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LA: Hire of convicted rapist causes business to close, Shreveport discusses violence

·May 16, 2022
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Source: shreveporttimes.com 5/16/22 The Shreveport City Council voted unanimously to uphold a license revocation against a local taxi cab service that admitted to hiring a convicted rapist. The company, VIP…

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LA: Vermilion Parish Sex Offenders Are Getting Scammed

·January 10, 2022
·5 Comments

Source: katc.com 1/6/22 Louisiana deputies says [sic] sex offenders are the latest target in a recent phone scam going on in the area. In recent days, Vermilion's Sheriffs office says…

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LA: Lafayette case over Louisiana sex offender identification law could be heard by Supreme Court

·September 28, 2021
·32 Comments

Source: theadvocate.com 9/27/21 Louisiana attorneys may know this week whether the U.S. Supreme Court will review a case this term involving a state statute that compels people convicted of sex…

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LA: Person convicted of sex offense must register despite post-probation dismissal

·June 30, 2021
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Source: americanpress.com 6/30/21 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana Supreme Court ruling means a man will have to continue to register as a person convicted of a sex offense even…

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LA: Special IDs for people with a sex offense conviction: Safety Measures or Scarlet Letters?

·June 15, 2021
·34 Comments

Source: nytimes.com 6/15/21 Judge Patrick L. Michot, of the 15th Judicial District Court in Lafayette, La., said the notation was “not the least restrictive way to further the state’s legitimate…

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LA: Legislators look at options to increase reliability of LA. sex offender registry

·December 19, 2020
·7 Comments

[houmatoday.com - 12/18/20] Legislators began Thursday looking at changes to state law that would address inaccuracies in the registry that alerts neighbors that someone convicted of sex and/or child predatory…

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LA: Acadia Sheriff’s deputies arrest registrants for not disclosing status on social media

·August 7, 2020
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[katc.com - 8/6/20] Acadia Parish Sheriff's deputies have identified seven sex offenders who have been in violation of sex offender social media laws, Sheriff KP Gibson says. Between March of…

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LA: Man removed ‘sex offender’ from his ID, and a judge dismissed the case. Why?

·November 8, 2019
·20 Comments

When a Lafayette Parish man removed the words “sex offender” from his state-issued ID, law enforcement officers said Louisiana law had been broken. A local judge saw things differently. Full…

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LA: Teen beat up a stranger he recognized as a sex offender, now faces hate crime count, NOPD says

·October 25, 2019
·21 Comments

A 17-year-old boy who realized he was at the same convenience store as a man whose picture had appeared on a mailed sex-offender notice followed the man away from the…

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LA: Court sidesteps issue on juvenile sex offenders

·October 23, 2019
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Louisiana's Supreme Court has sidestepped, for now, the question of whether juveniles convicted of sex crimes can be required to register as sex offenders for the rest of their lives.…

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LA: Louisiana sheriffs promoting new app that alerts parents if sex offenders contact children

·October 17, 2019
·29 Comments

[theadvocate.com - 10/16/19] Louisiana sheriffs are backing a new mobile app that will alert parents if a registered sex offender contacts their child. The app, Safe Virtual Neighborhood, is the…

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LA: After admitting sex with 3 boys, substitute teacher spared jail and barred from class only two years

·April 5, 2019
·31 Comments

[usatoday.com - 4/5/19] After pleading guilty to having sex with three underage teenagers and sending lewd messages, a substitute teacher in Louisiana was spared jail and could even be…

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CO, LA, VT: More states enact major “second chance” reforms

·June 12, 2018
·4 Comments

[ccresourcecenter.org 6/11/18] In recent weeks, three more states — Colorado, Louisiana and Vermont — have enacted laws intended to make it easier for people with a criminal record to find…

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LA: Two sexual exploitation bills pass Louisiana Legislature

·May 20, 2018
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[kalb.com 5/18/18] Two bills targeting sexual exploitation passed through the Louisiana Legislature Friday. One would set policies for employers to detect victims of human trafficking, and the other would increase…

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LA: Two Louisiana elementary school students arrested for child porn over nude Snapchats

·April 20, 2018
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[fox59.com 4/20/18] SLIDELL, La. – Police arrested two Louisiana elementary school students after they allegedly distributed nude photos to classmates using a social media app. The Bonne Ecole Elementary students,…

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LA: Jury finds ______ guilty of 2nd degree murder in 2015 killing of his girlfriend’s convicted molester

·December 14, 2017
·6 Comments

[The Advocate] _____________, who confessed to fatally stabbing and strangling his girlfriend's convicted molester inside the man's Zachary trailer and stuffing his body into a 55-gallon container, was found…

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LA: Residents Concerned about Proposed Sex Offender Hurricane Shelter

·September 5, 2017
·22 Comments

The word is spreading and folks are hearing about plans to provide an evacuation shelter for sex offenders in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. A new state…

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LA: Louisiana Senate committee passes bill to roll back early release for multiple felony convictions except sex offenses

LA: Hire of convicted rapist causes business to close, Shreveport discusses violence

LA: Vermilion Parish Sex Offenders Are Getting Scammed

LA: Lafayette case over Louisiana sex offender identification law could be heard by Supreme Court

LA: Person convicted of sex offense must register despite post-probation dismissal

LA: Special IDs for people with a sex offense conviction: Safety Measures or Scarlet Letters?

LA: Legislators look at options to increase reliability of LA. sex offender registry

LA: Man removed ‘sex offender’ from his ID, and a judge dismissed the case. Why?

LA: Teen beat up a stranger he recognized as a sex offender, now faces hate crime count, NOPD says

LA: Court sidesteps issue on juvenile sex offenders

LA: Louisiana sheriffs promoting new app that alerts parents if sex offenders contact children

LA: After admitting sex with 3 boys, substitute teacher spared jail and barred from class only two years

CO, LA, VT: More states enact major “second chance” reforms

LA: Two sexual exploitation bills pass Louisiana Legislature

LA: Two Louisiana elementary school students arrested for child porn over nude Snapchats

LA: Jury finds ______ guilty of 2nd degree murder in 2015 killing of his girlfriend’s convicted molester

LA: Residents Concerned about Proposed Sex Offender Hurricane Shelter