The louisiana commission on law enforcement (lcle) will serve as the state administering agency for the louisiana state police (LSP), bureau of criminal identification and information, to implement…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Louisiana Commission On Law Enforcement And Administration Of Criminal Justice $1.198 million under a cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, to implement the Louisiana Criminal History Modernization and Infrastructure Enhancement Initiative through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554).

The award funds three projects designed to improve the accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of Louisiana's criminal history records and strengthen participation in national criminal justice information systems. The Louisiana Computerized Criminal History (CCH) Disposition Recovery Project will identify and update missing or unmatched criminal case dispositions within Louisiana's CCH system using statewide court data, data normalization, and machine-learning-assisted matching to reduce backlog, improve criminal history completeness, and enhance the reliability of records used for firearm background checks and other criminal justice purposes. The National Crime Information Centers Interstate Identification Index NIEM XML Update Project will support Louisiana's transition to NIEM XML messaging standards for III transactions, improving compatibility with the FBI Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) and enhancing interstate criminal history information sharing. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) NIEM XML Project will support modernization of NICS message keys through implementation of NIEM XML standards as part of the FBI CJIS N3G modernization initiative.

The Louisiana Commission On Law Enforcement serves as the state administering agency and point of contact between the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Louisiana State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, throughout the project period. Performance occurs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a period of performance extending from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.

The louisiana commission on law enforcement (lcle) will serve as the state administering agency for the louisiana state police (LSP), bureau of criminal identification and information, to implement the louisiana criminal history modernization and infrastructure enhancement initiative. Lcle will serve as the point of contact between the BJS and LSP throughout the project period. Funding will support three projects designed to improve the accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of louisianas criminal history records and strengthen participation in national criminal justice information systems. The louisiana computerized criminal history (CCH) disposition recovery project, will identify and update missing or unmatched criminal case dispositions within louisianas CCH system. Using statewide court data, data normalization, and machine-learning-assisted matching, the project will reduce backlog, improve criminal history completeness, and enhance the reliability of records used for firearm background checks and other criminal justice purposes. The national crime information centers interstate identification index niem XML update project, will support louisianas transition to niem XML messaging standards for III transactions, improving compatibility with the FBI criminal justice information system (cjis) and enhancing interstate criminal history information sharing. The national instant criminal background check system (nics) niem XML project, will support modernization of nics message keys through implementation of niem XML standards as part of the FBI cjis N3G modernization initiative.