Anyone currently, physically incarcerated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DOC) cannot file an expungement for any arrest or offense (even those unrelated to the conviction that resulted in the current incarceration).1 Such individuals will be those serving felony sentences, although they may be serving them in either state or parish facilities. Individuals on probation or parole for a felony offense can file for expungement, but only if they are under supervision in the community.
If you get a request for expungement help from a facility, save yourself some time and figure out if the person is incarcerated on a felony sentence.
- 1La. C.Cr.P. art. 975.