Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:195

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

Any person subject to this code who resists apprehension or breaks arrest or who escapes from physical restraint lawfully imposed shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.  

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.