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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2619 Ward 1, justice of the peace court, Allen Parish; constable; use of surplus automobiles
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§2619. Ward 1, justice of the peace court, Allen Parish; constable; use of surplus automobiles The local governing authority having territorial jurisdiction over Ward 1, Allen Parish, may authorize the constable of Ward 1, justice of the peace court, Allen Parish, to use any surp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2620 Ward 3; Justice of the Peace Court; St
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§2620. Ward 3; Justice of the Peace Court; St. Tammany Parish A. There shall be one justice of the peace elected in Ward 3 of St. Tammany Parish. B. The two offices of constable in Ward 3 of St. Tammany Parish are continued. C. The territorial limits of the Justice of the Peace C…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2621 Territorial jurisdiction; DeSoto Parish justice of the peace courts
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§2621. Territorial jurisdiction; DeSoto Parish justice of the peace courts A. The territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in DeSoto Parish shall be as follows: (1) The first justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 11, 15, 28, 31, 32, 34, 3…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2622 Territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts of Plaquemines Parish
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§2622. Territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts of Plaquemines Parish A. The territorial jurisdiction of the several justice of the peace courts within the parish of Plaquemines, as they exist on August 1, 2024, shall continue in effect until changed in accorda…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2623 RS 13:2623
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§2623 eff. in part for 2026 primary election, eff. for all other purposes Jan. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 155. §2623. Territorial jurisdiction; Iberville Parish justice of the peace courts and constables A. The territorial limits of the justice of the peace districts and courts …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2701 Short title
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§2701. Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Interim Judicial Succession Act." Acts 1963, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2702 Statement of policy
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§2702. Statement of policy Because of the existing possibility of attack of unprecedented size and destructiveness, upon the United States and in order, in the event of such an attack, to assure continuity of government through legally constituted leadership, authority and respon…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2703 Definitions
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§2703. Definitions Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this Chapter: (1) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in office exists, or that the lawful incumbent of the office is absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the offi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2704 Special emergency judges
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§2704. Special emergency judges In the event that any judge of any court of record is unavailable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his office, and in the event no other judge authorized to act in the event of absence, disability or vacancy or no special judge ap…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2705 Formalities of taking office
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§2705. Formalities of taking office At the time of their designation, special emergency judges shall take oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no perso…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2706 Period in which authority may be exercised
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§2706. Period in which authority may be exercised Officials authorized to act as special emergency judges are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as herein authorized only after an attack upon the United States, as defined herein, has occurred. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2707 Removal of designees
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§2707. Removal of designees Until such time as the persons designated as special emergency judges are authorized to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office in accordance with this Chapter, including R.S. 13:2706, said persons shall serve in their designated capa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3 Seals for clerks of Supreme Court and Orleans parish courts; Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
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§3. Seals for clerks of Supreme Court and Orleans parish courts; Orleans Parish Juvenile Court The clerks of the Supreme Court and the several courts in the parish of Orleans each shall have a seal containing the vignette of the state seal and designating the court for which the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3041 Qualifications of juror in civil cases
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§3041. Qualifications of juror in civil cases A. It is the policy of this state that all qualified citizens have an obligation to serve on petit juries when summoned by the courts of this state, unless excused. B. The qualifications of a juror in any civil case are as required by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3042 Exemptions from civil jury service; twenty-four-month waiver of petit jury service
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§3042. Exemptions from civil jury service; twenty-four-month waiver of petit jury service A. The exemptions from jury service in civil cases are as provided in Article 403 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure. B. A prospective juror may apply for a twenty-four-month waiver…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3042.1 Postponements of petit jury participation
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§3042.1. Postponements of petit jury participation A. Individuals scheduled to appear for petit jury service have the right to postpone the date of their initial appearance for jury service one time only. When requested, postponements shall be granted, provided that: (1) The juro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3043 Jury commission
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§3043. Jury commission The membership of the jury commission, the qualifications, appointment, term of service, oath, and quorum of the commissioners, and the requirement of public meetings are governed by Article 404 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure. Notice of jury co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3044 Selection of names for general venire box; drawing of jurors in civil cases; disposition of slips drawn; record; summoning; excusing
