Louisiana
Louisiana recognizes the four privacy torts.
Intrusion: A photograph of an "unkempt" house is not intrusive if it is taken from a public view. Jaubert v. Crowley Post-Signal, 375 So.2d 1386 (La. 1979).
Private facts: A man who was injured at work when a machine exploded won a private facts suit against the company he worked for because it displayed gruesome photographs of the mans operation as part of its safety training efforts. Lambert v. Dow Chemical Co., 215 So.2d 673 (La. Ct. App. 1968).
Broadcasting a priests homemade video of himself engaging in homosexual activity with young men was directly related to matters of public concern, including an elected officials decision not to bring charges. Cinel v. Connick, 15 F.3d 1338 (5th Cir. 1994).
False light: The use of stock Mardi Gras parade footage in an "adult" film was not false light invasion because there was no implication connecting any parade participant with the actions of the films main characters. Easter Seal Society v. Playboy Enterprises Inc., 530 So.2d 643 (La. Ct. App. 1988).
Chef Paul Prudhomme was permitted to pursue a false light claim over a coffee commercial that featured an actor bearing a "striking resemblance" to Prudhomme. Prudhomme v. The Proctor & Gamble Co., 800 F. Supp. 390 (E.D. La. 1992).
A photograph of husband-and-wife police officers kissing on their motorcycles, which was published in Men magazine, was considered newsworthy. And because the police officers were "public figures," they would have had to prove actual malice -- knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth -- to win a false light claim, which they could not do since the photograph was published "without alteration and with a proper caption." Faucheux v. Magazine Management, 5 Med. L. Rptr. 1697 (E.D. La. 1979).
Misappropriation: The unauthorized use of a persons photograph in an advertisement constituted an invasion of privacy by misappropriation. McAndrews v. Roy, 131 So.2d 256 (La. Ct. App. 1961).
Chef Paul Prudhomme was permitted to claim misappropriation over a coffee commercial that featured an actor who resembled the chef. Prudhomme v. Proctor & Gamble Co., 800 F. Supp. 390 (E.D. La. 1992).