Glenn G. Cortello, Attorney at Law

11/15/2025

Bless our officers, in Jesus Name!!!

Please join Sheriff Mark Wood and the men and women of Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office in prayers for our brothers and sisters of the Vivian Police Department in their loss of one of their officers earlier this evening.

Everyday law enforcement all across America go to work and put their lives between the good and evil in the world. They serve AND protect citizens they don’t even know, not hesitating to put themselves in harms way.

Please join us in prayers of comfort and support for everyone involved in this incident.

“I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me, I will go!”
Isaiah 6:8

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Great Counselor.

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There has been interest concerning the venue or place where a trial must be conducted. What follows is state law on venue.
Art. 611. Venue; trial where offense committed
A. All trials shall take place in the parish where the offense has been committed, unless the venue is changed. If acts constituting an offense or if the elements of an offense occurred in more than one place, in or out of the parish or state, the offense is deemed to have been committed in any parish in this state in which any such act or element occurred.

B. If the offender is charged with any criminal homicide enumerated in R.S. 14:29 or any other crime involving the death of a human being and it cannot be determined where the offense or the elements of the offense occurred, the offense is deemed to have been committed in the parish where the body of the victim was found.

C. If the offender is charged with any of the following offenses, the offense is deemed to have been committed either in the parish where the offense occurred or where the victim resides: