Computer Aided Solicitation of a Minor Defense The crime of “computer aided solicitation of a minor” became law in Louisiana on August 15, 2005. The penalties for violating the computer-aided solicitation statute are severe. Whoever commits this crime must register as a sex offender for 25 years and serve a mandatory prison term. The [...]
Communication between offender and victim prohibited - La. R.S. 46:1846 A person who has been charged by bill of information or indictment with any crime of violence or any offense, that is a felony, committed upon a family member, household member, or dating partner or any immediate family member of such person, is prohibited [...]
Hit-and-Run Driving Laws: New Orleans Attorney Hit and run driving law in Louisiana is "the intentional failure of the driver of a vehicle involved in or causing any accident, to stop such vehicle at the scene of the accident, to give his identity, and to render reasonable aid." This crime can be either a misdemeanor or [...]
Louisiana Law Video Voyeurism Video Voyeurism -- La R.S. 14:243 What is Video Voyeurism? Under the Louisiana Revised Statutes, the legal definition is: The use of any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, or any other image recording device, or an unmanned aircraft system equipped with any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, or any other image recording [...]
Misdemeanor Sexual Battery During the 2015 legislative session, Louisiana lawmakers created the crime of misdemeanor sexual battery. This offense is defined as the following: The intentional touching of the breasts or buttocks of the victim by the offender, or the offender by the victim, using any instrumentality or any part of the body of [...]
New Louisiana Laws Aim to Crack Down on Human Trafficking In the eyes of some social-service agencies and law-enforcement officials, Louisiana has proven to be a hub for human trafficking. Young women – some under 18, some a little older -- are regularly brought into the state, or recruited from within, and allegedly forced [...]
Louisiana Joins Trend of States Banning ‘Revenge Porn’ “Vengeance is mine” is a quote often attributed to God by Bible followers. (Romans: 12:19, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”) It encourages people to leave justice to a higher power in lieu of taking matters into their own hands. But, “vengeance [...]
Florence vs. County of Burlington: United States Supreme Court Rules Strip Searches in Jails are always Legal Recently, I had a client who was charged with with simple possession of marijuana. He was actually arrested for an outstanding traffic ticket attachment when the deputies allegedly found a joint on him after a strip search. [...]
Vehicular Negligent Injuring Law Louisiana The law in Louisiana for Vehicular Negligent Injuring can be found at Louisiana Revised Statute 14:39.1. Vehicular Negligent Injuring in Louisiana is defined at the is the inflicting of any injury upon the person of a human being when caused proximately or caused directly by an offender engaged in the operation [...]
During the 2014 legislative session, the Louisiana law makers repealed the statute for Home Improvement Fraud and replaced it with Residential Contractor Fraud. Louisiana Residential Contractor Fraud Statute-- La. R.S. 14:202.1 Residential contractor fraud is the misappropriation or intentional taking of anything of value which belongs to another, either without the consent of the [...]