalf of a financial institution:
(1) To discriminate against an individual because of the race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 51:2232, or age of the individual or the present or prospective owner, tenant, or occupant of the immovable property or of a member, stockholder, director, officer, employee, or representative of any of these, in the granting, withholding, extending, modifying, or renewing of rates, terms, conditions, privileges, or other provisions of financial assistance or in the extension of services in connection therewith.
(2) To use a form of application for financial assistance or to make or keep a record or inquiry in connection with applications for financial assistance which indicates directly or indirectly a limitation, specification, or discrimination, as to race, creed, color, religion, disability, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 51:2232, or national origin, or an intent to make such a limitation, specification, or discrimination.
(3) To discriminate by refusing to give full recognition, because of sex, to the income of each spouse or the total income and expenses of both spouses where both spouses become or are prepared to become joint or several obligors in real estate transactions.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9.