2025 Changes to the Louisiana Criminal Code, 2026 Edition Now Available In 2025 the Louisiana Legislature amended a number of the Louisiana Criminal Code provisions, affecting such statutes as those concerning: murder and manslaughter; battery; rape; sex trafficking; trespass; extortion; bank fraud; prostitution; and unlawful use of drones at parades. See below for full text […]
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2025 Changes to the Louisiana Children’s Code, 2026 Edition Now Available In 2025 the Louisiana Legislature amended a number of the Louisiana Children’s Code articles, affecting such provisions as those concerning: confidentiality; interagency protocols and multidisciplinary investigative team; certain reporting requirements; and CASA volunteers. See below for full text of the updated Articles and the […]
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2025 Changes to the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure, 2026 Edition Now Available In 2025 the Louisiana Legislature amended a number of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure articles, affecting such provisions as those concerning: electronic filings; bail obligations; evidence of obscenity; jury polling; discharge of firearms while committing certain crimes; evidentiary hearings; burdens of […]
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2025 Changes to the Louisiana Code of Evidence, 2026 Edition Now Available In 2025 the Louisiana Legislature amended a number of the Louisiana Code of Evidence articles, affecting the following: presumption of injury causation; admissibility of character evidence; hearsay exceptions; and self-authentication of evidence. See below for full text of the updated Articles and the […]