Expungement laws were significantly updated and expanded in 2014 to make a greater number of misdemeanor and felony convictions eligible for expungement. Since 2014 there have been almost annual changes in the law for eligibility, processes, forms, and costs. Therefore, this chapter provides only the general criteria for eligibility. For the most up-to-date information, practitioners should refer directly to the applicable Code of Criminal Procedure articles and/or attend relevant CLEs available annually from the Justice & Accountability Center of Louisiana on this topic.1