How do I get my Victims' Rights?
How do I get my Victims' Rights?
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Missouri Department of Public Safety

Office for Victims of Crime

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Louisiana State Police

How to Exercise the Rights Granted to You as a Victim and/or Witness

In order for a victim, or designated family member, to be eligible to receive notices and exercise the rights provided by law, the victim or designated family member must complete a form promulgated by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. The Louisiana Victim Notice & Registration Form shall be completed by the victim or designated family member and shall be filed with the law enforcement agency investigating the offense of which the person is a victim of a crime defined as: Homicide, 1st Degree Murder, Manslaughter, Negligent Homicide, Vehicular Homicide, Vehicular Negligent Injuring, 1st Degree Vehicular Negligent Injuring, any Sexual Offense or other felony offense defined in L.R.S. 14:2(13).

Confidentiality of Information

The completed Louisiana Victim Notice & Registration form shall be included in the documents sent by the law enforcement agency to the district attorney for prosecution. The district attorney will file the appropriate documents with the clerk of court's office. Upon conviction, the victim's notice and registration form shall be included in the documents sent by the clerk of court to the Department of Public Safety & Corrections, the law enforcement agency having custody of the defendant, or the division of probation and parole. All victim notice and registration forms, and the included information, shall be kept confidential by all law enforcement agencies having possession. The information shall not be released unless only upon a court order after a contradictory hearing.

The completed Louisiana Victim Notice & Registration form shall be included in the documents sent by the law enforcement agency to the district attorney for prosecution. The district attorney will file the appropriate documents with the clerk of court's office. Upon conviction, the victim's notice and registration form shall be included in the documents sent by the clerk of court to the Department of Public Safety & Corrections, the law enforcement agency having custody of the defendant, or the division of probation and parole. All victim notice and registration forms, and the included information, shall be kept confidential by all law enforcement agencies having possession. The information shall not be released unless only upon a court order after a contradictory hearing.


** The names, addresses, or identities of crime victims who are minors will not be publicly disclosed. "Minors" are defined as those persons "who are minors at the time of the commission of the offense are under eighteen years of age." Additionally, the names, addresses, or identities of sex crime victims will not be publicly disclosed. "Sex Crimes" are defined as attempted or committed; Aggravated Rape, Forcible Rape, Simple Rape, Sexual Battery, Aggravated Sexual Battery, Oral Sexual Battery, Aggravated Oral Sexual Battery, Intentional Exposure to the AIDS virus, Stalking, Incest, Aggravated Incest, Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile, Indecent Behavior with Juveniles, Pornography involving Juveniles, Molestation of a Juvenile, Crime Against Nature, Aggravated Crime Against Nature, Sexual Battery of the Infirm, and Video Voyeurism. **

Louisiana Victim Assistance Program Coordinators

Crime Victims Services Bureau 24-Hour Hotline: 1-888-342-6110


Each jurisdiction may have additional assistance available for victims/witnesses. You may contact the following entities for this jurisdiction-specific assistance.

Troop A

Ascension Parish 23rd JDC

Victims Assistance Program

P.O. Box 750

Donaldsonville, LA 70346

(225) 472-2712

East Feliciana Parish & West Feliciana 20th JDC

Clinton, LA 70722-8428

(225) 683-8563
(225) 683-3117 (fax)

