Baton Rouge Criminal Lawyer Blog
Louisiana Criminal Law by Attorney Carl Barkemeyer
The expungement process is how you clean up an arrest and/or conviction from your criminal record. Only some arrests and convictions can be eligible to expunge.
You are not your worst mistake. Unfortunately, if you have a past felony conviction, you can often feel like it defines your life. Depending on your conviction, you might be barred from voting, specific jobs, getting public housing, receiving welfare, Read more
Driving offenses are not a light matter. Almost 1,000 Louisiana residents died in highway collisions in 2021, which is a state record. The state of Louisiana takes all driving offenses seriously, even misdemeanors. But that doesn’t mean that the state Read more
There is an arrest made every three seconds in the United States. Louisiana arrest records can impact your ability to get or maintain work, your ability to find housing, establish credit, and more. If you are arrested, you will want Read more
Having arrest records can affect your future employment. Let’s talk about it. You have been eyeing on this one certain job for quite some time, and you think the time has come for you to grab the opportunity to get Read more
Each year, more than one million Americans are arrested for driving under the influence. Have you been arrested for a DWI? If so, you probably have some questions about how this affects your record now and in the future. After a Read more
It’s no secret that having a criminal record can make it difficult — sometimes even impossible — to find a steady job. Why let one mistake that you made in college dictate the course of your entire life? If you’ve Read more
In Title XXXIV of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles 971 — 986, the Louisiana expungement laws have undergone extensive amendments beginning today. The new expungement statute is It provides for more detailed provisions in an attempt to make the process Read more
The process required to remove a summons, arrest, and/or conviction in Louisiana is called an expungement. The motion for an expungement must be filed with the court. The judge must sign an order telling the various agencies to remove the Read more
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