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New Orleans Police Seek Arrest of Dispatcher Under Novel Criminal Charge

JonathanTurley

She was charged under Louisiana law with malfeasance in office. The mens rea element is merely eliminating involuntary failures like illness or force in the failure to perform. Restitution shall include the payment of legal interest at the rate provided in R.S. The report was taken on August 23, 2021.”. 811, §1, eff.