Look Back Law (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-04-19
Duration: 00:07:06
Subjects: Louisiana. Supreme Court | Sexual abuse victims | Sexually abused children
Contributors:
- LeBlanc, Karen Host
- McEvoy, Stephen Interviewee
- Schubert, Kristi Interviewee
- Luneau, Jay Interviewee
- Murrill, Liz Interviewee
Description
This segment from the April 19, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s report on the Louisiana Supreme Court ruling that the Look Back Law passed in 2021, which extended the statute of limitations for civil claims in childhood sexual abuse cases, is unconstitutional. LeBlanc reports that Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed for a rehearing of the case. She interviews: Stephen McEvoy, childhood sexual abuse survivor; Kristi Schubert, attorney; State Senator Jay Luneau; and Attorney General Liz Murrill.