Baton Rouge, La. — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry ...

SHREVEPORT La. - A convicted sex offender in Caddo Parish could become the first person locally to face surgical castration ...

Convicted child molesters in Louisiana could be ordered to undergo surgical castration – in addition to prison time – under a tough new law approved by state lawmakers Monday. The bill would give ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children to undergo surgical castration under a bill signed into law ...

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.

Louisiana is now the first state to allow surgical castration to be used as a punishment for sex crimes under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. This law, which will go into effect Aug.

Louisiana lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that would expand judges’ powers to sentence people convicted of certain sex crimes against children to physical castration. If passed into law, the bill ...