La. Rev. Stat. § 13:782 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 782
Compensation of clerks
Status: in_force

A.(1) Clerks of district courts of the various parishes shall establish their own rates of annual compensation for their services, payable out of the clerk's salary fund, which rates shall not exceed the following amounts based on the applicable population of the respective parishes, according to the latest United States census or the population estimates published pursuant to the United States Bureau of the Census Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates as follows:

Population Compensation

(a) Less than 50,000 $ 88,000

(b) 50,000-200,000 $ 98,000

(c) Over 200,000 $108,000

(d) The annual compensation for each population class shall be increased by four percent annually through Fiscal Year 2016-2017. The applicable compensation for each fiscal year shall be used to calculate any compensation granted by Subsection J of this Section for the fiscal year.

(e) The annual compensation for each population class shall be increased by five percent annually through Fiscal Year 2027-2028. The applicable compensation for each fiscal year shall be used to calculate any compensation granted by Subsection J of this Section for the fiscal year. The additional compensation authorized pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall become effective if the clerk of a district court publishes notice of intent to increase his compensation on two separate days in the official journal of the parish in which the clerk's office is located. The last day of publication of the notice shall be at least thirty days prior to the date that the clerk of the district court increases his compensation.

(2) A clerk is eligible to receive a salary increase as provided for by this Subsection if the clerk completes the annual certification updates and renewal courses as provided for in Subparagraph (I)(4)(c) of this Section.

(3) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit clerks from participation in an approved state deferred compensation plan as specified in R.S. 42:1301 et seq. A clerk shall not authorize or receive an employer contribution that would be more favorable than that offered to the employees of the clerk's office.

B. The governing authority of the parish of Plaquemines may pay the clerk of the Twenty-fifth Judicial District Court and ex officio recorder for said parish any such additional compensation for his services as it may deem necessary.

C. Should any clerk of a district court receive an amount less than the maximum compensation allowed under the population category applicable to such clerk in this section, due to insufficiency of funds or other cause, and there occurs a surplus in the receipts of his office during any fiscal year within his term of office, or during any subsequent term or terms of office for which he is reelected, he shall receive out of any such surplus an amount sufficient to maintain his maximum annual compensation at the rate provided by law.

D. In no case shall the amount of compensation received by any clerk of a district court for his services be less than nine hundred dollars per month, which sum is hereby fixed as the minimum monthly salary for any such clerk. In the event a sufficient amount is not earned from all of the fees collected by his office to provide for said minimum monthly compensation, during his term of office, or any subsequent term or terms of office for which he is re-elected, the difference between the amount earned and said minimum monthly compensation shall be paid such clerk, on his own warrant, by the governing authority of his parish.

E. All of the maximum rates of compensation provided by this section shall be due and payable to the various clerks of the several district courts from all of the fees collected by their offices, after the salaries of deputies and assistants and any and all other expenses have been paid, as provided in R.S. 13:783(A).

F. Any clerk of a district court who agrees to share any part of his compensation provided in this section with any other person shall forfeit his office for gross misconduct upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction.

G. Notwithstanding any provision of this section or any other law to the contrary, no clerk of the district court for any parish, Orleans excepted, shall have his salary reduced because a later official United States Census shows the population of such parish to have decreased so as to place such parish within a lower population category upon which the compensation of the clerk of the district court of such parish is based as provided in this section.

H. In addition to the above salary each individual clerk of the judicial district courts, including the register of conveyances and the recorder of mortgages for the parish of Orleans, shall be granted ten percent of his annual compensation as an expense allowance.

I.(1) The Louisiana Clerks' of Court Certification program is hereby established to formalize and recognize the professional standards of clerks of court in the state.

(2) Objectives. The clerks' of court certification program is designed to provide practical learning experiences which establish a curriculum that will enable the clerks of court to learn the requirements of their elected office and to establish additional professional bonds of achievement. The program will accomplish these goals by introducing clerks to new ideas that will enhance effective performance in public service; increasing the clerk's managerial competence to meet the changing environment of their parish and community; creating opportunities to enhance professional development through attendance and involvement in respective state associations; emphasizing the clerk's role as a public official and the need for continued maintenance of high standards for the clerk's office; and providing recognition for the attainment of enhanced managerial and administrative skills.

(3) Eligibility. Only those persons holding the office of clerk of a district court shall be eligible for participation in the clerks' of court certification program.

(4)(a) Requirements. The requisite education and training will be provided through courses of the Louisiana Clerks of Court Institute (LCCI), a continuing education program for clerks of court, offering academic training leading to professional accreditation, which was established through the Governmental Services Institute at Louisiana State University. Education and training may also be provided through courses at other state institutions of higher education or institutions of training approved by the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT) or Louisiana Clerks of Court Association (LCCA). All such instruction shall be offered and directed toward the attainment of the certification and maintenance of said certification.

(b)(i) A total of fifty points must be earned to meet the requirements of the professional certification program. Thirty points must be achieved under Category I - Education and twenty points must be achieved under Category II - Experience.

(ii) Category I - Education (30 points required) Satisfactory completion of the Clerks of Court Institute approved by the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association (LCCA) or the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT). Each session of the Clerks of Court Institute shall be twenty-five contact hours which shall equal fifteen points. A bachelor's degree in a related field may be used as fifteen points toward the satisfaction of the requirements of this category.

(iii) Category II - Experience (20 points required) Experience as a full time Clerk of Court shall qualify for one point per year, with a maximum of ten points. Experience as a full time deputy clerk shall qualify for one-half point per year, with a maximum of ten points. Other full time administrative position on local government shall qualify for one-half point per year, with a maximum of ten points. Full time administrative position in business shall qualify for one-half point per year, with a maximum of five points. Relevant university or college credited courses shall qualify for one-half point per course, with a maximum of five points.

(c) The clerks of court certification program will provide training opportunities and challenges for clerks of court completing the certification program to remain current with the latest developments by providing update and renewal courses on an annual basis. The general requirements for update and certification renewal will be the completion of an additional fifty points every four years. If these requirements are not met, the clerk of court will lose certification and certification compensation until recertification requirements are met.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Subsection, any clerk of court, including any clerk in the parish of Orleans, who has served fifty or more years in office as clerk shall be deemed certified under the requirements of this Subsection and shall not be required to personally attend certification renewal courses as required in this Subsection; however, such a clerk shall designate an employee of his office to attend certification renewal courses on his behalf.

J.(1) The clerks of court certification program committee is hereby created to govern the certification program. The certification committee shall be composed of five members who shall serve one year terms and who may be reappointed. The members shall be appointed as follows:

(a) One member shall be the chairman of the Education Committee of the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association who shall serve as chairman of the committee.

(b) One member shall be the Program Coordinator or a representative of the Governmental Services Institute at Louisiana State University.

(c) Three members shall be clerks of court who have achieved certification.

(2)(a) Documents showing the successful completion of the certification program shall be submitted to and approved by the certification committee. Upon approval of the application for certification, a person holding the office of clerk of court shall receive the designation of Certified Clerk of Court, (CCC), and notice of the approval shall be forwarded to the legislative auditor by the certification committee.

(b) If, on July 1, 1990, a clerk has completed the educational and experience requirements as provided in Subsection I of this Section and the documents showing the successful completion of the program have been submitted to and approved by the certification committee and said approval documented to the legislative auditor, the clerk shall be granted a seven percent increase in compensation to his annual salary as set forth in Subsection A of this Section.

(c) A clerk shall complete the requirements of Paragraph I(4) of this Section in order to receive and retain the seven percent compensation enhancement. If a clerk does not complete the certification program as provided in Subsections I and J of this Section, or if after certification a clerk does not receive certification renewal within each four year period, his salary shall revert back to the salary scale provided for in Subsection A of this Section.

K. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 380, §2, eff. June 18, 2013.

L. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 329, §1.

Acts 1990, No. 132, §1; Acts 1990, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 262, §1; Acts 1992, No. 595, §1; Acts 1995, No. 329, §1; Acts 1995, No. 536, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 470, §1; Acts 1999, No. 797, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1216, §1; Acts 2003, No. 157, §1; Acts 2004, No. 236, §1; Acts 2006, No. 724, §1; Acts 2007, No. 77, §1; Acts 2013, No. 380, §§1, 2, eff. June 18, 2013; Acts 2024, No. 697, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4251.401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4251.401
Registration of guardianship orders
Status: in_force

If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this state, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in this state by filing certified copies of the order and letters of office in the mortgage and conveyance records of any appropriate parish of this state.

Acts 2016, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4819 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4819
Same; qualifications of special commissioner
Status: in_force

The special commissioner appointed under the authority of R.S. 13:4818 through 13:4827 shall be learned in the law and shall have practiced law or shall have held judicial position in this state for five years, and shall have been an actual resident of the district for at least three years next preceding their appointment.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1275 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1275
Failure to pay cost or file testimony
Status: in_force

If the court should direct the transcription of the notes of testimony, and if any party refuses or fails to pay his share of the cost of such transcription, or to file such transcribed testimony within a reasonable time to be fixed by the court, the case shall be decided as if the testimony of that party, not transcribed or filed, had not been offered.

Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4347 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4347
Destruction of place where sale advertised to be held; change in advertisement
Status: in_force

In all cases where judicial sales have been advertised under an order of court, whether by the sheriff, constable, auctioneer, or any other officer, at a particular place, and where by destruction of the place, whether by fire or otherwise, it becomes impossible to make the sale as advertised, the sale may be advertised to be made in front of the court house of the parish. This may be done without commencing the advertisement anew, but by simply changing it in the insertion next after the fire or other circumstances which require the change. If the change should be necessitated within less than a week before the date of the sale, as advertised, then the sale shall not be made for one week after the original date, and the advertisement shall be changed accordingly.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3203 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3203
Venue
Status: in_force

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. § 13:1456 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1456
Citation of Chapter
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be designated and may be cited as the "Uniform Parish Court Jurisdiction and Procedure Act."

Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5084 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5084
Compensation of witnesses, costs
Status: in_force

Any witness attending any proceeding provided for in R.S. 13:5083 in compliance with any notice or subpoena issued by authority of R.S. 13:5081 through 13:5090 shall receive as compensation one dollar per day for each day of his attendance, and four cents per mile traveled computed upon the shortest practicable route. Any claim for fees and mileage shall be filed with the court or special commissioners and sworn to by the witness, and shall be taxed as costs and collected as other costs in civil cases.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:714 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 714
Fifteenth Judicial District Court; commissioner
Status: in_force

A. The office of commissioner of the Fifteenth Judicial District Court is hereby created.

B. The commissioner shall be selected by a majority of the duly elected judges of the district sitting en banc. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the court and may be removed from office by a majority of the elected judges of the district. Additionally, the commissioner shall be subject to removal from office for any reason for which a district judge may be removed.

Acts 1984, No. 713, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:843 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 843
Security for cost; collection of accrued costs; employment of counsel
Status: in_force

A. The clerk of court may demand security for costs at the time the suit is filed.

B.(1) After any cost advance furnished under R.S. 13:842 has been exhausted, all accrued costs shall be paid by the party incurring the additional costs or by the surety on any bond for costs furnished by him, upon receipt of the clerk's demand for payment thereof supported by an itemized account of these accrued costs.

(2) If these accrued costs are not paid within ten days of the demand for payment, judgment therefor may be rendered against the party and against the surety on any cost bond furnished by him, by rule returnable not less than two judicial days from the date of service upon the defendants in rule.

(3) The clerk may employ an attorney at law to assist him in filing and trying said rule or rules, and the fee of the attorney employed for that purpose shall be fixed by the district judge before whom the rule is tried and shall be taxed as costs along with the cost of hearing the rule.

Acts 1984, No. 937, §4. Acts 1986, No. 999, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4248 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4248
Foreign protective orders
Status: in_force

A. A copy of any foreign protective order authenticated in accordance with an act of congress or the statutes of this state may be annexed to and filed with an ex parte petition praying that the protective order be made executory in this state. The address of the petitioner may remain confidential with the court.

B. At an ex parte hearing, the court shall make the protective order executory in this state, cause to have prepared a Uniform Abuse Prevention Order, as provided in R.S. 46:2136.2(C), shall sign such order, and shall forward it to the clerk of court for filing, all without delay.

C. The clerk of the issuing court shall transmit the order to the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, R.S. 46:2136.2(A), by facsimile transmission, mail, or direct electronic input, where available. The order shall be mailed and transmitted as expeditiously as possible, but no later than the end of the next business day after the order is filed with the clerk of court.

