RS 13:5541: Posse comitatus; penalty for refusal to assist

A. Every sheriff may call for the aid and command the services of every able bodied inhabitant of his parish to preserve the peace in cases of riot, to execute a process of court in cases where resistance is made or threatened. No person shall refuse to render such assistance.

B. Whoever violates this Section may be punished by fine, at the discretion of the court, not exceeding twenty-five dollars.