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§3044. Selection of names for general venire box; drawing of jurors in civil cases; disposition of slips drawn; record; summoning; excusing A. The general venire, and the functions of the jury commission and of the clerk of court in connection therewith are governed by the Louisi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3045 Delivery of general venire box to clerk after drawing of jurors in civil cases
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§3045. Delivery of general venire box to clerk after drawing of jurors in civil cases After the jury commission has selected the names of persons to serve as jurors in civil cases as prescribed in R.S. 13:3044 they shall lock and seal the general venire box and deliver it to the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3046 Selecting a new general venire; revising and supplementing a general venire
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§3046. Selecting a new general venire; revising and supplementing a general venire The selection of a new general venire, the revising and supplementing of a general venire, and the functions of the jury commission and of the clerk of court in connection therewith, are governed b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3047 Time for service of jurors in civil cases
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§3047. Time for service of jurors in civil cases In districts composed of more than one parish, the jurors drawn for the first week of the session shall constitute the jury in civil cases for that week, and those drawn for the second shall serve for the time for which they are dr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3048 Tales jury box and tales jurors
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§3048. Tales jury box and tales jurors The jury commission at such times as the court may order, shall select one hundred tales jurors, good men and true, and place their names in a box known as the tales jury box, securely seal the box and deliver it to the district clerk of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3049 Cash deposit; bond; duty to attend; compensation; procedure; filing fees
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§3049. Cash deposit; bond; duty to attend; compensation; procedure; filing fees A. Every person selected and summoned shall attend as a juror or talesman punctually and for the time for which he is selected. The district judge may enforce the attendance of any juror by imposing a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3049.1 Twenty-Fourth Judicial District; jury compensation; duty to attend; cash deposit;
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§3049.1. Twenty-Fourth Judicial District; jury compensation; duty to attend; cash deposit; bond procedure; filing fees A. Every person selected and summoned to serve in the central jury pool of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District as a prospective juror or talesman shall attend pu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3049.2 Donation of juror per diem; procedures
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§3049.2. Donation of juror per diem; procedures A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person serving as a juror in any judicial district court may elect to donate their entire juror per diem compensation to the court-appointed special advocate program (CASA…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3050 Lengthy Trial Fund
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§3050. Lengthy Trial Fund A. The Judicial Council shall promulgate rules to establish a Lengthy Trial Fund that shall be used to provide full or partial wage replacement or wage supplementation to jurors who serve for more than ten days on civil petit juries and criminal petit ju…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3051 Challenge of venire not permitted except for fraud or irreparable injury
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§3051. Challenge of venire not permitted except for fraud or irreparable injury A general venire or petit jury venire shall not be set aside for any reason unless fraud has been practiced or some great wrong committed that would work irreparable injury. This Section does not affe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3052 Time for urging objections
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§3052. Time for urging objections All objections to the manner of selecting or drawing the jury or to any defect or irregularity that can be pleaded against any array or venire must be urged before entering on the trial of the case; otherwise, all such objections shall be conside…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3053 Compensation of jury commissioners
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§3053. Compensation of jury commissioners All jury commissioners are entitled to recover compensation at the rate of seventy-five dollars per day during actual attendance at meetings and an additional fee of not less than twenty-one cents per mile nor more than the rate in effect…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3054 Same; payment
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§3054. Same; payment Such fees shall be paid from the general funds of the police jury of the parish wherein the jury commissioners shall exercise the functions of their office.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3057 Jury summons; civil summons effective in criminal action; criminal summons effective in civil action
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§3057. Jury summons; civil summons effective in criminal action; criminal summons effective in civil action If the district judges of the parish, other than the parish of Orleans, in which a person is summoned so direct, a person who has been summoned to serve as a civil juror bu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3101 Drawing petit and tales jurors for civil district court; emptying and refilling general venire box
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§3101. Drawing petit and tales jurors for civil district court; emptying and refilling general venire box The jury commission for the Parish of Orleans appointed in accordance with Article 404 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure shall draw petit and tales jurors for servi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3102 Employment of clerks by jury commissioners
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§3102. Employment of clerks by jury commissioners The jury commissioners for the parish of Orleans may employ one chief clerk at a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars per month, and two subpoena clerks at salaries of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month each.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3103 Payment of salaries of jury commission's clerks
