Louisiana Law
Louisiana has a specific criminal law on malfeasance in office for certain employees/agents dealing with confined persons. This State law on malfeasance in office is codified as Revised Statute § 14:134.1. It can be found at the following website: http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=78318
Two other State laws related to the criminal prosecution of PREA incidents are:
• Sexual battery LSA-R.S. § 14:43.1
• Rape; defined LSA-R.S. § 14:41
How to Search for Louisiana Laws All Louisiana Revised Statutes can be found at the following website: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
If you know the title, article, or rule number for the State law you are seeking, you can use the search function, “Search by SPECIFIC Law Body”, as described below.
To find Louisiana Revised Statute 14:134.1, for instance: you scroll down the page to, “Louisiana Laws Search”. You use “RS” in the first drop-down box “Law Body”. In the second box, “Title, Article, or Rule Number” you type in “14”, and in the “Section Number” box you type in “134.1”. Then you hit “View”. This will bring you to the webpage for R.S. 14:134.1, the specific criminal law on malfeasance in office for certain employees/agents dealing with confined persons.