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Special Orders

W.D. La. LCrR 53.9

In a widely publicized or sensational case, the court, on motion of either party or on its own motion, may issue a special order governing such matters as extrajudicial statements by parties and witnesses likely to interfere with the rights of the accused to a fair trial by an impartial jury, the seating and conduct in the courtroom of spectators and news-media representatives, the management and the sequestration of jurors and witnesses and any other matters that the court may deem appropriate for inclusion in such an order.
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