Use of deadly force: ‘Stand your ground’ in Louisiana

The recent fatal shooting of a 12-year-old male in Shreveport has brought this issue back to light. The facts are still developing, but the allegation is that the individual was trying to break into a parked car in Southern Hills when the owner of the vehicle fired a weapon.In Louisiana, the use of force to repel an attacker is essentially covered in two statutes: The first is entitled 'Use of…