House backs bill to centralize juvenile records access while adding privacy guardrails

May 6, 2025

Lawmakers passed a measure to create a consolidated juvenile records repository with amendments meant to limit access and protect confidentiality, while clarifying which justice actors can use the records across parish lines.

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The Louisiana House voted to approve legislation that would centralize certain juvenile offender information in a way sponsors say will improve access for judges, prosecutors and defenders while keeping stronger privacy protections.

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