Aggravated Battery Aggravated battery in Louisiana is a battery committed with a dangerous weapon. Penalty and Sentencing This is a felony and a crime of violence. Whoever commits an aggravated battery shall be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than 10 years, or both. At [...]

Under Louisiana, Second degree battery is a felony and also a crime of violence. It is defined as a battery when the offender intentionally inflicts serious bodily injury; however, this provision shall not apply to a medical provider who has obtained the consent of a patient. Definitions (1) "Active member of the United States [...]