Louisiana Codes > Code of Criminal Procedure > Title XVI Louisiana Codes > Code of Criminal Procedure > Title XVI – Arraignment and Pleas Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions § 551 Arraignment of defendant § 551.1 Substitution of railroad defendant at arraignment § 552 Pleas at the arraignment § 553 Method of pleading § 554 Effect of failure to plead § 555 Waivers § 556 Plea of guilty or nolo contendere in misdemeanor cases; duty of court § 556.1 Plea of guilty or nolo contendere in felony cases; duties of the court and defense counsel § 557 Plea of guilty in capital cases § 558 Plea of guilty of lesser included offense § 558.1 Adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanity § 559 Withdrawal or setting aside of plea of guilty § 560 Change of plea of not guilty to guilty § 561 Change of plea of “not guilty” to “not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity” § 562 Use of simultaneous audio-visual transmission for certain proceedings Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.