Resisting an Officer in Louisiana Under Louisiana law, Resisting an officer is the intentional interference with, opposition or resistance to, or obstruction of an individual acting in his official capacity and authorized by law to make a lawful arrest, lawful detention, or seizure of property or to serve any lawful process or court order [...]

Resisting a Police Officer with Force or Violence In New Orleans, the crime of resisting a police officer with force can be found at Louisiana Revised Statute 108.2.  This offense is defined as doing any the following: (1) Using threatening force or violence by one sought to be arrested or detained before the arresting [...]

Flight From An Office Louisiana Laws In Louisiana, the legal definition of flight from an officer can be found at Louisiana revised statute 108.1. It states the following: No driver of a motor vehicle or operator of a watercraft shall intentionally refuse to bring a vehicle or watercraft to a stop knowing that he [...]

What is interfering with a law enforcement investigation in Louisiana? In New Orleans, Interfering with a law enforcement investigation is the intentional interference or obstruction of a law enforcement officer conducting investigative work at the scene of a crime or the scene of an accident by refusing to move or leave the immediate scene [...]

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