New Laws to Protect Children and Elderly

Governor Bobby Jindal stood with law enforcement officials to highlight five new laws that were part of the Governor's 2011 Legislative Package and will help crack down on sex offenders, locate missing children and protect the disabled and elderly.

Governor Jindal held a ceremonial bill signing for the new laws, including

• HB 49 by Rep. Leger - which explains the human trafficking statutes;

• HB 55 by Rep - Thierry which criminalizes the accessing or using of social networking websites, chat rooms and peer-to-peer networks by certain registered sex offenders;

• HB 86 by Rep - White, which enhances the penalties for sexually abusing a person with a physical or mental disability or a person over the age of 65;

• HB 94 by Rep. Katz - which transfers the lost and browbeaten Children Information Clearinghouse from DCFS to the Office of State Police;

• HB 131 by Rep - Templet, which ensures sex offenders do not avoid their registration requirements

These new laws will surely have some changes for the peoples.