La. Rev. Stat. § 15:42
News media, restrictions on search warrants
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 15 — Criminal Procedure · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 15:42, News media, restrictions on search warrants, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2697441
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A. No search warrant shall issue directing the seizure of property belonging to, or directing the search of the premises occupied by, any person engaged in the business of collecting, writing, editing, or disseminating news through a news media unless there is probable cause, established by affidavit, to believe that such person or an employee thereof has committed a criminal offense and that the search or seizure is directed toward that offense.
B. As used in this Section, "news media" means newspapers or other periodicals issued at regular intervals, press associations, wire services, radio, and television.