East Baton Rouge 19th JDC

222 St. Louis Street, 5th floor

Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5878

(225) 389-3400

Iberville/Pointe Coupee/W.B.R. 18th JDC

P.O. Box 754

New Roads, LA 70760

(225) 638-5531

Livingston Parish 21st JDC

P.O. Box 299

Livingston, LA 70457

(225) 686-2241

St. James Parish 23rd JDC

P.O. Drawer 66

Convent, LA 70723

(225) 562-2385

Troop B

Jefferson Parish 24th JDC

5th Floor, Courthouse Annex

Gretna, LA 70053

(504) 368-1020

Orleans Parish

619 South White Street

New Orleans, LA 70119

(504) 827-7272

Plaquemines Parish 25th JDC

P.O. Box 56

Pointe-a-la-Hache, LA 70082

(504) 392-6690 ext. 4427

St. Bernard Parish 34th JDC

P.O. Box 947

Chalmette, LA. 70044-0947

(504) 271-1658

St. John the Baptist 40th JDC

P.O. Box 399

LaPlace, LA 70069-0399

(985) 652-1716

St. Charles Parish 29th JDC

P.O. Box 7

Hahnville, LA 70057

(985) 783-1355

Troop C

St. James (Westbank) & Assumption 23rd JDC

P.O. Drawer 66

Convent, LA 70723

(504) 562-2385

St. John the Baptist (Westbank) 40th JDC

P.O. Box 399

LaPlace, LA 70069-0399

(504) 652-1716

Lafourche Parish 17th JDC

P.O. Box 431

Thibodaux, LA 70302-0431

(504) 447-2003

Troop D

Allen Parish 33rd JDC

P.O. Box 839

Oberlin, LA 70655-0839

(337) 639-2641

Beauregard Parish 36th JDC

P.O. Box 99

Deridder, LA 70634-0099

(337) 463-5578

Calcasieu Parish 14th JDC

P.O. Box 3206

Lake Charles, LA 70602-3206

(337) 437-3140

Cameron Parish 38th JDC

P.O. Box 280

Cameron, LA 70631-0280

(337) 775-5713

Jefferson Davis Parish 31st JDC

P.O. Box 1388

Jennings, LA 70546-1388

(337) 824-1893

Troop E

Avoyelles Parish 12th JDC

P.O. Box 426

Marksville, LA 71351-0426

(318) 253-6587

Grant Parish 35th JDC

P.O. Box 309

Colfax, LA 71417-0309

(318) 627-3205

Catahoula & Concordia Parish 7th JDC

P.O. Drawer 600

Harrisonburg, LA 71340

(318) 336-5526

LaSalle Parish 28th JDC

P.O. Box 1940

Jena, LA 71342-1940

(318) 992-7326

Natchitoches Parish 10th JDC

P.O. Box 838

Natchitoches, LA 71458-0838

(318) 357-2214

Rapides Parish 9th JDC

P.O. Drawer 1472

Alexandria, LA 71309-1472

(318) 442-9222

Sabine Parish 11th JDC

P.O. Box 1557

Many, LA 71449-1557

(318) 256-6246

Vernon Parish 30th JDC

7856 Main St Courthouse Annex, Suite 220

Leesville, LA 71446

(337) 238-1311

Winn Parish 8th JDC

P.O. Drawer 1374

Winnfield, LA 71483-1374

(318) 628-2141

Troop F

Caldwell Parish 37th JDC

P.O. Box 1389

Columbia, LA 71418-0839

(318) 649-7410

East Carroll/Madison/Tensas Parish 6th JDC

P.O. Drawer 839

Tallulah, LA 71284-1389

(318) 574-1706

Franklin/Richland/West Carroll Parish 5th JDC

P.O. Drawer 417

Rayville, LA 71269-0389

(318) 728-7400

Jackson Parish 2nd JDC

P.O. Drawer 459

Jonesboro, LA 71251-0459

(318) 259-4112

Lincoln Parish & Union Parish 3rd JDC

P.O. Box 777

Ruston, LA 71270

(318) 251-5100

Morehouse Parish 4th JDC

P.O. Box 1079

Bastrop, LA 71220

(318) 281-4907

Ouachita Parish 4th JDC

P.O. Box 1652

Monroe, LA 71210-1652

(318) 388-4720

Troop G

Bienville Parish & Claiborne Parish 2nd JDC

P.O. Drawer 459

Jonesboro, LA 71251-0459

(318) 259-4112

Bossier Parish 26th JDC

P.O. Box 69

Benton, LA 71006-0069

(318) 965-2332

Caddo Parish 1st JDC

501 Texas Street

Shreveport, LA 71101-5400

(318) 226-5904

Troop I

Acadia Parish 15th JDC

1528 West 2nd Street

Crowley, LA 70526-4722

(318) 788-8719

Evangeline Parish 13th JDC

P.O. Drawer 780

Ville Platte, LA 70586-0780

(318) 363-3438

Iberia Parish 16th JDC

300 Iberia Street, Suite 200

New Iberia, LA 70560-4583

(318) 369-4431

Lafayette Parish 15th JDC

P.O. Box 3306

Lafayette, LA 70502-3306

(318) 232-5170

St. Landry Parish 27th JDC

P.O. Drawer 1419

Opelousas, LA 70571-1419

(318) 948-3041, EXT. 19

St. Mary Parish 16th JDC

300 Iberia Street, Suite 200

New Iberia, LA 70560-4583

(318) 369-4431

St. Martin Parish 16th JDC

300 Iberia Street, Suite 200

New Iberia, LA 70560-4583

(318) 369-4431

Vermilion Parish 15th JDC

P.O. Box 175

Abbeville, LA 70511-0175

(318) 898-4320

Troop L

St. Helena Parish 21st JDC

P.O. Box 787

Greensburg, LA 70441

(225) 222-6492

St. Tammany Parish 22nd JDC

428 East Boston Street

Covington, LA 70433-2829

(985) 898-2392

Tangipahoa Parish 21st JDC

P.O. Box 639

Amite, LA 70422-0639

(800) 572-0083 (Victim Assistance)
(800) 748-6882 (Rape Crisis)

Washington Parish 22nd JDC

P.O. Box 668

Franklinton, LA 70438

(985) 839-6581
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