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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79 (2026)

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SUBPART C. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSES

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Cited in 34 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1967–2026 · leading case: Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967).

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Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967). · cites it 2× “1966); Louisiana, La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79 (1950); Mississippi, Miss.”

Ardoin v. City of Mamou, 685 So. 2d 294 (La. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 6× “R.S. 14:79, authorize law enforcement agencies to use all their powers, including arrest, to enforce court orders, such authorization must be subject to the discretionary powers of law enforcement officers on the scene.”

State v. Greenberry, 154 So. 3d 700 (La. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:79, there were no requirements for the entry or registry of an Abuse Prevention Order.”

State v. Lee, 844 So. 2d 970 (La. Ct. App. 2003). “For the purpose of this Article, "firearm" is defined as an instrument used in the propulsion of shot, shell, or bullets by the action of gunpowder exploded within.”

Autin v. Voronkova, 177 So. 3d 1067 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “R.S. 14:79, Violation of Protective Order.”

State v. Goodie, 226 So. 3d 1130 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:79. The evidence collected consisted of audio visual recordings and screen shots of text messages.”

State v. Kumar, 58 So. 3d 544 (La. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 13× “R.S. 14:79. The bill of information alleges that the defendant “willfully disobeyed an order issued by a state, federal, parish, city, or magistrate judge, commissioner, or justice of the peace that he stay away from a specific person, to wit: Rebecca P[e]nder, as a condition of…”

State v. Barfield, 81 So. 3d 760 (La. Ct. App. 2011). “This privilege does not apply in a criminal case in which one spouse is charged with a crime against the person of the other spouse or |19a crime against the person of a child including but not limited to the violation of a preliminary or permanent injunction or protective order…”

State v. Thomas, 223 So. 3d 125 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 14:79. On April 29, 2015, Defendant entered a plea of not guilty.”

State v. Brisco, 933 So. 2d 754 (La. 2006). “For purposes of this Article, the specifically enumerated misdemeanors to which these sentencing provisions are applicable shall be: (1) R.S. 14:79, violation of a protective order, involving an assault or battery of the person protected.”

State of Louisiana v. Derrick Jermaine Cotlong (La. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 6× “R.S. 14:79, which states in pertinent part: Violation of protective orders is the willful disobedience of a preliminary or permanent injunction or protective order issued pursuant to R.”

State of Louisiana Versus George Cepriano, Jr. (La. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “R.S. 14:79; defendant “was convicted again of violating a protective order with this time with previous convictions under case number 13-2872 H.”

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— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(A)(1) — 1 case

Johnson v. Webre (E.D. La. 2022).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(A)(3) — 3 cases

State v. Greenberry, 154 So. 3d 700 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 14:79, there were no requirements for the entry or registry of an Abuse Prevention Order.”

State v. Kumar, 58 So. 3d 544 (La. Ct. App. 2011). “R.S. 14:79. The bill of information alleges that the defendant “willfully disobeyed an order issued by a state, federal, parish, city, or magistrate judge, commissioner, or justice of the peace that he stay away from a specific person, to wit: Rebecca P[e]nder, as a condition of…”

In Re: Just. of the Peace Jeff Sachse Ward 1, Livingston Par. State of Louisiana, 240 So. 3d 170 (La. 2018).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(A)(3)(a) — 2 cases

In Re: Just. of the Peace Jeff Sachse Ward 1, Livingston Par. State of Louisiana, 240 So. 3d 170 (La. 2018).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(A)(S) — 1 case

— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(A)(l)(a) — 1 case

— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(B)(1) — 2 cases

State v. Goodie, 226 So. 3d 1130 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 14:79. The evidence collected consisted of audio visual recordings and screen shots of text messages.”

State v. Miller, 107 So. 3d 137 (La. Ct. App. 2012).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(B)(2) — 3 cases

State of Louisiana Versus George Cepriano, Jr. (La. Ct. App. 2022). “R.S. 14:79; defendant “was convicted again of violating a protective order with this time with previous convictions under case number 13-2872 H.”

State of Louisiana v. Jimmy F. Kuykendall, Jr. (La. Ct. App. 2023).

State of Louisiana v. Derrick Jermaine Cotlong (La. Ct. App. 2026). “R.S. 14:79, which states in pertinent part: Violation of protective orders is the willful disobedience of a preliminary or permanent injunction or protective order issued pursuant to R.”

— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(B)(3) — 1 case

State of Louisiana v. David Wayne Sharp (La. Ct. App. 2020).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(C)(1) — 1 case

State of Louisiana v. Darian Brown (La. Ct. App. 2021).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:79(E)(1) — 1 case

Johnson v. Webre (E.D. La. 2022).

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