Acts 1997, No. 1156, §5; Acts 2003, No. 750, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1894.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1894.2
Additional costs; certain violations
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and in addition to any fines, forfeitures, costs, or penalties, a person convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor, or a violation of local ordinance, including a traffic felony, misdemeanor, or local traffic violation, shall be assessed an additional cost in any matter where the use of alcohol was a factor involved in the commission of a crime. Any court that designates by rule, divisions, or sections of the court as a specialized division or section having subject matter jurisdiction for alcohol related offenses including driving while intoxicated, shall assess the following costs:

(1) One hundred dollars for a violation of R.S. 14:98 or 98.1, or of any municipal or parochial ordinance prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

(2) One hundred dollars for a violation of R.S. 14:99, or of any municipal or parochial ordinance prohibiting the reckless operation of a motor vehicle.

(3) Fifty dollars for a violation of R.S. 14:92, 93.11, 93.12, or 333, or of any municipal or parochial ordinance prohibiting the purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of twenty-one years old.

(4) Twenty-five dollars for a violation of R.S. 14:91.7, 103, or 107, or of any municipal or parochial ordinance prohibiting public drinking, public possession of alcohol, or appearing in an intoxicated condition in public.

(5) Twenty-five dollars for a violation of R.S. 32:300, or of any municipal or parochial ordinance prohibiting the possession of open alcoholic beverage containers in vehicles.

(6) Twenty-five dollars for all other convictions of a felony, misdemeanor, or violations of any municipal or parochial ordinance, including a traffic felony, misdemeanor, or a local traffic violation where the use of alcohol was a factor involved in the commission of the crime.

B. Any court that has an alcohol, driving while intoxicated, or sobriety division may use the fines provided for in Subsection A of this Section for the development or maintenance of alcohol treatment programs that are recognized or certified by the Louisiana Supreme Court Drug Court Office, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.

C. The court shall establish a fund to deposit all fees collected pursuant to this Section. The collected fines shall be used solely for the purposes of funding the approved alcohol, driving while intoxicated, or sobriety division and any related treatment programs and associated administrative expenses. In the event that an individual is unable to pay the cost when assessed, the court may allow payment to be deferred within a certain time frame, based on the person's ability to pay the costs.

Acts 2014, No. 810, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5073 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5073
Certifications; directory; tax stamps
Status: in_force

A.(1) Every tobacco product manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this state, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, shall execute and deliver on a form prescribed by the attorney general a certification to the secretary and attorney general, no later than the thirtieth day of April each year, certifying under penalty of perjury that, as of the date of such certification, such tobacco product manufacturer either: is a participating manufacturer; or is in full compliance with R.S. 13:5061 et seq., including all installment payments required by R.S. 13:5075(J). For the initial certification submitted no later than the thirtieth of April each year, a manufacturer shall pay to the attorney general a fee of five hundred dollars. The fees generated pursuant to this Section shall be deposited in the Tobacco Settlement Enforcement Fund and used solely and exclusively for purposes of enforcement of the Master Settlement Agreement, pursuant to R.S. 39:98.7.

(2) A participating manufacturer shall include in its certification a list of its brand families. The participating manufacturer shall update such list thirty calendar days prior to any addition to or modification of its brand families by executing and delivering a supplemental certification to the attorney general and the secretary.

(3)(a) A nonparticipating manufacturer shall include in its certification:

(i) A list of all of its current and past brand families and the number of units sold for each brand family that were sold in the state during the preceding calendar year.

(ii) A list of all of its current and past brand families that have been sold in the state at any time during the current calendar year.

(iii) Indicating, by an asterisk, any brand family sold in the state during the preceding calendar year that is no longer being sold in the state as of the date of such certification.

(iv) Identifying by name and address any other manufacturer of such brand families in the preceding or current calendar year.

(v) Any other information required under R.S. 13:5075(I).

(vi) As a condition precedent to being listed and having its brand families listed on the state directory, a manufacturer must certify annually that it holds a valid permit under 26 U.S.C. 5713 and provide a copy of such permit to the attorney general.

(b) The nonparticipating manufacturer shall update such list thirty calendar days prior to any addition to or modification of its brand families by executing and delivering a supplemental certification to the attorney general and the secretary.

(4) In the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer, such certification shall further certify:

(a) That such nonparticipating manufacturer is registered to do business in the state or has appointed a resident agent for service of process and provided notice thereof as required by R.S. 13:5074.

(b) That such nonparticipating manufacturer:

(i) Has established and continues to maintain a qualified escrow fund.

(ii) Has executed a qualified escrow agreement that has been reviewed and approved by the attorney general and that governs the qualified escrow fund.

(c) That such nonparticipating manufacturer is in full compliance with R.S. 13:5061 et seq., and this Part and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

(d)(i) The name, address, and telephone number of the financial institution where the nonparticipating manufacturer has established such qualified escrow fund required pursuant to R.S. 13:5061 et seq., and all regulations promulgated thereto.

(ii) The account number of such qualified escrow fund and any subaccount number for Louisiana.

(iii) The amount such nonparticipating manufacturer placed in such fund for cigarettes sold in the state during the preceding calendar year, the date and amount of each such deposit, and such evidence or verification as may be deemed necessary by the attorney general to confirm the foregoing.

(iv) The amount and date of any withdrawal or transfer of funds the nonparticipating manufacturer made at any time from such fund or from any other qualified escrow fund into which it ever made escrow payments pursuant to R.S. 13:5061 et seq., and all regulations promulgated thereto.

(e) Sufficient information to establish that such nonparticipating manufacturer has posted the appropriate bond or cash equivalent pursuant to R.S. 13:5078.

(f) In the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer located outside of the United States, the nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide a declaration from each of its importers into the United States of any of its brand families to be sold in this state. The declaration shall be on a form prescribed by the attorney general and shall state the following:

(i) The importer accepts joint and several liability with the nonparticipating manufacturer for all obligations to place funds into a qualified escrow fund, for payment of all civil penalties and for payment of all reasonable costs and expenses of investigation and prosecution, including attorney fees.

(ii) The importer consents to personal jurisdiction in Louisiana for the purposes of claims by the state for any obligation to place funds into a qualified escrow fund, for payment of any civil penalties and for payment of any reasonable costs and expenses of investigation or prosecution, including attorney fees.

(iii) The importer has appointed a registered agent for service of process in Louisiana according to the same requirements as established in this Part for any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not yet registered to do business in this state as a foreign corporation or business entity.

(5) A tobacco product manufacturer may not include a brand family in its certification unless:

(a) In the case of a participating manufacturer, said participating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is to be deemed to be its cigarettes for purposes of calculating its payments under the Master Settlement Agreement for the relevant year, in the volume and shares determined pursuant to the Master Settlement Agreement.

(b) In the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer, said nonparticipating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is to be deemed to be its cigarettes for purposes of R.S. 13:5061 et seq. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the right of the state to maintain that a brand family constitutes cigarettes of a different tobacco product manufacturer for purposes of calculating payments under the Master Settlement Agreement or for purposes of R.S. 13:5061 et seq.

(6) Tobacco product manufacturers shall maintain all invoices and documentation of sales and other such information relied upon for such certification for a period of five years, unless otherwise required by law to maintain them for a greater period of time.

(7) Every tobacco product manufacturer shall include in its annual certification a list of the names and addresses of all sales entity affiliates that may transact business in the state on its behalf and shall provide supporting documentation to establish to the satisfaction of the attorney general its status as a "sales entity affiliate" pursuant to R.S. 13:5072.

B. Not later than ninety days after June 25, 2004, the attorney general shall develop and make available for public inspection or publish on its website a directory listing all tobacco product manufacturers that have provided current and accurate certifications conforming to the requirements of Subsection A and all brand families, including country of origin, that are listed in such certifications (the directory), except as noted below.

(1) The attorney general shall not include or retain in such directory the name or brand families of any nonparticipating manufacturer that has failed to provide the required certification or whose certification the secretary or attorney general determines is not in compliance with Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Subsection A, unless the attorney general has determined that such violation has been cured to the satisfaction of the attorney general and the secretary.

(2) Neither a tobacco product manufacturer nor brand family shall be included or retained in the directory if the attorney general concludes, in the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer, that:

(a) Any escrow payment required pursuant to R.S. 13:5061 et seq., by the date due for any quarter for any brand family, whether or not listed by such nonparticipating manufacturer, has not been fully paid into a qualified escrow fund governed by a qualified escrow agreement that has been approved by the attorney general; or

(b) Any outstanding final judgment, including interest thereon, for a violation of R.S. 13:5061 et seq. has not been fully satisfied for such brand family or such manufacturer.

(3) A manufacturer and its brand families may be removed from the state directory if they are removed from the directory of another state based on acts or omissions that, if they had occurred in this state, would be grounds for removal from the state directory under this Section, unless the manufacturer demonstrates that its removal from the other state's directory was effected without due process. Procedure for removal from the state directory shall be governed by the procedure set forth in R.S. 13:5077(A). A manufacturer that is removed from the state directory under this Subsection shall be eligible for reinstatement upon the earlier of the date on which it cures the violation or is reinstated to the directory in the other state.

(4) Failure to submit complete and accurate reports as required pursuant to R.S. 13:5075 shall result in the manufacturer and its brand families being removed from the state directory under the procedure set forth in R.S. 13:5077(A).

(5) The attorney general shall update the directory as necessary in order to correct mistakes and to list or de-list a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family to keep the directory in conformity with the requirements of this Part. Fifteen days prior to the listing or de-listing of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family, the attorney general shall transmit a notification to every stamping agent.

(6) Every stamping agent shall provide and update as necessary an electronic mail address or facsimile telephone number to the secretary and the attorney general for the purpose of receiving any notifications as may be required by this Part.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person:

(1) To affix a Louisiana tax stamp to a package or other container of cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory.

(2) To sell, offer, or possess for sale, in this state, or import for personal consumption in this state, cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the state directory; or, in the event of cigarettes subject to a de-listing notice described in this Section, sell, offer, or possess for sale, in this state, or import for personal consumption in this state, cigarettes received, imported, or stamped after the date of de-listing from the state directory.

(3) To order, purchase, or offer to purchase cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family identified by the attorney general to be de-listed from the directory, after receipt of the notice described in this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 544, §1, eff. June 25, 2004; Acts 2012, No. 456, §1; Acts 2013, No. 221, §1; Acts 2014, No. 358, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3726 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3726
Public land patent, certificate or receipt; admissibility of copy of record
Status: in_force

Where a patent for land, or the certificate of the register, or the receipt of the receiver, whether issued, or to be issued, by the officers of the State of Louisiana, or the general government has been, or may hereafter be recorded in the office of the recorder of the parish in which the land may be situated, a copy of such record properly certified by the parish recorder, shall be admissible in evidence in all causes pending before any of the courts, in the same manner, and shall be entitled to the same credit as the original of such instruments, or as exemplification thereof; provided, the party proposing to use such evidence shall make affidavit that the original of such patent or certificate is not in his possession or under his control. However, the opposite party shall be allowed to disprove the genuineness of such original or registry, as the case may be.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4348 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4348
Same; notice to parties
Status: in_force

Before advertising the change of place of sale as authorized in R.S. 13:4347, the sheriff, constable, auctioneer or other officer shall notify the parties to the suit of the place at which the sale shall be made, and of the time when the first advertisement announcing the change shall be published, and in what paper. This notice shall be served upon the parties or upon their attorneys of record. When instructed in writing by all parties to the proceeding, so to do, the sheriff shall re-advertise the property de novo.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2158 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2158
Fees of constables; benefits for employees of constables of the city courts of New Orleans
Status: in_force

A. The constables of the city courts of New Orleans shall be entitled to no more than the following fees and compensation of office in all civil matters, and no fees or charges shall be collected by them for any service not specifically provided for in this Subsection:

(1) Receiving, serving, and making returns thereon of any citation and petition on each defendant or person to whom service is directed to be made, fifteen dollars; receiving, serving, and making returns thereon of any citation or rule for possession of premises on each defendant or person to whom service is directed to be made, fifteen dollars.

(2) Service of subpoenas, rules, order of court, or notices on any party to a suit or other proceedings, during the progress of suit or other proceedings therein, after judgment rendered, where return is made by constable, including notice of release of seizure and other notices not herein provided for, and for making returns thereon, seven dollars and fifty cents, including the service and return of judgment debtor rules which shall also be fifteen dollars.

(3) Service of subpoenas duces tecum on each witness and making return thereon, fifteen dollars.

(4) Service of attachment on a witness or any person for contempt of court to be brought into court forthwith or any subsequent time, and for return thereon, fifteen dollars.

(5) Service of a notice of judgment and for return thereon, fifteen dollars.

(6) Service of citation or petition of appeal for each party upon whom service is directed to be made and for making return thereon, fifteen dollars.

(7) Executing writ of attachment, five dollars; each notice of seizure and return thereon in connection with writ of attachment, fifteen dollars.

