New State Crime of Mail Theft Signed into Law

(front row, from left) Thanks to Gulf Coast Bank and Trust banker and State Rep. Kim Carver for authoring HB 202, now Act 67 signed by Gov. Jeff Landry, as (back row, from left) LBA staff—General Counsel David Boneno, CEO Ginger Laurent and Director of Government Relations Joe Gendron—look on. Act 67 creates a new state crime of mail theft to help combat check fraud and payment card fraud. Click here to view Act 67.