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Domestic Violence Charges in East Baton Rouge Parish: The Process and Protective Orders
Domestic abuse battery charges are treated differently than most other arrests in East Baton Rouge Parish, both in how the arrest itself unfolds and in what happens immediately afterward. Louisiana family law generally requires a mandatory holding period following a domestic violence arrest before bail can be addressed, which means the person arrested typically can’t…
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…
