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Homicide

What is homicide November 21st, 2022 What is homicide Louisiana law defines homicide as the killing of a human being. Homicide is a hot topic in Shreveport, and Bossier City as the number of homicides continues to rise. Shreveport alone logged approximately 74...

Arson in Louisiana

Arson in Louisiana October 25th, 2022 What is arson in Louisiana Traditionally people think of arson and think of burning property belonging to another. While that is under the arson umbrella, Louisiana has several levels of arson. I have simplified the specifics, but...

Miranda Warnings

Miranda Warnings October 17th, 2022 What law provides Miranda Warnings The Miranda warnings stem from the 5th amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America and, more specifically, the United States Supreme Court case of Miranda v Arizona.  The Supreme...

What is Negligent Homicide?

What is Negligent Homicide? October 11th, 2022 Louisiana negligent homicide Negligent homicide differs from most murder charges because the intent to kill is not a requirement; it results from an accident. In Louisiana, criminal negligence is defined two ways. The...

Arrested? Live out of state?

Arrested? Live out of state? October 10th, 2022 According to the Louisiana tourism department, our state attracted approximately 41 million domestic and international visitors in 2021. Post-pandemic tourism is on the rise. With that many visitors to our state, some...