Nothing is worse than the feeling of helplessness that goes along with being arrested and jailed for a criminal offense. The experience can be confusing and overwhelming both for the person who has been arrested as well as their friends and loved ones. Almost certainly the first question for friends and family will be: “How do I get them out of jail?”

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In Louisiana there are several ways to go about posting bond:

• In Louisiana lawyers are allowed to request PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE releases for their clients from judges and other elected officials for specified non-violent offenses. Most typical non-violent cases you will be inquiring about fall into this category. So it is quite possible that I can help you get your friend of loved on out of jail without needing to involve a bail bondsman or other surety agent. This can help save substantial time and money.
• You can post the entire amount of the bond in cash with the court. This, not surprisingly, is know as a CASH BOND. At the conclusion of the case, you will have the entire amount of the bond you posted refunded to you.
• You can contact a licensed bail bondsman to post a COMMERCIAL SURETY BOND, more commonly known as a bail bond. This service is helpful if you cannot afford to post the entire amount of the bond in cash. For a fee (usually around 13% of the total bond), a bail bondsman will post the total amount of the bond for you. This fee is non-refundable.

The possibility of obtaining an unsecured personal recognizance bond can be especially helpful for arrested individuals who live out of state (students, tourists business people, convention goers, etc.), as  in many cases the standard practice of commercial bonding is limited to people with substantial ties to the area. That is, if you are not from the New Orleans area most bail bond companies will not offer to bond you out of jail. That means that in many cases your only option would be to post the full cash bond, which can be prohibitively expensive, unless you secure the services of a lawyer.

Call or text me at (504)237-5245, or email me using one of the contact forms on this website. I promise you will hear from me immediately, especially if you indicate that the matter involves someone who is currently incarcerated.

It is important to get a qualified criminal defense attorney involved as soon as possible after arrest to help protect the rights of the arrested person, as well as to help friends and family navigate the complexities of post-arrest court proceedings and the procedures associated with posting bail.