(8) Making and serving each notice of seizure on each garnishee under writ of fieri facias, attachment, or sequestration, including copy and return, and service of each answer if required, fifteen dollars.

(9) Executing writ of sequestration, or distringas, in each case, fifteen dollars; service of each notice to defendant and return thereon in connection with any writs covered in this Paragraph, fifteen dollars.

(10) Serving writ of injunction, certiorari, mandamus, prohibition, or notice of demand, and making return thereon, in each case, fifteen dollars.

(11) Executing writ of habeas corpus and making return thereon, to be charged in civil cases only, fifteen dollars.

(12) Service of notice of seizure and sale on one party and making copy for recordation in the mortgage office when necessary and required and for making return thereon, for all, fifteen dollars; and for service of each additional notice of seizure and return, fifteen dollars.

(13) Making seizure under writ of fieri facias, making and serving notice of seizure on one party and making copy for recordation in the mortgage office when necessary or required and for return thereon, fifteen dollars; service of each notice of seizure and return thereon, in connection with the execution of the writ of fieri facias, fifteen dollars. Fifteen dollars shall be charged for service of writ of fieri facias, including notice and return, over one hundred dollars. Fifteen dollars shall be charged for service of writ of fieri facias, including notice and return, under one hundred dollars.

(14) Advertising sale under writ of fieri facias, seizure and sale, or other order of court, the rate established by existing laws for judicial advertisement shall prevail, and no more.

(15) Preparing advertisements for newspapers, for each one hundred words or part thereof, twenty dollars.

(16) Keeping property under seizure when stored in warehouse, the usual charge of the warehousekeepers shall be allowed and no more, provided that this shall not be so construed to bar the constable from collecting the costs of insuring effects or for drayage or other incidental expense necessary for the preservation or keeping of the property, and actually paid by him.

(17) For keeping property when a keeper or guardian is required, the constable shall be allowed the actual amount paid the keeper appointed by him, but not to exceed forty dollars, per eight hour shift, for each keeping or any lesser period of time involved in any instance, and in all cases in which the property under seizure is of a nature or kind requiring the constant attention of the constable, he may appoint one or more additional keepers, for which the allowance shall be made on the basis above set forth.

(18) Commission on sales of property made by the constable, ten percent shall be allowed on the price of adjudication of immovable property, and ten percent shall be allowed on the price of adjudication of movable property; however, in any case where the amount necessary to be realized to satisfy any writ under which the property, movable or immovable, is to be offered by the constable is in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars, including interest and costs, the constable and the seizing creditor may, with the approval of the court, agree upon the fee or commission to be paid the constable for making sale, irrespective of the rates hereinabove set forth; this agreement shall be approved by the court prior to offer and adjudication of the property by the constable, and no agreement shall be valid which provides for a fee or commission in any case of less than five hundred dollars.

(19) Commission on monies realized under mesne or final process, the same rates as in case of sale; no commission shall be allowed in cases where nothing is realized by the plaintiff in execution or other writ except as otherwise herein provided.

(20) Mileage when traveling outside of the parish of Orleans, the same mileage as is allowed sheriffs of other parishes.

(21) Making return on writ, whether or not sale has been made, fifteen dollars.

(22) Each act of sale of real property, forty-five dollars, plus the cost of registering the act in the conveyance office and recording it in the office of the recorder of mortgages and recording it in the office of the clerk of either the First or Second City Court of the city of New Orleans, and all necessary costs.

(23) Each proces verbal of sale of movable or immovable property shall bear a charge to be fixed by the constable in his discretion, but this price shall not exceed thirty dollars.

(24) Executing writ of possession or writ of ejectment, fifteen dollars; if the defendant or occupants do not vacate the premises named in the writ upon service of notice to vacate, and the constable is required to do anything further to obtain possession, he shall be entitled to an additional fee of fifteen dollars; but nothing herein shall be construed to bar the constable from charging and collecting for cost of labor or other costs and expenses actually paid or incurred by him in order to obtain possession of the premises described in the writ.

(25) The constable is entitled to receive a fee or commission as in case of sale in all cases where he has in his possession for execution a writ of fieri facias, a writ of seizure and sale, or any conservatory, or other writ, under which property is, or may be seized: (a) where there has been an adjudication which is completed as a result of instructions given by plaintiff in writ, or for any other reason, or (b) where plaintiff in writ receives cash or other consideration, or both, pursuant to judgment rendered in suit in which the writ issues, without the necessity of judicial sale, or (c) where the suit in which the writ is issued is discontinued by plaintiff in writ, or (d) where, at the request of the plaintiff in writ, the writ is recalled or dissolved or its further execution discontinued, or (e) where the parties in interest make an amicable settlement, or compromise, or enter into any other agreement under the terms of which the writ is recalled or dissolved or its further execution discontinued; but in the discretion of the constable, and under circumstances satisfactory to him, he may modify or reduce any fee or commission due and payable under this Paragraph. The fees or commissions provided for in this Paragraph shall be due and payable in every case by the plaintiff in writ, and shall be due and payable under circumstances above set forth, even though there has only been a constructive seizure or where property seized under any of the writs hereinabove enumerated shall have been released on bond. In a case where there has been amicable settlement, by compromise or otherwise, but no judgment rendered, this fee or commission shall be due and payable in solido by all parties to compromise agreement, or settlement, who may be proceeded against by the constable by rule, to be tried in a summary manner in term time or in vacation; and

(26) For any services rendered or duties performed by the constable not otherwise herein provided for, he shall be entitled to a fee or commission to be determined by agreement with the parties in interest or fixed by the court on a rule to be filed by either party, and tried in a summary manner in term time or vacation.

(27) REPEALED BY ACTS 1995, NO. 534, §2.

B. From the fees collected by him, the constable of the first city court of the city of New Orleans shall provide employee benefits as he deems necessary and proper for the operation of this office including, but not limited to, permanent membership in a municipal employee retirement system such as the employees' retirement system of the city of New Orleans.

C. The constables of the city courts of New Orleans shall have control over all fees, charges, and commissions collected by their respective offices as well as all disbursements made therefrom as authorized by R.S. 13:5826 et seq. The constable of the first city court shall cause to be conducted an audit of all such fees, charges, and commissions collected and disbursements made therefrom, and the books and accounts relating thereto, in accordance with R.S. 24:513(J)(1)(c), and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A to the contrary, a constable of the First or Second City Court of the city of New Orleans may charge and collect a fee equal to the fee the civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans is authorized to charge and collect for the identical service. The provisions of this Subsection shall not authorize a constable to provide additional services other than those services authorized by the provisions in Subsection A of this Section.

Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 66, §1; Acts 1969, No. 117, §2; Acts 1970, No. 148, §1; Acts 1975, No. 795, §1; Acts 1978, No. 299, §1; Acts 1980, No. 114 §1; Acts 1983, No. 302, §1; Acts 1985, No. 529, §1; Acts 1992, No. 8, §1, eff. May 18, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 534, §§1, 2; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 135, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5713 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5713
Duties; autopsies and investigations
Status: in_force

A. The coroner shall either view the body or make an investigation into the cause and manner of death in all cases involving the following:

(1) Suspicious, unexpected, or unusual deaths.

(2) Sudden or violent deaths.

(3) Deaths due to unknown or obscure causes or in any unusual manner.

(4) Bodies found dead.

(5) Deaths due to suspected suicide or homicide.

(6) Deaths in which poison is suspected.

(7) Any death from natural causes occurring in a hospital under twenty-four hours of admission.

(8) Deaths following an injury or accident either old or recent.

(9) Deaths due to drowning, hanging, burns, electrocution, gunshot wounds, stabs or cutting, lightning, starvation, radiation, exposure, alcoholism, addiction, tetanus, strangulation, suffocation, or smothering.

(10) Deaths due to trauma from whatever cause.

(11) Deaths due to criminal means or by casualty.

(12) Deaths in prison or while serving a sentence.

(13) Deaths due to virulent contagious disease that might be caused by or cause a public hazard, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

B.(1) The coroner may perform or cause to be performed by a competent physician an autopsy in any case in his discretion. The coroner shall perform or cause to be performed by a competent physician an autopsy in the case of any death where there is a reasonable probability that the violation of a criminal statute has contributed to the death.

(2) The coroner or the district attorney may order the disinterment of any dead body within his jurisdiction under the direction or supervision of the person ordering the disinterment or his designee, and may authorize the removal of such dead body to a place designated by the person ordering the disinterment for the purpose of examination and autopsy and, when such is completed, order the reinterment of the body.

(3) The coroner may hold any dead body for any length of time that he deems necessary. However, the coroner shall expedite any investigation at the scene of an accident involving a fatality so as not to unduly delay the removal of the dead body from the accident scene. However, if a bodily substance sample for a toxicology screen is extracted at the accident scene, the extraction procedure shall be performed outside of public view.

(4)(a) He may remove and retain for testing or examination any specimens, organs, or other portion of the remains of the deceased that he may deem necessary or advisable as possible evidence before a grand jury or court, subject to the limitation set forth in R.S. 32:661(A)(2).

(b) The coroner may also remove and retain any specimens or organs of the deceased which in his discretion are necessary or desirable for anatomical, bacteriological, chemical, or toxicological examination, subject to the limitation set forth in R.S. 32:661(A)(2).

C.(1)(a) The coroner shall perform or cause to be performed by a competent physician an autopsy in all cases of infants under the age of one year who die unexpectedly without explanation.

(b) The autopsy shall include microscopic and toxicology studies.

(c) The coroner shall furnish a death certificate based upon his autopsy with his statement, to the best of his knowledge, of the cause and manner of death.

(2) If the coroner finds that the cause of death was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, he shall notify the director of the parish health unit within forty-eight hours after such determination.

(3) In preparing the certificate of death, the coroner may not, in lieu of an autopsy, rely on statements of relatives, persons in attendance during the last sickness, persons present at the time of death, or other persons having adequate knowledge of the facts, even if such data may be permitted in other cases in this Section.

(4) The coroner shall not perform an autopsy if the parents of the infant provide to the coroner their objection in writing, unless the coroner finds that the facts surrounding the death require that an autopsy be performed in the interest of the public safety, public health, or public welfare.

D. If the family of the deceased objects to an autopsy on religious grounds, the autopsy shall not be performed unless the coroner finds that the facts surrounding the death require that an autopsy be performed in the interest of the public safety, public health, or public welfare. In such cases the coroner shall provide the family his written reasons for the necessity of the autopsy.

E.(1) The coroner shall furnish a death certificate based on his examination, investigation, or autopsy, and he shall state as best he can the cause and manner of death. (2) If it appears that death was due to accident, suicide, or homicide, he shall so state.

(3) The cause of death, and the manner or mode in which the death occurred, as incorporated in the death certificate as provided in the Vital Statistics Laws, R.S. 40:32 et seq., filed with the division of vital records of the Louisiana Department of Health, shall be the legally accepted cause of death, unless the court of the parish in which the death occurred, after a hearing, directs otherwise.

(4) In the case of a death without medical attendance, if there is no reason to suspect the death was due to violence, casualty, or undue means, the coroner may make the certificate of death from the statement of relatives, persons in attendance during the last sickness, persons present at the time of death, or other persons having adequate knowledge of the facts.

F. The coroner shall implement, fulfill, and comply with all obligations, duties, and requirements imposed upon him by R.S. 40:1216.1 and by the regional sexual assault response plan approved for the coroner's health service district pursuant thereto, which the coroner shall annually sign to indicate his approval pursuant to R.S. 40:1216.1(E)(4).

G.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, when the coroner is required to furnish information for the issuance of a death certificate by the office of vital statistics, the coroner shall do so within ten working days after the receipt of all test and investigation results or information associated with the investigation into the cause and manner of death.

(2) If the coroner is unable to furnish the information required pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection within ten days after taking charge of the case, upon request, the coroner shall issue a written statement attesting to the fact of death, which shall constitute proof of death for all purposes, including but not limited to any claim under any policy of insurance issued on the life of the deceased individual.

H. In deaths investigated by the coroner where he is not able to establish the identity of the dead body by visual means, fingerprints, or other identifying data, the coroner shall have a qualified dentist or forensic anthropologist or forensic pathologist carry out a dental examination of the dead body. If the coroner, with the aid of the dental examination, is still not able to establish the identity of the dead body, the coroner shall prepare and forward the dental examination and other identifying records to state and local law enforcement agencies. When the dead body may be that of an individual under the age of eighteen years, the coroner shall send this information to the Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.

I.(1) Liability shall not be imposed on an elected coroner or his support staff based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform their policymaking or discretionary acts when such acts are within the course and scope of their lawful powers and duties.

(2) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection are not applicable to any of the following:

(a) To acts or omissions which are not reasonably related to the legitimate governmental objective for which the policymaking or discretionary power exists.

