Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 / 894 If you have been charged with a felony or misdemeanor for the first time in Louisiana, you should ask your attorney to enter any guilty plea under Article 893 or 894 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure. Article 893 is for felony pleas and 894 [...]
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 [...]
POSSESSION NARCOTIC DRUGS LISTED IN SCHEDULE I -- LA R.S. 40:966 Possession of a Schedule I Louisiana Law It is unlawful for any person to possess a controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule I unless such substance was obtained directly by valid prescription or other professional practice authorized by law. This includes counterfeit Schedule I controlled substances. [...]
NEW ORLEANS MARIJUANA ATTORNEY Attorney Elizabeth B Carpenter has been a supporter of reforming Marijuana Laws for many years. Up until a couple years ago, Louisiana had some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country, and it was the fifth-highest marijuana arrest rate in the United States. Additionally, not until recently, did Louisiana have [...]
CBD LAWS IN LOUISIANA In New Orleans and the State of Louisiana in it illegal for anyone to process or sell: (1) Any part of hemp for inhalation. (2) Any alcoholic beverage containing CBD. (3) Any food product or beverage containing CBD unless the United States Food and Drug Administration approves CBD as a food [...]
Explanation of DEA Controlled Substance Schedules The drugs and other substances that are considered controlled substances under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) are divided into five schedules. A listing of the substances and their schedules is found in the DEA regulations. A controlled substance is placed in its respective schedule based on whether it has [...]
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 Passing Score for Louisiana Practical Nurses in 2020 Today the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) announced that it has raised the passing standard for the NCLEX-PN Examination (National Council Licensure Examination for Licensed Practical Nurses). The new passing standard is -0.18 logits, 0.03 logits higher than the current standard of -0.21 [...]
Foster v. Humphrey U.S. Supreme Court Decision Last year, I wrote about United States Supreme Court agreeing to hear argument in the case of Foster v. Humphrey. This case is out of the state of Georgia and involves an African American man that was convicted of murder by an all-white jury. Timothy Tyrone Foster was [...]
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 [...]