Louisiana carbon monoxide law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2023

Every one or two-family house/dwelling sold and/or leased after Jan. 1, 2023, shall have at least one operable, life-long, sealed battery carbon monoxide (CO) detector.

The detector packaging should feature phrases including life-long or 10-year and sealed battery or a sealed-in lithium battery.

The device can be in combination with a smoke detector.

One or two-family house/dwelling is defined as a building containing not more than two dwelling units in which one or each dwelling unit is occupied by members of a single family with not more than three outsiders, if any, accommodated in rented rooms.”