La. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. § 784 (2026)

Art. 784.  Method of selecting panel

In selecting a panel, names shall be drawn from the petit jury venire indiscriminately and by lot in open court and in a manner to be determined by the court.

In those judicial district courts, including the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans, wherein use of a jury pool has been authorized by law, the petit jury panel shall be selected by random, indiscriminate choice in a manner to be determined by the rules of the court in which the jury panel is selected.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 556, §1, eff. July 15, 1977.