Lafayette, NOLA students rally for bill that ends trying 17-year-olds as adults

By Nick Chrastil

BATON ROUGE — Students from Lafayette and New Orleans joined lawmakers and activists on the steps of the Louisiana Capitol Wednesday for Youth Justice Day, a rally to petition legislators to raise the age of juvenile offenders from 17 to 18.

Louisiana is one of nine states in which 17-year-olds are tried as adults.

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