SHREVEPORT La. - A convicted sex offender in Caddo Parish could become the first person locally to face surgical castration under Louisiana's new law.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Louisiana law is shaping how some sex crimes are prosecuted. Act 651, which took effect last August, allows judges to order surgical castration for offenders who sexually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, Louisiana passed a law that permits judges to sentence individuals convicted of specific crimes to surgical castration.

A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in addition to prison time. Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill ...

A serial child rapist in Louisiana has been sentenced to surgical and chemical castration after pleading guilty to the attempted rape of a 7-year-old girl, according to authorities and reports. Thomas ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama lawmaker is calling for convicted sex offenders to pay for their own surgical castration. Steve Hurst, a Republican from Munford, Ala., has introduced a bill that ...

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri State Rep. Scott Cupps (District 158) has filed a bill for the current legislative session that would allow courts to sentence ‘certain sex offenders’ to be surgically ...