Louisiana Act 751 ends debit card surcharges starting Aug. 1

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Louisiana Act 751 will make it illegal for businesses to charge a surcharge on debit card purchases, effective Aug. 1. Gov. Landry signed the bill into law on June 2. The new law prohibits retail businesses across Louisiana from adding extra fees for debit card transactions. These surcharges previously helped some business [...]