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La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708 (2026)

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§708. Labor by prisoners permitted; workday release program; indemnification

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Cited in 18 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: State ex rel. Gallagher v. State, 462 So. 2d 1221 (La. 1985).
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State ex rel. Gallagher v. State, 462 So. 2d 1221 (La. 1985). · cites it 20× “R.S. 15:708 5 (which contained Sections 1, 3 and 4 of 1888 La.”
Williams v. Henagan, 595 F.3d 610 (5th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 15:708. Williams was not in such a program, but analogizing to this law, Williams argues that any more than ten hours of labor became unconstitutional involuntary servitude.”
Fisher v. Catahoula Par. Police Jury, 165 So. 3d 321 (La. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 10× “R.S. 15:708. All that is necessary to affirm the trial court’s judgment is the absence of factual support for one essential element of Mr.”
Hite v. Larpenter, 923 So. 2d 140 (La. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 18× “R.S. 15:708, which authorizes parish sheriffs to allow prisoners to voluntarily perform manual labor in public buildings.”
Harper v. State, Dpsc, 679 So. 2d 1321 (La. 1996). · cites it 3× “To the contrary, under LSA-R.S. 15:708, a sheriff is specifically authorized to use any willing prisoner, including a prisoner awaiting transfer to a state correctional facility, as manual labor outside of the prison, and such prisoners would always remain under the custody and…”
Marceaux v. Gibbs, 680 So. 2d 1189 (La. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 5× “R.S. 15:708, by letter dated November 5, 1991, he requested that the Acadia Parish Sheriff release five prisoners to the Town of Iota for use on public projects.”
Ceasar v. Hebert, 926 So. 2d 139 (La. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 16× “R.S. 15:708. For the following reasons, we affirm.”
Marceaux v. Gibbs, 699 So. 2d 1065 (La. 1997). · cites it 2× “R.S. 15:708. In pertinent part the statute provides: "Whenever a prisoner sentenced to a parish prison of any parish of the state, by any court of competent jurisdiction, or a prisoner in a parish prison awaiting transfer to a state correctional facility shall be willing of his…”
Gullette v. Caldwell Par. Police Jury, 765 So. 2d 464 (La. Ct. App. 2000). “LSA-R.S. 15:708 B. By statute, only where a sheriff transfers a prisoner who is under sentence to another jail, or where an inmate sentenced to the DOC is going to be used in a work release program, is DPSC or DOC approval required.”
City of Shreveport v. Caddo Par., 658 So. 2d 786 (La. Ct. App. 1995). “See LSA-R.S. 15:708. [3] This sum represents payment at a rate of $24.”
Ceasar v. Hebert, 941 So. 2d 678 (La. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “R.S. 15:708. [1] The Parish filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the plaintiffs were not under its authority and control, and therefore, it owed no duty of care to them.”
Leon Boyd v. Rapides Par. Sheriff's Dep't (La. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 12× “R.S. 15:708, and further contended that Armstead was not in the process of escaping when Ms.”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708(A)(1) — 2 cases
Fisher v. Catahoula Par. Police Jury, 165 So. 3d 321 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “R.S. 15:708. All that is necessary to affirm the trial court’s judgment is the absence of factual support for one essential element of Mr.”
Hite v. Larpenter, 923 So. 2d 140 (La. Ct. App. 2005). “R.S. 15:708, which authorizes parish sheriffs to allow prisoners to voluntarily perform manual labor in public buildings.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708(A)(1)(b) — 1 case
Ceasar v. Hebert, 941 So. 2d 678 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 15:708. [1] The Parish filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the plaintiffs were not under its authority and control, and therefore, it owed no duty of care to them.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708(A)(l)(a) — 1 case
Hite v. Larpenter, 923 So. 2d 140 (La. Ct. App. 2005). “R.S. 15:708, which authorizes parish sheriffs to allow prisoners to voluntarily perform manual labor in public buildings.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708(A)(l)(b) — 1 case
Hite v. Larpenter, 923 So. 2d 140 (La. Ct. App. 2005). “R.S. 15:708, which authorizes parish sheriffs to allow prisoners to voluntarily perform manual labor in public buildings.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708(D)(l)(a) — 1 case
Fisher v. Catahoula Par. Police Jury, 165 So. 3d 321 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “R.S. 15:708. All that is necessary to affirm the trial court’s judgment is the absence of factual support for one essential element of Mr.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708(F) — 1 case
Wilson v. Doe, 182 So. 3d 336 (La. Ct. App. 2015).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708(G) — 1 case
Ashley Robinson, In Her Capacity as the Nat. Tutrix of the Minor Child., Kaniyah Robinson & Kyson Robinson v. Allstate Ins. Co., Vill. Of Dixie Inn, & Michael A. Chreene (La. Ct. App. 2021).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708(H) — 5 cases
Fisher v. Catahoula Par. Police Jury, 165 So. 3d 321 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “R.S. 15:708. All that is necessary to affirm the trial court’s judgment is the absence of factual support for one essential element of Mr.”
Leon Boyd v. Rapides Par. Sheriff's Dep't (La. Ct. App. 2026). “R.S. 15:708, and further contended that Armstead was not in the process of escaping when Ms.”
Ashley Robinson, In Her Capacity as the Nat. Tutrix of the Minor Child., Kaniyah Robinson & Kyson Robinson v. Allstate Ins. Co., Vill. Of Dixie Inn, & Michael A. Chreene (La. Ct. App. 2021).
Thompson v. France (E.D. La. 2020).
Skinner v. State, 149 So. 3d 342 (La. Ct. App. 2014).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 15:708(b) — 1 case
Ceasar v. Hebert, 926 So. 2d 139 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 15:708. For the following reasons, we affirm.”
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