Can I get my record sealed to own a firearm

In Louisiana, the "sealing" process you're asking about is called expungement. Technically, an expungement does not seal the record, but, rather,...

I had a 10,000 wedding set stolen from me, the person was charged and jailed. Will they be required to repay me?

If someone is convicted of a crime related to the taking of your property (and the property is not ultimately returned to you in the process), then...

Essentially everyone held in jail is entitled to have a reasonable bail set, and by posting that amount, the accused person is permitted to be...

Generally speaking, Louisiana has a "single-party consent" rule for recordings, meaning that only one person—usually the one recording—needs to...

Can a LA, Parish Judge, enter a nolle prosequi without motion by the state or is he breeching the seperation of powers doctrine.

"Nolle Prosequi" is an archaic phrase that essentially means to dismiss or abandon a prosecution after it has begun. Whom to prosecute, when to do...

When was the last revision of the dwi law in louisiana?

The Louisiana DWI statute (LSA-R.S. 14:98) is a popular subject for legislative revision. It has been amended more than a dozen times in the past...

Canyou plead 894 for shop lifting

Though often referred to in legal short-hand as “pleading under 894,” Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure article 894 is not technically a “plea”,...