Louisiana Senate to consider bill to keep juror information private

Published: May 7, 2026

By: Izzy Wollfarth, LSU Manship School News Service

BATON ROUGE — Under a bill that advanced through the Senate Judiciary C Committee Tuesday, the public would be barred from accessing juror information.

The Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure states that juror names are to be published in each parish’s official journal, local newspaper or on the door of the courthouse.

Rep. Debbie Villio, R-Kenner, sought to change the current process and protect juror information including jurors’ identities, their telephone numbers, emails, home address and anything related to their image and likeness.

The current bill states that juror information would be disclosed only at the discretion of the court and if a juror list is submitted to local government.

Villio said it is a simple bill and “a measure to protect juror privacy.”