(b) To acts or omissions which constitute criminal, fraudulent, malicious, intentional, willful, outrageous, reckless, or flagrant misconduct.

(3) The legislature finds and states that the purpose of this Subsection is not to reestablish any immunity based on the status of sovereignty but rather to clarify the substantive content and parameters of application of such legislatively created codal articles and laws and also to assist in the implementation of Article II of the Constitution of Louisiana.

J. Upon request, the Department of Children and Family Services shall be entitled to obtain at no charge the name, age, preliminary diagnosis, and manner of death of a deceased minor or any other findings of abuse or neglect of the minor from the office of the coroner conducting the autopsy while the final autopsy is pending. If the coroner finds that the cause of death of a minor child was due to abuse or neglect or finds evidence of any other abuse or neglect of the child, he shall notify the Department of Children and Family Services. The coroner shall provide the department with his findings in a timely manner, or immediately when requested to protect any other minor child.

K. If the coroner is unable, unwilling, unqualified, or has a conflict of interest in performing any of the duties provided for in this Section, the duty may be performed by the coroner of an adjacent parish or parish in the same regional health service district. The attorney general shall determine whether a conflict exists or if the coroner is unqualified, based on all available facts and circumstances.

L. and M. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 621, §4.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 312, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 1981, No. 211, §1; Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Acts 1985, No. 240, §1; Acts 1985, No. 241, §1; Acts 1986, No. 311, §1; Acts 1986, No. 591, §1; Acts 1987, No. 878, §1; Acts 1988, No. 834, §1; Acts 1999, No. 761, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 1226, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1293, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1354, §2; Acts 2001, No. 1177, §1; Acts 2003, No. 794, §1; Acts 2011, No. 70, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1563 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3; Acts 2014, No. 390, §1; Acts 2014, No. 602, §3, eff. June 12, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 229, §1, eff. June 23, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 578, §1, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2017, No. 141, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 621, §§1 and 4; Acts 2024, No. 354, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.

NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 794, §2, relative to applicability.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.20
Twentieth Judicial District
Status: in_force

The Twentieth Judicial District shall have two judges.

Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 34, §1, eff. Nov. 19, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5554.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5554.2
Livingston Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Livingston Parish Retired Employees' Insurance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "LREIF", to fund the payment by the sheriff's office of Livingston Parish of the premium costs for eligible retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs as provided in R.S. 13:5554(G).

B. The following monies shall be deposited into LREIF until the total amount of the monies including principal and earnings in LREIF equals the sum of six million dollars:

(1) One percent of the monies received in the Livingston Parish sheriff's general fund each year.

(2) Any other monies that the sheriff of Livingston Parish may contribute to LREIF.

C. Upon recommendation of the board established in Subsection G of this Section, the sheriff of Livingston Parish shall invest the monies in LREIF as follows:

(1) Not less than twenty-five percent in equities.

(2) At least twenty-five percent in fixed-income investments.

D. The earnings realized on the monies invested pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall be available for the sheriff to withdraw for the sole purpose of paying the insurance premium costs provided in R.S. 13:5554(G) for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs of Livingston Parish or legal representation costs for the LREIF Board, provided that no such earnings shall be withdrawn until the amount of principal and accumulated earnings in LREIF is equal to the sum of six million dollars. In the event that the total amount of monies derived from deposits provided in Subsection B of this Section and investment earnings fall below the sum of six million dollars, no earnings shall be withdrawn, and any balance owed for the payment of insurance premium costs as required by R.S. 13:5554(G) or legal representation costs for the LREIF Board shall be paid in full from the sheriff's general fund.

E. The monies deposited pursuant to Subsection B of this Section and the accumulated earnings up to a total of six million dollars shall not be appropriated and shall be used only for investments as provided in this Section.

F. Any financial audit conducted of the sheriff's office of Livingston Parish shall specifically address compliance with the provisions of this Section.

G.(1) To provide recommendations concerning the investment of funds as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the sheriff shall establish an investment advisory board consisting of seven members as follows:

(a) A representative to be appointed by the sheriff.

(b) Five retired sheriffs or retired deputy sheriffs of the department, elected by other retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs of the department. If more than five persons qualify for election, the five candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be elected to the board.

(c) One active deputy sheriff of the department elected by the other active deputy sheriffs of the department. If more than one person qualifies for election, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be elected to the board.

(d) The sheriff shall use and provide all means necessary and proper to conduct the initial and subsequent elections. All expenses, including the printing and mailing of the ballots for the initial and subsequent elections, shall be borne by the sheriff and paid out of the sheriff's general fund.

(e) The members of the board shall elect a chairperson at its first board meeting which shall be held within thirty days after the election of board members. The board shall adopt rules governing the election of the members of the board. The election of board members shall be called and supervised by the board with the assistance of the sheriff.

(f) Should a vacancy occur on the board within sixty days of the date the vacancy occurs, the board shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term who is qualified to serve on the board as provided in Subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this Paragraph. If a board member who is an active deputy sheriff elected pursuant to Subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph retires, he may continue to serve for the remainder of the term for which he was elected, if less than two years remain on his term; however, if more than two years remain on his term, the board shall appoint an active deputy sheriff to fill the remainder of that term.

(2) Members of the board shall serve terms concurrent with that of the sheriff.

Acts 2007, No. 301, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1448.2 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3; Acts 2012, No. 240, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 146, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2620 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2620
Ward 3; Justice of the Peace Court; St. Tammany Parish
Status: in_force

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 Court in Ward 3 shall include the following precincts in St. Tammany Parish: 202(2), 203(2), 206(3), 207(2), 301, 302(2), 303(3), 304(2), 305(2), 306, 307, 308(2), 309, 310, 311, A01(2), A02(3), A04(2), C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C09, C10, C11, 312, and 313.

Acts 2008, No. 372, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2592 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2592
Justice of the peace ad hoc; appointment; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. A justice of the peace may appoint a person residing within the territorial boundaries of the court who meets the qualifications required by law for the office of justice of the peace or a justice of the peace currently elected within the same parish as a justice of the peace ad hoc to serve for a maximum of thirty days in each year. The justice of the peace must notify the office of the attorney general within seventy-two hours of the appointment and provide the name, address, and telephone number of the ad hoc justice of the peace. He may be paid the same compensation from the same sources as is paid to the justice of the peace while he serves, and he shall during that time have the powers and duties of a regular justice of the peace.

B. The provisions of this Section shall apply in the parishes of St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and Lafourche if the governing authority of the particular parish approves the ad hoc appointment by a justice of the peace by a majority vote of those present and voting.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 676, §1; Acts 1987, No. 630, §1; Acts 1997, No. 498, §1; Acts 2014, No. 794, §2; Acts 2019, No. 68, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.8
Judges; prohibition against payment of salaries from judicial expense fund
Status: in_force

No salary shall be paid from the Judicial Expense Fund for the Twenty-First Judicial District to any of the judges of the Twenty-First Judicial District except as may be paid for administering the fund and then only after prior legislative approval.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 553, §1; Acts 2012, No. 452, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5906 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5906
Louisiana Tax Commission; enforcement of rollback of ad valorem taxes; submission of resolutions by assessors of taxing authority
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Tax Commission shall have the authority to and responsibility for enforcing the mandatory adjustment of millages by each taxing authority as provided under the provisions of R.S. 13:5905. Each parish tax assessor shall submit a copy of the resolution of each taxing authority levying taxes hereunder for approval by the Louisiana Tax Commission no later than the first day of August in 1977.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 605, §1, eff. July 19, 1977; Redesignated from R.S. 33:9005.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4532 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4532
Delivery of transcript not required until fees paid
Status: in_force

The clerk of the court from which an appeal is taken is not required to deliver the transcript of the record of the case before his fees for preparing the same have been paid.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2485.18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2485.18
Civil Procedure
Status: in_force

The civil jurisdiction of the city court and the pleading, practice and procedure followed, including appellate procedure, shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure.

Acts 1962, No. 122, §18.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1884 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1884
Clerk of court; appointment, term of office
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, the judge of each city court may appoint a clerk for both the civil and criminal sections of the court who shall serve at the pleasure of the judge and until his successor is appointed and qualified.

Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 708, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1000.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1000.8
Drug Rehabilitation Services District of the Fourth Judicial District; creation; composition; powers; ad valorem tax
Status: in_force

A. The Drug Rehabilitation Services District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created. The district shall be a political subdivision. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the Fourth Judicial District, which district includes the parishes of Morehouse and Ouachita.

B. The district is established for the primary object and purpose of providing a funding source for drug rehabilitation services and educational programs to residents of the district who are determined to be eligible for such services. In the determination of eligibility for such services, priority shall be given to adolescents and young adults who are determined to be first offenders.

C. To provide for the orderly provision of the services to be furnished by the district and to provide for representation in the affairs of the district of those persons and interests immediately concerned with and affected by the purposes of the district, a board of commissioners for the district is hereby created as the governing authority of the district, hereinafter referred to as the "board".

D.(1) The board shall be composed of five members selected as provided in this Paragraph. The five members of the board shall be appointed as follows and each appointment shall be effective only if approved by the state legislators for the district within thirty days of the appointment:

(a) The sheriffs of the parishes of Morehouse and Ouachita shall appoint one member to the board.

(b) The district attorney for the Fourth Judicial District shall appoint one member to the board.

(c) The judges of the Fourth Judicial District Court shall appoint one member to the board.

(d) The parish governing authority for Morehouse Parish shall appoint one member to the board.

(e) The parish governing authority for Ouachita Parish shall appoint one member to the board.

(2)(a) The members of the board shall serve four-year terms of office, except the initial members, who shall serve initial terms as follows:

(i) The two members appointed by the parish governing authorities for Morehouse Parish and Ouachita Parish shall each serve a four-year term.

(ii) The member appointed by the judges of the Fourth Judicial District Court shall serve a three-year term.

(iii) The member appointed by the sheriffs of the parishes of Morehouse and Ouachita shall serve a two-year term.

(iv) The member appointed by the district attorney for the Fourth Judicial District shall serve a one-year term.

(b) The members of the board shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

(c) Any vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of the term for which a member of the board has been appointed shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term.

E.(1) As soon as practical after appointment of the members, the board shall meet and elect from among the members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem appropriate. The secretary-treasurer shall furnish bond in an amount and in accordance with terms and conditions fixed by the board.

(2) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required to transact business and all plans, actions, and resolutions of the board must be approved by a majority of the quorum present.

(3) The board shall fix a time and place for the holding of its regular meetings and shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month. Additional regular or special meetings may be held in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the board.

(4) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it considers necessary or advisable for conducting its business and affairs.

(5) The members of the board shall serve without compensation.

(6) The board shall have the authority to contract, in accordance with applicable state law, for the provision of drug rehabilitation services and prevention programs in accordance with the plan developed by the board pursuant to Subsection F of this Section.

(7) The powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the board shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Monitoring, evaluating, and reviewing the development and quality of drug rehabilitation and prevention programs funded through the district.

(b) Advising and supplying information, as far as available, to civic groups and private persons and organizations who may request such information or advice, and who study or otherwise concern themselves with the district's problems.

(c) Providing information to officials of departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of state and local government and to the public at large, in order to foster public awareness and understanding of the objectives of the district in order to stimulate public interest and participation in the objectives of the district.

(d) Accepting and receiving, in furtherance of its functions, funds, grants, and services from the federal government or its agencies, from departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of state, parish, municipal, or local government, or from private or civic sources.

(e) Soliciting the assistance and active cooperation of industry and private civic organizations which are active in anti-drug and drug rehabilitation efforts.

(f) Holding public hearings and sponsoring public forums whenever it deems necessary or useful in the execution of its functions.

(g) Exercising all other powers necessary and proper for the discharge of its duties.

F.(1) Prior to the levy of any tax herein authorized, the board shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a plan specifying the type of services and programs proposed to be funded through the district. The board shall conduct such public hearings, publish such notices with respect thereto, and disseminate such information as it may consider to be appropriate or advisable and in the public interest.

(2) Any plan shall include the following:

(a) An estimate of the annual and aggregate cost of providing the services and programs set forth therein.

(b) An estimate of the aggregate number of mills required to be levied in each year on the taxable real property within the district in order to provide the funds required for the implementation or effectuation of the plan.

(c) Requirements and criteria for determination of eligibility for services and programs which requirements shall include adolescents and young adults who are determined to be first offenders as the first priority in the provision of the services specified.

(3) The plan shall become final and the tax specified in the plan shall be levied as provided in this Section only upon approval of the plan by a majority vote of the membership of the board and after at least one public hearing on the plan has been held in the district.

