Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Law
La. R.S. 14 § 14:22: Defense of others
What this law says, in plain English
A person may use force, violence, or lethal force to defend another person if it reasonably appears the attacked person could have justifiably used that force themselves, and intervention appears necessary to protect them.
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