17-year-olds in Louisiana now charged & jailed as adults
A new law has taken effect in which 17-year-olds in Louisiana can now be charged as adults and they will be booked into adult jails. Gov. Jeff Landry signed the legislation into law during February's special session on crime.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KADN) — A new law has taken effect in which 17-year-olds in Louisiana can now be charged as adults and they will be booked into adult jails.