G. For implementation of the plan that has been approved pursuant to this Section, the board with the approval of the parish governing authorities may levy and collect, in the same manner and at the same time as all other ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the parishes included within the district are levied and collected, a special ad valorem tax, not to exceed twenty mills, upon all taxable real property situated within the boundaries of the district. The tax, when levied, shall be from year to year or for such period of years as may be designated in the plan and in the resolution by which the election is called on the question of the imposition of the tax.

H. An ordinance imposing the tax herein authorized shall be adopted by the board and approved by the parish governing authorities only after the question of the imposition of the tax, including its purpose, rate, and duration, has been submitted by the board to the qualified electors of the district in accordance with law and a majority of those voting in the election have voted in favor of the proposition.

I. The proceeds of any tax authorized by and levied in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be used exclusively to fund drug rehabilitation activities as provided for in the plan. The district may contract with tax collectors of the parishes of the district to collect the taxes authorized by this Section.

Acts 1990, No. 924, §1, eff. July 25, 1990; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2740.21 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5814 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5814
Power to seize and sell property
Status: in_force

Constables may seize and sell movable and immovable property, under writs of justices of the peace, the same as the sheriffs may do.

Redesignated from R.S. 33:1706 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2575.6
Additional administrative adjudication procedures in the city of New Orleans; nuisance, sanitation, and litter violations; ticket procedures; appeals; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The city of New Orleans may prescribe civil fines for violations of nuisance, sanitation, and litter ordinances on immovable property pursuant to the procedures for administrative adjudication provided in this Chapter.

B. The city of New Orleans may adopt ordinances establishing an administrative adjudication hearing procedure under the provisions of this Chapter to enforce violations of nuisance, sanitation, and litter ordinances by the owners of immovable property or their agents, tenants, or representatives noticed via the issuance of a sanitation ticket. Each ordinance shall provide a reasonable time period for a hearing under the provisions of this Chapter, which in no event shall be less than fifteen days from sanitation ticket issuance. The ordinance shall provide for appointment of hearing officers who shall have been licensed to practice law in Louisiana for no less than two years, and who shall have authority to administer oaths and affirmations and to issue orders compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents. Any order compelling the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents may be enforced by the municipal court of the municipality or the district court in which the municipality is located. The ordinance shall provide that the city bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the person receiving the sanitation ticket is responsible for the sanitation or litter violation.

C. The sanitation ticket shall also provide information as to the time and place of an administrative adjudication hearing, at which the city official issuing the sanitation ticket will be present. The failure of any person charged with a violation to appear at the hearing shall be considered an admission of liability for the charged violation. The original sanitation ticket or any true copy of the ticket shall be deemed a record kept in the ordinary course of business of the municipality, and shall be rebuttable proof of the facts contained in the ticket.

D. Any administrative adjudication hearing held under the provisions of this Section shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Testimony by any person shall be taken under oath or by affirmation. The person who received the sanitation ticket may present any relevant evidence and testimony at such hearing; however, his physical presence shall not be required at the hearing if documentary evidence is submitted to the hearing officer prior to the date of the hearing.

E. The hearing officer shall issue an order stating whether or not the person who received the sanitation ticket is liable for a violation of the nuisance, sanitation, or litter ordinance at the property and the amount of any fine, penalty, cost, or fee assessed against him, which order may be filed in the mortgage or conveyance office of the city. Any such order filed shall constitute a lien and privilege against the property, be placed on the ad valorem tax bill, and be paid the same as taxes.

F. Any order of the hearing officer filed under the provisions of this Section shall be maintained in a separate index and file. These orders or decisions may be recorded utilizing computer printouts or other similar data processing techniques.

G. The ordinance shall provide for the amount and disposition of fines, penalties, costs, and fees. No fine shall exceed a maximum of five hundred dollars per violation.

H. Any owner of immovable property or their agents, tenants, or representatives determined by the hearing officer to be in violation of a nuisance, sanitation, or litter ordinance may appeal this determination to the appropriate district court. Such appeal shall be instituted by filing, within thirty days of the filing of the order of the hearing officer, a petition with the clerk of court for the district court along with payment of such reasonable costs as may be required by the clerk. After filing a petition for appeal the clerk of court of the district court shall schedule a hearing and notify all parties of the date, time, and place of such hearing. Service of notice of appeal under this Subsection shall not stay the enforcement and collection of the judgment unless the person who files the appeal posts bond prior to filing notice of appeal with the agency of the municipality designated by ordinance to accept payments of violations of nuisance, sanitation, or litter ordinances.

Acts 2014, No. 828, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:847.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 847.1
Traffic violations; fees to clerk of court; Twenty-seventh Judicial District
Status: in_force

In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the clerks of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District may assess a fee not to exceed five dollars for the processing of payment of a citation issued for any offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle in violation of any state or local law.

Acts 1995, No. 970, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:965 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 965
Nineteenth Judicial District; indigent transcript fund
Status: in_force

A. The court administrator for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court shall establish an indigent transcript fund for the deposit of all monies that may be received under the provisions of this Section relative to the payment of court reporter fees for transcripts prepared for indigents. All funds received and deposited therein shall be used and paid out to compensate criminal court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts for indigent defendants, including trials, motions, hearings on writs, and all court proceedings. If surplus funds are available at the end of the fiscal year, these funds shall remain in the indigent transcript fund for future payment for indigent transcripts as well as for other administrative costs associated with management of the fund.

B. In all criminal cases over which the court has original, appellate, supervisory, or concurrent jurisdiction, including traffic violations, there shall be assessed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who forfeits his bond, the sum not to exceed ten dollars, which shall be transmitted to the court administrator for further disposition in accordance herewith.

C. The court administrator shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513. The cost of the audit shall be paid from monies in the fund.

Acts 1999, No. 217, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4732
Execution on judgment
Status: in_force

For any judgment rendered in accordance with R.S. 13:4731 through 13:4733, execution may issue as in ordinary cases, but all property shall be liable thereto and none exempt therefrom and payment of the amount due may be enforced by the court by the process of contempt, should it be impossible to collect the judgment under execution.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5101
Title and application
Status: in_force

A. This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Governmental Claims Act".

B. This Part applies to any suit in contract or for injury to person or property against the state, a state agency, an officer or employee of the state or a state agency arising out of the discharge of his official duties or within the course and scope of his employment, or a political subdivision of the state, as defined herein, or against an officer or employee of a political subdivision arising out of the discharge of his official duties or within the course and scope of his employment. The provisions of this Part shall not supersede the provisions of R.S. 15:1171 et seq. or R.S. 15:1181 et seq.

Acts 1990, No. 284, §1; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 63, §1, eff. May 9, 1996; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 89, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2010, No. 301, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4947 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4947
Judgment as res judicata; bar of claims; conclusive proof
Status: in_force

The judgment of the court, confirming and homologating the sale, shall have the force of res judicata, and operate as a complete bar against all persons, whether of age or minors, whether present or absent, who may thereafter claim the property sold, in consequence of all illegality or informality in the proceeding, whether before or after judgment. The judgment of homologation shall in all cases be received and considered as full and conclusive proof that the sale was duly made according to law, in virtue of a judgment or order legally and regularly pronounced on the interest of parties duly represented.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2072.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2072.1
Bogalusa; court costs
Status: in_force

A. The city prosecutor shall be entitled to court costs assessed against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after he pleads guilty to a traffic violation or misdemeanor. Such court costs shall not exceed twenty-five dollars for each traffic violation or misdemeanor.

B. The sums collected under Subsection A of this Section shall be remitted monthly by the clerk of court of the city of Bogalusa to the city prosecutor of the city of Bogalusa to be used in defraying the expenses of his office.

Acts 2011, No. 3, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5633 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5633
Meetings; quorum
Status: in_force

A. The board shall meet regularly each calendar quarter at such time and place as it may determine. The board may meet at such other times as it deems appropriate. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

B. The board shall annually elect a chairman and such other officers of the board as they may determine necessary and appropriate for the administration, implementation and enforcement of this Part.

Acts 2012, No. 350, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3106 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3106
Provisions applicable to Orleans Parish
Status: in_force

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 3054, shall have no application to Orleans Parish.

Acts 2003, No. 678, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2581 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2581
Election of justices of the peace; return; commissions; term
Status: in_force

Justices of the peace shall be elected as provided by law. The election returns from each ward shall be made according to law and the governor shall issue commissions to the persons elected. Justices of the peace shall enter upon the discharge of their duties as soon as they have been commissioned and taken the oath required by the Constitution, and shall remain in office until their successors have been elected and qualified.

Acts 1960, No. 32, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5595 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5595
Civil sheriff may have solvency and qualifications of sureties passed on by court
Status: in_force

When the civil sheriff is required to accept bonds, he may, before accepting the surety, have his solvency and qualifications passed upon by the court, contradictorily with the parties in interest, either in open court or at chambers, and after three days notice.

Redesignated from R.S. 33:1516 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3879 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3879
Justices of the peace; seizure of vessel or watercraft; costs, order of levy
Status: in_force

In all cases before any justice of the peace, where a writ or order of attachment, sequestration, or final seizure has been issued, under which any vessel, steamer, or other watercraft is being placed in the hands of any constable, the said vessel, steamer, or other watercraft shall not be subject to any other costs than those accrued on the first writs so issued. Any other writ or order of attachment or final seizure shall be levied on the first writ or order in the hands of the constable without any other costs whatever.

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4432 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4432
Same; appeal by public officer, board, etc., without bond
Status: in_force

Such suspensive appeal, in the case of any officer, board, commission or department of the state government, or any political subdivision thereof, shall be without bond.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4106 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4106
Deficiency judgment prohibited if sale made without appraisement
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided by law, if a mortgagee or other creditor takes advantage of a waiver of appraisement of his property, movable, immovable, or both, by a debtor, and the proceeds of the judicial sale thereof are insufficient to satisfy the debt for which the property was sold, the debt nevertheless shall stand fully satisfied and discharged insofar as it constitutes a personal obligation of the debtor. The mortgagee or other creditor shall not have a right thereafter to proceed against the debtor or any of his other property for such deficiency, except as otherwise provided by law or as provided in the next Subsection.

B. If a mortgage or pledge affects two or more properties, movable, immovable, or both, the judicial sale of any property so affected without appraisement shall not prevent the enforcement of the mortgage or pledge in rem against any other property affected thereby.

C. This Section is limited to judicial sales of mortgaged property and shall not apply to public or private sales of collateral subject to Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws or any similar statute.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 20, §1; Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1989, No. 137, §8, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2571 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2571
Parking violations; administrative adjudication; procedure; appeal; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The city of Lafayette, the city of Gretna, and any municipality having a population of twenty-five thousand or more may prescribe civil fines for violation of ordinances prohibiting parking, stopping, or standing in certain areas of the municipality pursuant to the procedures for administrative adjudication provided in this Chapter.

B. The city of Lafayette, the city of Gretna, and each municipality with a population of twenty-five thousand or more may adopt an ordinance establishing an administrative adjudication hearing procedure under the provisions of this Chapter. Each ordinance shall provide a time period for persons charged with violating a parking, stopping, or standing ordinance to have a hearing under the provisions of this Chapter. The ordinance shall provide for appointment of hearing officers who shall have been licensed to practice law in Louisiana for five years and who shall have authority to administer oaths and affirmations and to issue orders compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents. Any order compelling the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents may be enforced by the city court of the municipality, the parish court, or the district court in which the municipality is located. Except in municipalities having a population of four hundred eighty-five thousand or more persons, the ordinance may provide for a legal presumption that the vehicle's registered owner was the operator at the time of the charged violation. Any municipality having a population of four hundred eighty-five thousand or more persons which has by ordinance provided for an administrative hearing pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall bear the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the person receiving the ticket or summons committed the parking, stopping, or standing violation.

C.(1) If the ordinance provides for an instanter hearing at any time within fifteen days of the alleged violation for those denying liability for the violation, then the ticket or summons shall inform the person ticketed of the right to and place of such instanter hearing; however, the officer issuing the summons or ticket need not be present and the ticket shall be prima facie proof of its contents.

(2) The ticket or summons shall also provide information as to the time and place of an administrative adjudication hearing, at which the officer issuing the summons, citation, or ticket is present. The failure of any person charged with a violation to appear at the hearing shall be considered an admission of liability for the charged violation. The original summons, citation, ticket, or any carbon, machine, or true copy thereof is a record kept in the ordinary course of business of the municipality, and shall be rebuttable proof of the facts contained therein.

D. Any administrative adjudication hearing held under the provisions of this Chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of evidence of the Administrative Procedure Act. Testimony by any person shall be taken under oath or by affirmation. The person charged with the ordinance violation may present any relevant evidence and testimony at such hearing; however, his physical presence shall not be required at the hearing if documentary evidence is submitted to the hearing officer prior to the date of the hearing.