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§3103. Payment of salaries of jury commission's clerks The salaries set forth in R.S. 13:3102 may be paid by the city of New Orleans semi-monthly.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3104 Office supplies for jury commission
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§3104. Office supplies for jury commission The city of New Orleans may pay the jury commissioners for the parish of Orleans, the sum of one hundred dollars per month semi-monthly, to be used by them for the purchase of stationery, stamps and other necessary office supplies.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3105 Compensation of jurors in civil cases
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§3105. Compensation of jurors in civil cases A. Those serving as jurors in the trial of civil cases triable by a jury in the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans shall be entitled to compensation and an allowance for mileage necessarily traveled going to and from the co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3106 Provisions applicable to Orleans Parish
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§3106. Provisions applicable to Orleans Parish The provisions of R.S. 13:3041, 3042, 3042.1, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3055, and 3056 shall apply to all parishes of the state, including Orleans Parish. The provisions of R.S. 13:3043 through 3046, both inclusive, 3048, 3049, 3053, and 305…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:311 Salaries
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§311. Salaries The salary of each judge of the courts of appeal in this state shall be eighty thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly on his own warrant. However, the chief judges of the courts of appeal shall be entitled to a pay differential, in an amount not to exceed five…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:312 Courts of appeal; circuits and districts
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§312. Courts of appeal; circuits and districts There shall be five court of appeal circuits, which shall be subdivided into districts as follows: 1.(a) First circuit. The parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:312.1 Circuit court of appeal; domicile; number of judges; election
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§312.1. Circuit court of appeal; domicile; number of judges; election A. The Court of Appeal for the First Circuit, domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge, shall have twelve judges. Four judges shall be elected from each of the three districts composing the circuit by the qualified…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:312.2 Additional judges for the first circuit; term; election; compensation
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§312.2. Additional judges for the first circuit; term; election; compensation A. There are hereby established three additional offices of judges for the court of appeal of the first circuit, to increase the number of judges for the court of appeal for said circuit from six to nin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:312.3 Additional judges for the third circuit; term; election; compensation
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§312.3. Additional judges for the third circuit; term; election; compensation A. There are hereby established three additional offices of judges for the Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit, to increase the number of judges for the court of appeal for said circuit from six to ni…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:312.5 Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal; fees
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§312.5. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal; fees The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal may charge a filing fee not to exceed fifty dollars for a civil motion not otherwise subject to any other fee. The fee amounts collected shall be used to defray operational and maintenance expenses of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:313 Expenses of judges of courts of appeal; reimbursement
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§313. Expenses of judges of courts of appeal; reimbursement Judges of courts of appeal shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred while absent from their respective parishes of residence on official duty, and provision for payment of such expenses shall be included by t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:314 Future construction of references to court of appeal for the parish of Orleans, and to courts of appeal, first and second circuits
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§314. Future construction of references to court of appeal for the parish of Orleans, and to courts of appeal, first and second circuits When any code or statutory provision heretofore adopted refers to the court of appeal for the parish of Orleans, it shall be construed hereafte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:319 Assignment and allotment of cases
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§319. Assignment and allotment of cases Each civil and criminal appeal and each application for writs shall be randomly assigned by the clerk, subject to the direct supervision of the court. Except for good cause shown, all writs and appeals from contemporaneously rendered orders…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:32 Judiciary Commission
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§32. Judiciary Commission As used in this Chapter, "commission" means the Judiciary Commission provided for by Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Added by Acts 1968, No. 152, §1; Acts 2012, No. 811, §3, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3201 Personal jurisdiction over nonresidents
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§3201. Personal jurisdiction over nonresidents A. A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident, who acts directly or by an agent, as to a cause of action arising from any one of the following activities performed by the nonresident: (1) Transacting any business i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3203 Venue
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§3203. Venue A suit on a cause of action described in R.S. 13:3201 may be instituted in the parish where the plaintiff is domiciled, or in any parish of proper venue. Added by Acts 1964, No. 47, §3; Acts 1997, No. 1056, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3204 Service of process
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§3204. Service of process A. In a suit under R.S. 13:3201, a certified copy of the citation or the notice in a divorce under Civil Code Article 102 and of the petition or a certified copy of a contradictory motion, rule to show cause, or other pleading filed by the plaintiff in a…
