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FILE - The Louisiana state Capitol stands on April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. A slew of legislation, including a first-of-its-kind law that allows judges to impose the punishment of surgical castration for offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children, went into effect Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

FILE - The Louisiana state Capitol stands on April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. A slew of legislation, including a first-of-its-kind law that allows judges to impose the punishment of surgical castration for offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children, went into effect Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

FILE - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs bills June 19, 2024, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette, La. A slew of legislation, including a first-of-its-kind law that allows judges to impose the punishment of surgical castration for offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children, went into effect Thursday, Aug. 1. (Brad Bowie/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

FILE - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs bills June 19, 2024, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette, La. A slew of legislation, including a first-of-its-kind law that allows judges to impose the punishment of surgical castration for offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children, went into effect Thursday, Aug. 1. (Brad Bowie/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)