Art. 462. Form of grand jury indictment
The indictment by a grand jury may be in substantially the following
form:
In the (Here state the name of the court.) on the ______ day of ______,
20__. State of Louisiana v. A.B. (Here state the name or description of the
accused.).
The grand jury of the Parish of ______, charges that A.B. (Here state
the name or description of the accused.) committed the offense of ______, in
that (Here set forth the offense and transaction according to the rules stated in
this Title. The particulars of the offense may be added with a view to avoiding
the necessity for a bill of particulars.) contrary to the law of the State of
Louisiana and against the peace and dignity of the same.