LA HB144

Creates new crime of "obstruction of a legislative proceeding" under R.S. 14:130.2, covering acts that impede legislative proceedings or investigations, or involve using/threatening force against legislators to hinder their attendance or influence their conduct

Standard penalty is imprisonment for up to 6 months; enhanced penalty of 1-3 years (with or without hard labor) applies when the offense results in injury requiring medical attention

Defines "legislative proceeding" to include committee meetings, joint committee meetings, convening of either chamber, and any other committee, board, or entity where a legislator is a member

Expands attorney general authority under C.Cr.P. Art. 62(C) to investigate and prosecute obstruction of legislative proceedings (with district attorney consent), in addition to existing authority over homicidal death cases

Establishes venue options for prosecution in the parish of the underlying proceeding, the parish where any obstructive act occurred, or East Baton Rouge Parish