{"version":"2026.10.08.1","last_verified":"2026-10-08","as_of":"2026-10-17","scope":"Verified non-infrastructure Louisiana AI nodes and dated company, event, funding, procurement, and public-use activity, joined to the canonical infrastructure tracker by reference.","count":42,"core_count":9,"activity_count":33,"records":[{"id":"louisiana-ots-ai-acceptable-use-policy","name":"State AI Acceptable Use Policy","organization":"Louisiana Office of Technology Services","domain":"government","secondaryDomains":["industry"],"location":"Statewide","region":"Statewide","status":"active","statusLabel":"Effective Sep. 29, 2025","summary":"The statewide operating policy for responsible, ethical, and secure AI use by Louisiana executive-branch agencies under OTS authority.","verifiedFacts":["Applies to consolidated state agencies and users of state-governed technology resources.","Covers generative AI, large language models, automated decision systems, and other AI 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