Louisiana judge halts Kalshi & Polymarket event contracts

The order follows Kalshi’s own federal suit against Louisiana’s attorney general.

The hit

A Tangipahoa Parish judge has ordered Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood & other platforms to stop offering prediction market contracts in Louisiana, according to Attorney General Liz Murrill. Judge Jeffrey Johnson’s temporary restraining order bars the firms from facilitating event contracts for anyone in the state, Murrill said on X.

Why it matters

Murrill’s office argues event contracts are wagers that need state gaming licences, not federal financial products. Kalshi disputes this, saying federal exchanges fall solely under federal oversight. For bettors in Louisiana, the order means a platform that was live hours earlier may now be off-limits, though Kalshi users reportedly could still trade as of Thursday evening.

The record

TRO signed	Judge Jeffrey Johnson, Tangipahoa Parish (posted by AG Liz Murrill)
Lawsuit filed by Louisiana AG	Thursday, before the TRO was posted
Kalshi’s federal suit against Murrill	filed two weeks earlier
States with legal action against prediction markets	more than a dozen, including Washington & Utah
Utah criminal charges against Kalshi	14 counts, following undercover AG investigation

What happens next

Watch the 30 November hearing on Murrill’s preliminary injunction, plus the unresolved ruling on Kalshi’s own restraining order request against Murrill in federal court.

Sources: Judge orders halt to prediction markets in Louisiana

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