SB201

Louisiana SB201 limits parole eligibility for juvenile offenders in resentencing court.

Louisiana SB201 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to retain the current hearing process for determining parole eligibility for certain juvenile offenders. The court must state the considerations and factual basis for its decision. The bill emphasizes that sentences without parole eligibility should be reserved for the worst offenders and cases. It also prohibits reviewing courts from substituting their judgment for the original trier of fact unless there was a clear abuse of discretion. Effective August 1, 2026.