E. The hearing officer shall issue an order stating whether or not the person charged is liable for violation of the parking, stopping, or standing ordinance and the amount of any fine, penalty, costs, or fee assessed against him, which order may be filed with the clerk of the governing authority. Any such order filed with this clerk may be enforced by immobilization of the offending vehicle.

F. Any order or decision of the hearing officer filed under the provisions of this Chapter with such clerk shall be maintained in a separate index and file. These orders or decisions may be recorded utilizing computer printouts, microfilm, microfiche, or other similar data processing techniques.

G. The ordinance shall provide for the amount and disposition of fines, penalties, costs and fees.

H. Any person determined by the hearing officer to be in violation of a parking, stopping, or standing ordinance may appeal this determination to the appropriate district court. Such appeal shall be instituted by filing, within thirty days of the filing of the hearing officer's order, a petition with the clerk of court for the district court along with payment of such reasonable costs as may be required by the clerk. After filing a petition for appeal the clerk of court of the district court shall schedule a hearing and notify all parties of the date, time, and place of such hearing. Service of notice of appeal under this Subsection shall not stay the enforcement and collection of the judgment unless the person who files the appeal posts bond prior to filing notice of appeal with the agency of the municipality designated by ordinance to accept payments of violations of parking, stopping, or standing ordinances.

Acts 1986, No. 978, §1, eff. July 14, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 170, §1, eff. June 19, 1987; Acts 1987, No. 428, §1, eff. July 8, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 432, §1; Acts 1991, No. 752, §1; Acts 2010, No. 297, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1587.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1587.1
Juvenile Court of the parish of Orleans; clerk of court; bailiffs; minute clerks; stenographers and other personnel; probation officers
Status: in_force

A. There shall be a clerk of court whose title shall be Clerk of the Juvenile Court for the parish of Orleans who shall be chosen and appointed by the concurrence of the judges, and the salary of the clerk of court shall be in conformance with the adopted unclassified pay plan of the city of New Orleans and payable by the city of New Orleans. The city of New Orleans shall in its annual budget provide a sum sufficient for the salary of said clerk of court.

B. Each judge of the court may appoint a bailiff, a stenographer and such stenographic, clerical, and other personnel as may be deemed necessary to make the functions of the court effective and provide adequate service. The city of New Orleans shall in its annual budget provide a sum sufficient for the salaries of such personnel.

C. All employees of the probation department and probation services for the Juvenile Court for the Parish of Orleans on and after September 1, 1979, shall be transferred to and provided by the Louisiana Department of Health in accordance with existing statutes, subject to the rules and regulations of the Louisiana civil service system or its successor. The duties of probation officers shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of the Children's Code and of R.S. 46:1251 through 1256. The salaries, related benefits, and operational expenses incurred in the provision of probation services shall be at the expense of the state and sufficient funds therefor shall be budgeted by the legislature.

D. The positions of employment covering the employees of the probation department of Juvenile Court for the parish of Orleans shall, on and after the effective date of this Act, be transferred to and be in the classified service of the state of Louisiana, and on and after said date shall be governed by all of the provisions of Article X of the Constitution of Louisiana of 1974 in the same manner and to the same extent as are other employees and positions placed by said provisions within the classified civil service of the state of Louisiana.

E. All employees of the probation department of the Juvenile Court for the parish of Orleans whose positions of employment are placed in the classified civil service of the state by the provisions of this Section shall, on the effective date of this Act, acquire probational civil service status in the class of position they are occupying on such date. Thereafter they shall be deemed classified civil service employees in their respective classification, and shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of Article X of the Constitution of Louisiana of 1974 and the rules and regulations adopted by the State Civil Service Commission.

Acts 1950, No. 369, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 267, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 2021, No. 158, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2575
Blighted or abandoned property; public health, housing, fire code, building code, and certain other ordinance violations; administrative adjudication; procedure; appeal; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any municipality or parish may prescribe civil fines for blighted property, abandoned property, or violation of public health, housing, fire code, environmental, and historic district ordinances in the municipality or parish by owners of immovable property, their agents, tenants, or representatives pursuant to the procedures for administrative adjudication provided in this Chapter. For the purposes of this Chapter, "housing violations" shall encompass only those conditions in privately owned structures which are determined to constitute a threat or danger to the public health, safety or welfare, to the environment, or a historic district. In municipalities with a population of seventy thousand or more according to the latest federal decennial census, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances. However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect activities which occur on the premises of manufacturing facilities and which are regulated by Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) For purposes of this Chapter, "blighted property" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 33:1374(B), and "abandoned property" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 33:4720.59(D)(2).

B.(1) Any municipality or parish may adopt an ordinance or ordinances establishing an administrative adjudication hearing procedure under the provisions of this Chapter. The ordinance or ordinances shall provide for a time period for persons charged with owning blighted or abandoned property, or violating a public health, housing, fire code, environmental, and historic district ordinance to have a hearing under the provisions of this Chapter. The ordinance shall provide for the appointment of one or more hearing officers who may be the director of health of the municipality or parish or the health officer of the parish in which the municipality is located or the designee of such official or, in the discretion of the governing authority, who may be a person who shall have been licensed to practice law in Louisiana for two years.

(2) Any municipality or parish that adopts an ordinance establishing an administrative adjudication hearing procedure for determining property to be blighted or abandoned shall provide notice to the property owners and to all mortgagees of record as provided in Paragraphs (D)(2) and (F)(2) of this Section.

(3) Each municipality or parish shall have the authority to empower the hearing officer with authority to:

(a) Administer oaths and affirmations.

(b) Issue orders compelling the attendance of witnesses and defendants and the production of documents.

(c) Levy fines, fees, penalties, and hearing costs, the maximum of which shall not exceed those established for the parish or municipal courts.

(d) Order violators to correct violations within a stipulated time.

(e) Take necessary and lawful measures to effect correction of the violation if the violator fails to do so within the time allocated by the hearing officer.

(f) Record orders, judgments, notices of judgments, or liens in the mortgage office of the parish in which the immovable property, or any portion thereof, in or on which the violation occurred is situated.

(g) Condemn property determined to be blighted or abandoned and authorize the parish or municipality to demolish the blighted or abandoned property.

C.(1) The municipality or parish shall have a lien and privilege against the immovable property in or on which the violation occurred. The lien and privilege shall secure all fines, costs, and penalties which are assessed by the municipality or parish in accordance with this Section and described in the order, judgment, notice of judgment, or lien. For the lien and privilege to arise and exist, the order, judgment, notice of judgment, or lien assessing any fines, costs, and penalties shall be recorded in the mortgage office of the parish in which the immovable property, or any portion thereof, in or on which the violation occurred, is situated. The recordation shall have the effect of a judicial mortgage against the immovable property described therein and may be enforced against the immovable property described therein upon application of the municipality or parish to the clerk of the district court for issuance of a writ in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure Article 2253. The remedies established in this Chapter are nonexclusive and may be pursued independently of each other and in addition to other remedies provided by law. In order for the lien and privilege to arise, the order, judgment, notice of judgment, or lien shall be final and not subject to appeal when recorded in the mortgage office. The lien and privilege shall have ranking as provided by R.S. 9:4821(A)(1).

(2) Any liens placed against such immovable property shall be included in the next annual ad valorem tax bill and shall be paid along with such taxes, subject, however, to any valid homestead exemption. Failure to pay the liens shall cause the immovable property in or on which the violation occurred to be subject to the same provisions of law as govern tax sales of immovable property when the immovable property has been declared blighted or a public nuisance by an administrative hearing officer acting in accordance with this Section, the property owners and other parties having interests in the property shall not have a right of redemption. However, if the immovable property has been sold for nonpayment of taxes to a tax sale purchaser other than the municipality, and if the right of redemption from the tax sale has not elapsed at least one year prior to the sale pursuant to this Section, the tax sale purchaser shall have a right of redemption from the sale pursuant to this Section until one year after the right of redemption from the tax sale elapses. In addition, failure to pay the liens shall also cause such liens and privileges to be subject to enforcement in accordance with R.S. 13:2576. Any liens placed against immovable property that has a legal homestead exemption from taxes will become payable ninety days after the death of the owner thereof or immediately upon recordation of any conventional mortgage on the immovable property or transfer of title to a new owner, whichever occurs first.

D.(1) Prior to holding an administrative hearing for public health, housing, fire code, environmental, and historic district violations, the municipality or parish shall notify the property owner at least fifteen days in advance of the date that such a hearing is scheduled. This notification shall state the time, date, and location of the hearing, the alleged violations, and it shall be sent by certified or registered United States mail to the violator or personally served on the violator at the address as listed in the assessor's office of the municipality or parish. The date of the postmark shall be deemed to be the date of delivery. Any notification so sent and returned by the United States Post Office shall be considered as having fulfilled the notification requirement. Failure of any person charged with a violation to appear at the hearing shall be considered an admission of liability for the charged violation. Any order compelling the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents may be enforced by the city or municipal court of the municipality or the parish court in whose jurisdiction the municipality is located, or in the parish court of the parish initiating the action.

(2) Prior to holding an administrative hearing for the determination of blight or abandonment of property, the municipality or parish shall notify the property owner and each mortgagee of record in the parish mortgage records, at least thirty days in advance of the date of the administrative hearing. The notification shall state the time, date, and location of the hearing, the location of the subject property, and an explanation that the hearing is for the purpose of making a determination whether the subject property is blighted or abandoned. The notice shall be sent by certified or registered United States mail or personally served on the property owner at the address listed in the assessor's office of the municipality or parish, and on each mortgagee of record at the address provided in the recorded mortgage.

E. Any administrative adjudication hearing held under the provisions of this Chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of evidence of the Administrative Procedure Act. Testimony by any person shall be taken under oath. The person charged with the ordinance violation may present any relevant evidence and testimony at such hearing and may be represented by an attorney at law. However, his physical presence shall not be required at the hearing if documentary evidence, duly verified by such person, is submitted to the hearing officer prior to the date of the hearing.

F.(1) The hearing officer shall issue an order within thirty days, excluding legal holidays, of the hearing stating whether or not the person charged is liable for the violation, and the amount of any fine, penalty, costs, or fee assessed against him, and a date by which the violation shall be corrected. In addition to the enforcement procedure and authority set forth in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section, any order assessing a fine, penalty, costs, or fee or stipulating a correction date may be enforced by the city or municipal court of the municipality or the parish court in whose jurisdiction the municipality is located, or in the parish court of the parish initiating the action.

(2) After the hearing to determine whether a property is blighted or abandoned, the hearing officer shall send written post-hearing notice to the property owner and each mortgagee of record explaining whether the hearing officer determined the subject property to be blighted or abandoned and state whether any fine, penalty, costs, or fees are assessed. The post-hearing notice shall be sent to the property owner and mortgagees of record in the manner provided for in Paragraph (D)(2) of this Section.

G. The ordinance shall provide for the amount and disposition of fines, penalties, costs, and fees.

H. Any property owner or mortgagee of record of property determined to be blighted or abandoned property, or any person determined by the hearing officer to be in violation of a public health, housing, fire code, environmental, or historic district ordinance may appeal this determination to the appropriate district court. Such appeal shall be instituted by filing, within thirty calendar days of the hearing officer's order, a petition with the clerk of court for the district court along with payment of such reasonable costs as may be required by the clerk. After filing a petition for appeal, the clerk of court of the district court shall schedule a hearing and notify all parties of the date, time, and place of such hearing. Service of notice of appeal under this Subsection shall not stay the enforcement and collection of the judgment unless the person who files the appeal furnishes security prior to filing notice of appeal with the agency of the municipality or parish designated by ordinance to accept such payments in the amount to be fixed by the hearing officer sufficient to assure satisfaction of the finding of the hearing officer relative to the fine, fee, penalty, costs of the hearing, and costs, if any, of correcting the violation.

Acts 1987, No. 514, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1991, No. 289, §5; Acts 1992, No. 737, §1; Acts 1995, No. 646, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1155, §2, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2004, No. 209, §2, eff. June 14, 2004; Acts 2007, No. 115, §1; Acts 2007, No. 193, §1; Acts 2010, No. 449, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1; Acts 2013, No. 223, §1, eff. June 12, 2013; Acts 2022, No. 355, §1; Acts 2025, No. 456, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2112
Leesville; nonrefundable civil fee; assessment and disposition
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq., in addition to any other fees or costs provided by law, the clerk of the city court of Leesville shall collect from each person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, except in the small claims division, a nonrefundable fee in an amount determined by the judge, but not to exceed twenty-five dollars.

B. The clerk shall place all funds collected pursuant to this Section in the court's general fund to supplement the operational expenses of the court. The expenditure of funds shall be at the sole discretion of the judge of the court. All funds shall be subject to and included in the court's annual audit. A copy of the audit shall be filed with the legislative auditor who shall make it available for public inspection.

