La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 813
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
If the court finds that the verdict is incorrect in form or is not responsive to the indictment, it shall refuse to receive it, and shall remand the jury with the necessary oral instructions. In such a case the court shall read the verdict, and record the reasons for refusal.
La. Cr.P. § 813