Name: New legislature would double the time Louisiana DAs have to charge juveniles as adults
Channel: TEGNA
Description: Two state lawmakers are working on legislation that would give prosecutors more time to screen cases where young people are charged as adults. Reaction was strong and swift after Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams missed the deadline to formally charge a teenager accused in a string of violent crimes as an adult.

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New legislature would double the time Louisiana DAs have to charge juveniles as adults

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Two state lawmakers are working on legislation that would give prosecutors more time to screen cases where young people are charged as adults. Reaction was strong and swift after Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams missed the deadline to formally charge a teenager accused in a string of violent crimes as an adult.

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WWL

Keywords

orleans local news

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