Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 672 – Recusal on court’s own motion
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A. A judge may recuse himself in any cause in which a ground for recusal exists, whether or not a motion for his recusal has been filed by a party.
B. Prior to the cause being allotted to another judge, a judge who recuses himself for any reason shall contemporaneously file in the record the order of recusal and written reasons that provide the factual basis for recusal under Article 671. The judge shall also provide a copy of the recusal and the written reasons therefor to the judicial administrator of the supreme court.
Acts 2022, No. 42, §1.