CRIMINAL/PENALTIES: Provides relative to penalties for hit-and-run driving (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Summary

The law amends Louisiana’s traffic statutes to increase fines and prison terms for drivers who flee an accident that results in death or serious bodily injury. It adds mandatory minimum time without parole, especially when the victim is a pedestrian or bicyclist, and imposes harsher sentences for repeat offenders with prior DUI or vehicular homicide convictions. The measure is intended to deter hit‑and‑run behavior and protect vulnerable road users.

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