HB68

Louisiana HB68 adds interruption of worship services or religious ceremonies to conduct that constitutes disturbing the peace.

Louisiana HB68 amends the state's disturbing the peace law by adding the interruption of any worship service or religious ceremony at a church or other place of worship as conduct that constitutes disturbing the peace. The bill specifies that offenders can be fined up to $500, imprisoned for up to six months, or both. It also mandates that 15 days of any imposed sentence must be served without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence.