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Clearing Your Record: How Expungement Works in Louisiana
A criminal record does not just sit in a courthouse file. It shows up when you apply for a job, an apartment, a nursing license, sometimes even a volunteer position at your kid’s school. One arrest from ten years ago keeps costing you, over and over. And here is the part that surprises people: it…
Domestic Abuse Battery in Louisiana: What Really Happens After the Arrest
Domestic violence arrests happen fast in Louisiana. Someone calls 911, deputies or Baton Rouge police show up, both people are upset, and within twenty minutes one of them is in handcuffs headed to East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Officers responding to a domestic call almost always arrest somebody, even when the evidence is thin, because…
What Sex Crime Charges Look Like Under Louisiana Law
Louisiana’s sex offense statutes cover an enormous range of conduct, and the labels matter less to the public than they do in court. The charges run from misdemeanor-level contexts up through serious felonies: indecent behavior with juveniles under La. R.S. 14:81, felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile under La. R.S. 14:80, sexual battery under La….
First-Offense DWI in Baton Rouge: What Happens Next and How to Fight It
You got pulled over coming down I-10, or maybe leaving the bars near LSU on a Friday night. You blew, or you refused. You spent a night you’d rather forget at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, and now you’re holding paperwork you don’t fully understand and wondering whether your life just changed. Take a breath….
New Parole In Place Policy
On September 4, 2024, a U.S. judge extended the temporary pause on the Biden administration’s “Keeping Families Together” policy. This program was designed to provide a path to citizenship for nearly half a million undocumented immigrants.The pause has now been extended until at least September 23, 2024, as the legal battle surrounding the policy continues.What…
What is the VAWA Act?
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a critical piece of legislation for citizens or permanent residents of the US affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It seeks to improve the lives of individuals whose residency is in question due to these criminal acts by bringing criminal justice to the forefront…
