2025 Louisiana Amendment 3

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2025 Louisiana Amendment 3

What it was
- A legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the March 29, 2025 ballot.
- It would have let the Louisiana Legislature decide in state law which specific felony crimes could result in a juvenile being tried as an adult, rather than having this power in the state constitution.

Background
- Under the Louisiana constitution, the Legislature could, with a two-thirds vote, determine by statute which crimes could lead to juvenile trials as adults (for offenses like murder, rape, and kidnapping).
- If Amendment 3 had passed, this authority would have been removed from the constitution and given to lawmakers to decide by statute which crimes trigger adult trials for juveniles.

Endorsements
- Yes supporters included Governor Jeff Landry and several Republican lawmakers (Heather Cloud, Jay Morris, Debbie Villio).
- No opponents included the ACLU of Louisiana, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Vera Institute of Justice, and The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.

Results
- No: 419,392 votes (66.39%)
- Yes: 212,343 votes (33.61%)
- Total votes: 631,735
- Voter turnout: about 21.2% of registered voters