re: Chalk one up for the good guys!

If there is any such case law in La it is old and no good. Intruder does not even need to be armed or actually in your house. Only requirement is that he be forcibly entering. In that case, homeowner is presumed to be in fear of his life and can shoot.

The gas did the exchange student in BR years back has good civ and criminal opinions that analyze all this. One should not do what that guy did (shoot a kid in a costume on Halloween for knocking on his door).