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Title XVI: Arraignment and Pleas

Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure – 2026

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Art. 551 Arraignment of defendant Art. 551.1 Substitution of railroad defendant at arraignment Art. 552 Pleas at the arraignment Art. 553 Method of pleading Art. 554 Effect of failure to plead Art. 555 Waivers Art. 556 Plea of guilty or nolo contendere in misdemeanor cases; duty of court Art. 556.1 Plea of guilty or nolo contendere in felony cases; duties of the court and defense counsel Art. 557 Plea of guilty in capital cases Art. 558 Plea of guilty of lesser included offense Art. 558.1 Adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanity Art. 559 Withdrawal or setting aside of plea of guilty Art. 560 Change of plea of not guilty to guilty Art. 561 Change of plea of "not guilty" to "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity" Art. 562 Use of simultaneous audio-visual transmission for certain proceedings