C. The assessment and disposition of any funds pursuant to this Section shall not affect the responsibilities of the city and parish governing authorities provided by law for the financing of the city court of Leesville.

Acts 1997, No. 215, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2562.8
Traffic offenses
Status: in_force

The judge of this court shall have the power to fix a schedule of fines, including costs, for the various traffic offenses, and any person charged with such an offense may plead guilty before the clerk, who shall make an entry thereof, and pay the fine and cost for such offense as fixed by the judge in his schedule of fines for the particular offense to the sheriff. All fines and forfeitures collected shall be paid by the sheriff into the general fund of the parish of Jefferson provided that the sheriff shall retain twelve per cent of the amount of fines collected or the amount of bonds forfeited to go into the sheriff's salary and expense fund.

Acts 1966, No. 5, §8, eff. June 9, 1966, at 1:45 P.M. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 368, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2013 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2013
Jeanerette
Status: in_force

A. Thirty percent of the funds collected by the city court of Jeanerette pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:168(B) may be deposited into a special fund created for this purpose. The fund shall be referred to as the Jeanerette Indigent Defender Fund.

B. The Jeanerette Indigent Defender Fund Board shall manage and oversee funds remitted to the Jeanerette Indigent Defender Fund and shall consist of three members residing in the Jeanerette City Court district and shall be composed of the following:

(1) One member appointed by the city council of Jeanerette.

(2) One member appointed by the Iberia Parish Council.

(3) One member appointed by the legislative delegation from nominees from the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.

Acts 2016, No. 638, §1; Acts 2017, No. 99, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5522 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5522
Expenditures to be made from sheriff's salary fund
Status: in_force

A. A sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall pay from the Sheriff's Salary Fund, upon warrant drawn by him, all expenses authorized by law which are incurred in the performance of his duties, including, but not restricted to, clerical expenses, the salary of the sheriff, and of all deputies, reasonable attorney fees for legal services, the premium of bonds required by the sheriff and deputies, the cost of uniforms for deputies, including clothing for deputies assigned plain clothes duty or undercover operational duties, and the membership dues of the sheriff and deputies in the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association and in the National Sheriffs' Association.

B. A sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall further pay from the sheriff's salary fund, upon warrant drawn by him, an amount necessary to promote youth, junior deputy, or elder services programs, which amount shall not exceed ten percent of the amount of the annual revenues of the sheriff's salary fund or create a deficit in the sheriff's salary fund.

C. A sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall further pay from the sheriff's salary fund, upon warrant drawn by him, an amount necessary to pay final judgments obtained against his office for its official acts.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:4713, a sheriff and ex officio tax collector may purchase and equip such real property as is necessary in the performance of his duties, including but not limited to an adequate and safe jail. The ownership of such real property shall be vested in the parish law enforcement district.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 258, §1; Acts 1954, No. 154, §1; Acts 1958, No. 516, §1; Acts 1966, No. 221, §1; Acts 1968, No. 46, §1; Acts 1970, No. 227, §1; Acts 1972, No. 645, §1; Acts 1973, No. 64, §1; Acts 1975, No. 417, §1; Acts 1977, No. 37, §1; Acts 1977, No. 58, §; Acts 1977, No. 466, §1; Acts 1979, No. 191, §1, eff. July 3, 1979; Acts 1979, No. 564, §1; Acts 1985, No. 27, §1, eff. June 18, 1985; Acts 1988, No. 289, §1; Acts 1988, No. 857, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1991, No. 489, §1; Acts 1995, No. 822, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1422 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5108 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5108
Prescription, immunity; pleas
Status: in_force

The defendant in any suit filed against the state of Louisiana, a state agency or a political subdivision of the state shall not be entitled to file a plea of prescription or peremption barring such suit or the liability of the entity instituting the suit if the suit in contract or for injury to person or property is filed within the time fixed by law for such suits against private persons, or in other suits authorized by the legislature if the suit is filed within one year after the date on which the resolution authorizing it was adopted or within one year after the date on which the law authorizing it becomes effective.

Acts 1975, No. 434, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1952.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1952.1
City court of Bossier City; jurisdiction; effect on justice of peace
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:1952 or any other law to the contrary, the city court of Bossier City shall have territorial jurisdiction only throughout the territory which is now or hereafter may be included within the city limits of Bossier City.

B. Should a portion of a justice of the peace ward not presently within the territorial jurisdiction of the City Court of Bossier City fall under the territorial jurisdiction of the City Court of Bossier City because of the effect of this Section, that portion of the justice of the peace ward not included within the city limits of Bossier City shall remain under the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace. That portion of Ward Two which is not within the corporate limits of Bossier City shall be divided among the existing justices of the peace in the parish by the parish governing authority.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 130, §1. Acts 1986, No. 594, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4453 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4453
Trial court clerk need not prepare record of appeal until appeal bond filed
Status: in_force

The clerk of a trial court is under no duty to commence the preparation of the record of appeal in any case until the appeal bond, when required by law, is filed in the trial court by the appellant.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 38, §2, eff. June 20, 1960.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2154.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2154.1
Authority of clerk of court of First City Court of New Orleans to satisfy the docket
Status: in_force

The clerk of court of the First City Court of the city of New Orleans and/or his designated assistants shall have the authority to "satisfy the docket" or to sign the docket of said court, on behalf of any plaintiff's attorney who has given said clerk his written consent.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 190, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:841 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 841
Enumeration of fees in civil matters; miscellaneous
Status: in_force

A. The clerks of the several district courts may be entitled to demand and receive fees of office, which fees may be less than, but shall not exceed, the amounts set forth in this Section. Any clerk of court that establishes procedures for the filing, receipt, or issuance of any of the following documents by electronic means shall establish fees for the filing, receipt, or issuance of electronic documents that shall not exceed the fee that would apply if the document was received, filed, or issued in paper.

(1) Initialization fee, twenty dollars.

(2) Filing document:

(a) First page, six dollars.

(b) Each subsequent page, four dollars.

(c) Exhibits up to eight and one-half inches by fourteen inches, including but not limited to attachments, transcripts, and depositions, two dollars per page.

(d) All paper exhibits larger than eight and one-half inches by fourteen inches, five dollars per page and all other exhibits, five dollars per exhibit.

(3) Indexing each name, two dollars.

(4)(a) Issuing document with notice of service, twenty dollars.

(b) Issuing document without notice of service, fifteen dollars.

(5)(a) Certification of copy, five dollars.

(b) Act of congress, five dollars.

(c) Conformed copies, three dollars.

(6) Copies per page, one dollar.

(7) Minute entries, five dollars.

(8) Swearing of witnesses and jurors, two dollars.

(9) United States Postal Service and common carriers, costs actually incurred.

(10) Appeals (per original document page) complete preparation of all copies and volumes, five dollars.

(11) - (77) Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 243, §2.

B. The funds derived by the clerk of court in the parish of Calcasieu from that portion of the fees collectable pursuant to this Section above the amount of such fees collectable at the rates provided by R.S. 13:841 prior to the amendment thereof at the 1981 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be expended exclusively for the payment of salaries of deputy clerks of court in that parish.

C. In addition to the fees provided in Subsection A of this Section, the clerk of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District for the parish of Jefferson may demand and receive additional fees in an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent of the fees specified in Subsection A of this Section. The funds so derived by the clerk shall be expended exclusively for the payment of salaries of deputy clerks of court in that parish.

D. In addition to the fees provided in Subsection A of this Section, the clerks of the several district courts may demand and receive additional fees for issuing a marriage license, fifteen dollars, and each copy, five dollars.

E. In the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District, the receipt by the clerk of court of any page, document, exhibit, attachment, transcript, deposition, or record specified in Subsection A of this Section by electronic means shall be treated the same as receiving a paper copy, and the same fees authorized for filing or recordation in Subsection A of this Section shall also apply to the filing or recordation of information received electronically.

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1964, No. 398, §1; Acts 1974, No. 541, §1; Acts 1981, No. 357, §1; Acts 1984, No. 438, §1; Acts 1985, No. 749, §1; Acts 1986, No. 317, §1; Acts 1995, No. 767, §1; Acts 2006, No. 243, §§1, 2; Acts 2010, No. 220, §1; Acts 2014, No. 596, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3057 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3057
Jury summons; civil summons effective in criminal action; criminal summons effective in civil action
Status: in_force

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 but who has not served, may be required to serve as a juror in any criminal action the trial of which is commenced during the period for which he is summoned. Any person summoned to serve as a criminal juror, but who has not served, may be required to serve as a juror in any civil action the trial of which is commenced during the period for which he is summoned.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 182, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5304
The drug division probation program
Status: in_force

A. Each district court by rule may designate as a drug division one or more divisions to which alcohol- or drug-related offenses are assigned and may establish a probation program to be administered by the presiding judge or judges thereof or by an employee designated by the court.

B. Participation in probation programs shall be subject to the following provisions:

(1) The district attorney may propose to the court that an individual defendant be screened for eligibility as a participant in the drug division probation program if all of the following criteria are satisfied:

(a) The individual is charged with a violation of a statute of this state relating to the use and possession of or possession with intent to distribute any narcotic drugs, coca leaves, marijuana, stimulants, depressants, or hallucinogenic drugs, or where there is a significant relationship between the use of alcohol or drugs, or both, and the crime before the court.

(b) The district attorney has reason to believe that the individual who is charged suffers from alcohol or drug abuse or addiction.

(c) It is in the best interest of the community and in the interest of justice to provide the defendant with treatment as opposed to incarceration or other sanctions.

(2) Upon receipt of the proposal provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the court shall advise the defendant that he or she may be eligible for enrollment in a court-authorized treatment program through the drug division probation program.

(3) The court shall inform the defendant that the drug division program or district attorney may request that the defendant provide the following information to the court to determine eligibility and suitability for program admission:

(a) Information regarding prior criminal charges.

(b) Education, work experience, and training.

(c) Family history, including residence in the community.

(d) Medical and mental history, including any psychiatric or psychological treatment or counseling.

(e) Any other information reasonably related to the success of the treatment program.

(4) The defendant shall undergo a program screening by a staff member of the drug division probation program that is knowledgeable in specialty court clinical suitability. The clinical screening tool shall be validated, evidence based, and include risk and need components. The findings of the screening shall be reported to the court, the district attorney, and the defendant's counsel.

(5) The defendant shall meet the suitability requirements as defined by best practice standards developed for the drug division probation program and adopted by the Louisiana Supreme Court.

(6) Upon a determination that the defendant meets the eligibility and suitability criteria, the court may offer a defendant the opportunity to participate in the program and undergo treatment. The court shall advise and the defendant shall be subject to the following:

(a) If the defendant is accepted into the drug division probation program, then the defendant shall waive the right to a trial. The defendant shall enter a plea of guilty to the charge, with the stipulation that sentencing be deferred or that sentence be imposed but suspended and the defendant be placed on supervised probation under the usual conditions of probation and under certain special conditions of probation related to the completion of such substance abuse treatment programs as are ordered by the court.

(b) Upon acceptance of the guilty plea, the defendant's case shall be transferred to the drug court division, where the defendant shall be under the supervision of the drug division probation program for a period of not less than twelve months.

(c) During drug division probation program supervision, the defendant may be required to receive long-term residential treatment, inpatient treatment, or community-based outpatient treatment based on a clinical assessment recommendation and approval by the drug division probation program judge.

(d) The court may impose any conditions reasonably related to the complete rehabilitation of the defendant.

(e) The defendant shall be required to participate in an alcohol and drug testing program at his own expense, unless the court determines that the defendant is indigent.

(f) If the defendant successfully completes all requirements of the drug division probation program and all other requirements of his court-ordered probation, the judge may, on motion of the district attorney or the defendant, order the setting aside of the conviction and dismissal of prosecution within the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 or 894.

(g) If the defendant does not successfully complete the drug division probation program, the judge may revoke the probation and impose sentence, or the judge may revoke the probation and order the defendant to serve the sentence previously imposed and suspended.

(7) The defendant has the right to be represented by counsel at all stages of a criminal prosecution and in any court hearing relating to the drug division probation program. The defendant shall be represented by counsel during the determination of eligibility and suitability to participate in the drug division probation program at the time of the execution of the sentencing agreement and at any subsequent probation revocation hearing to discharge him, unless the court finds and the record shows that the defendant has knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel.

(8) The designated program shall recommend to the court a level of care for the defendant.

(9) The defendant shall agree to participation in the drug division probation program. (10) Besides the eligibility and suitability reports submitted by the examiner, the judge and district attorney shall consider the following factors in determining whether drug court probation would be in the interests of justice and of benefit to the defendant and the community:

(a) The nature of the crime charged and the circumstances surrounding the crime.

(b) Any special characteristics or circumstances of the defendant.

(c) Whether the defendant is a first-time offender of an alcohol- or drug-related offense, and, if the defendant has previously participated in this or a similar program, the degree of success attained.

(d) Whether there is a probability that the defendant will cooperate with and benefit from probation and treatment through the drug division probation program.

(e) Whether the available drug division probation program is appropriate to meet the needs of the defendant.

(f) The impact of the defendant's probation and treatment upon the community.

(g) Recommendations, if any, of the involved law enforcement agency.

(h) Recommendations, if any, of the victim.

(i) Provisions for and the likelihood of obtaining restitution from the defendant over the course of his probation.

(j) Any mitigating circumstances.

(k) Any other circumstances reasonably related to the individual defendant's case.

(10.1) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 572, §2.

(11) In order to be eligible for the drug division probation program, the defendant shall satisfy each of the following criteria:

(a) The defendant cannot have any prior felony conviction for any offense defined as a homicide in R.S. 14:29.

(b) The crime before the court cannot be a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B), except a first conviction of an offense with a maximum prison sentence of ten years or less that was not committed against a family member or household member as defined by R.S. 14:35.3, or against a dating partner as defined by R.S. 46:2151, or an offense of domestic abuse battery that is punishable by imprisonment at hard labor as provided in R.S. 14:35.3.

(c) Other criminal proceedings alleging commission of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B) cannot be pending against the defendant.

(d) The crime before the court cannot be a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or any other drug or drugs that resulted in the death of a person.

(12) A defendant previously convicted or adjudicated a delinquent for the offense of simple battery shall not be deemed ineligible for the drug division probation program on the sole basis of such status.

(13)(a) The judge shall make the final determination of eligibility. If, based on the examiner's report and the recommendations of the district attorney and the defense counsel, the judge determines that the defendant should be enrolled in the drug division probation program, the court shall accept the defendant's guilty plea and suspend or defer the imposition of sentence and place the defendant on probation under the terms and conditions of the drug division probation program. The court also may impose sentence and suspend the execution thereof, placing the defendant on probation under the terms and conditions of the drug division probation program.

(b) If it is determined after screening that the defendant is not qualified for enrollment in the drug division probation program, reasons for that determination shall be provided to the defendant and made part of the record in his case.

(c) The office of probation and parole or the district attorney may petition the court for immediate discharge of any individual who fails to comply with treatment program rules and treatment expectations or who refuses to constructively engage in the treatment process.

C.(1) The terms of each probation agreement shall be decided by the judge. The defendant must agree to enter the program and sign a probation agreement stating the terms and conditions of his program. The defendant must plead guilty to the charge in order to be eligible for the drug division probation program.

(2) Any probation agreement entered into pursuant to this Section shall include the following:

(a) The terms of the agreement, which shall provide that if the defendant fulfills the obligations of the agreement, as determined by the court, then the criminal charges may be dismissed and the prosecution set aside in accordance with the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 893 and 894, or, if the defendant has been sentenced following the plea of guilty, then the successful completion of the drug division probation program may result in the discharge of the defendant from continued supervision.

(b) A waiver by the defendant of the right to trial by jury under the laws and constitution of Louisiana and the United States.

(c) The defendant's full name.

(d) The defendant's full name at the time the complaint was filed, if different from the defendant's current name.

(e) The defendant's sex and date of birth.

(f) The crime before the court.

(g) The date the complaint was filed.

(h) The court in which the agreement was filed.

(i) A stipulation of the facts upon which the charge was based, as agreed to by the defendant and the district attorney.

(j) A provision that the defendant will be required to pay a probation supervision fee.

(k) A provision in cases where applicable that the defendant will be required to pay restitution to the victim.

(l) A provision that once the defendant is receiving treatment as an outpatient or living in a halfway house he will participate in appropriate job training or schooling or seek gainful employment.

(m) A copy of the plea agreement.

(3) A defendant who is placed under the supervision of the drug division probation program shall pay the cost of the treatment program to which he is assigned and the cost of any additional supervision that may be required, to the extent of his financial resources, as determined by the drug division.

(4) If the probationer does not have the financial resources to pay all the related costs of the probation program:

(a) The court, to the extent practicable, shall arrange for the probationer to be assigned to a treatment program funded by the state or federal government.

(b) The court, with the recommendation of the treatment program, may order the probationer to perform supervised work for the benefit of the community in lieu of paying all or a part of the costs relating to his treatment and supervision. The work must be performed for and under the supervising authority of a parish, municipality, or other political subdivision or agency of the state of Louisiana or a charitable organization that renders service to the community or its residents.

D.(1) When appropriate, the imposition or execution of sentence shall be postponed while the defendant is enrolled in the treatment program. As long as the probationer follows the conditions of his agreement, he or she shall remain on probation. At the conclusion of the period of probation, the district attorney, on advice of the person providing the probationer's treatment and the probation officer, may recommend that the drug division take one of the following courses of action:

(a) That the probationer's probation be revoked and the probationer be sentenced because the probationer has not successfully completed the treatment and has violated one or more conditions of probation; or, if already sentenced, that the probation be revoked and the probationer be remanded to the appropriate custodian for service of that sentence.

(b) That the period of probation be extended so that the probationer may continue the program.

(c) That the probationer's conviction be set aside and the prosecution dismissed because the probationer has successfully completed all the conditions of his or her probation and treatment agreement.

(2) The district attorney shall make the final determination on whether to request revocation, extension, or dismissal.

(3)(a) If an individual who has enrolled in a program violates any of the conditions of probation or the treatment agreement or appears to be performing unsatisfactorily in the assigned program, or if it appears that the probationer is not benefitting from education, treatment, or rehabilitation, the treatment supervisor, probation officer, or the district attorney may move the court for a hearing to determine if the probationer has violated a condition of probation, whether the probationer should remain in the program, or whether the probation should be revoked and the probationer removed from the program and sentenced or ordered to serve any sentence previously imposed. If at the hearing the moving party can show sufficient proof that the probationer has violated probation or the treatment agreement and has not shown a willingness to submit to rehabilitation, the probationer may be reprimanded, sanctioned for the violation, removed from the program or the treatment agreement may be changed to meet the probationer's specific needs.

(b) If the court finds that the probationer has violated a condition of probation or a provision of the probation agreement and that the probationer should be removed from the probation program, then the court may revoke the probation and sentence the individual in accordance with the guilty plea or, if the individual has been sentenced and the sentence suspended, order the individual to begin serving the sentence.

(c) At any time and for any appropriate reason, the probationer, his probation officer, the district attorney, or his treatment provider may petition the court to reconsider, suspend, or modify its order for rehabilitation or treatment concerning that probationer.

(d) The burden of proof at all such hearings shall be the burden of proof required to revoke probation as provided by law.

E. The appropriate alcohol and drug treatment professional shall report the following changes or conditions to the district attorney at any periodic reporting period specified by the court:

(1) The probationer is changed from an inpatient to an outpatient.

(2) The probationer is transferred to another treatment center or program.

(3) The probationer fails to comply with program rules and treatment expectations.

(4) The probationer refuses to engage constructively in the treatment process.

(5) The probationer terminates his or her participation in the treatment program.

(6) The probationer is rehabilitated or obtains the maximum benefits of rehabilitation or treatment.

F. Upon successful completion of the drug division probation program and its terms and conditions, the judge, after receiving the recommendation from the district attorney, may vacate the judgment of conviction and dismiss the criminal proceedings against the probationer or may discharge the defendant from probation in accordance with the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 or 894.

G. Discharge and dismissal under this Chapter, as provided in Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 893 and 894, shall have the same effect as acquittal, except that the conviction may be considered in order to provide the basis for subsequent prosecution of the party as a multiple offender and shall be considered as an offense for the purposes of any other law or laws relating to cumulation of offenses. Dismissal under this Chapter shall occur only once with respect to any person. Nothing herein shall be construed as a basis for the destruction of records of the arrest and prosecution of the person.

H. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall confer a right or an expectation of a right to treatment for a defendant or offender within the criminal justice system.

I. Each defendant shall contribute to the cost of substance abuse treatment received in the drug treatment program based upon guidelines developed by the drug division.

J. Each judicial district that establishes a drug division shall adopt written policies and guidelines for the implementation of a probation program in accordance with this Chapter. The policies and guidelines shall include provisions concerning the following:

(1) How to screen the defendant initially to determine if the defendant is suitable for enrollment.

(2) How to advise the defendant of the program if the court has reason to believe the defendant may suffer from alcohol or drug abuse or addiction.

(3) What drug division probation program staff are certified by the court.

K. Each drug division shall implement process and outcome measures promulgated by the Louisiana Supreme Court Drug and Specialty Court Office for assessing program effectiveness. Reports of progress and outcome measures shall be transmitted annually to the judicial administrator of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.

L.(1) Except as otherwise provided for by law, the registration and other records of a treatment facility are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person not connected with the treatment facility or the drug division and district attorney without the consent of the patient.

(2) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not restrict the use of patients' records for the purpose of research into the cause and treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse or addiction, provided that such information shall not be published in a way that discloses the patient's name and identifying information.

M. No statement, or any information procured therefrom, with respect to the specific offenses with which the defendant is charged, which is made to any probation officer or alcohol and drug treatment worker subsequent to the granting of probation, shall be admissible in any civil or criminal action or proceeding, except a drug division probation revocation proceeding.

N. A record of the fact that an individual has participated in a drug division probation program shall be maintained by the Supreme Court and shall be made available upon request to any district attorney for the purpose of determining if an individual has previously participated in a drug division probation program.

O.(1) The provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893(A) and (D) which prohibit the court from suspending or deferring the imposition of sentences for violations of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law or for violations of R.S. 40:966(A), 967(A), 968(A), 969(A), or 970(A) shall not apply to prosecutions in drug division probation programs as authorized by this Chapter.

(2) The minimum mandatory sentence provided for in R.S. 14:98(D)(1) and (E)(1), which shall otherwise be imposed without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, may be suspended if the offender is prosecuted in a drug division probation program pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1997, No. 1376, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1053, §1; Acts 2009, No. 182, §1; Acts 2013, No. 388, §1, eff. June 18, 2013; Acts 2013, No. 389, §§3, 5; Acts 2014, No. 337, §1; Acts 2014, No. 604, §1; Acts 2016, No. 509, §2; Acts 2016, No. 609, §1; Acts 2017, No. 280, §2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Acts 2022, No. 615, §1; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 4, §2, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 572, §§ 1,2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1375 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1375
Physician for parish prison
Status: in_force

The criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans is hereby authorized to employ a physician to care for the inmates of the parish prison of the parish of Orleans.

The compensation of said physician is hereby fixed at the sum of five thousand dollars per annum, and shall be paid out of the general fund of the state on the warrant of the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans.

Acts 1950, No. 379, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5935 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5935
Powers of officials not diminished
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this Chapter to create a special commission for the financing of the criminal justice system in the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District as it relates to the district judges, the district attorney, and the clerk of court. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as diminishing any of the authority of the district judges, the district attorney, or clerk of court as delegated to them by the constitution and laws of this state.

Acts 1995, No. 511, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Redesignated from R.S. 33:9016 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5558 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5558
Group insurance, insurers, agents, authority to contract
Status: in_force

A. The group insurance or any excess insurance or a self- insurance plan authorized under the provisions of R.S. 13:5554 shall be written only in insurance companies legally authorized to do business in this state and through legally commissioned and licensed agents residing in this state. The agent shall receive the full usual commission paid by the insurer to its agents on business transacted for it.

B. The officers of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association shall constitute a board with authority to act for and contract for the group insurance and excess insurance. Officers of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association participating in the adoption of administration of a self-insurance plan shall be considered "trustees", as that term is used and defined in R.S. 9:2792.6.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 238, §1; Acts 1995, No. 533, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1449 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1816 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1816
Temporary emergency jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.

B. If there is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this Act and a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under R.S. 13:1813 through 1815, a child custody determination made under this Section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction under R.S. 13:1813 through 1815. If a child custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under R.S. 13:1813 through 1815, a child custody determination made under this Section becomes a final determination, if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the child.

C. If there is a previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this Act, or a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under R.S. 13:1813 through 1815, any order issued by a court of this state under this Section shall specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction under R.S. 13:1813 through 1815. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires.

D. A court of this state which has been asked to make a child custody determination under this Section, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by a court of a state having jurisdiction under R.S. 13:1813 through 1815, shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to R.S. 13:1813 through 1815, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by a court of another state under a statute similar to this Section shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.

Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3822 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3822
Same; interpretation and citation
Status: in_force

R.S. 13:3821 and 3823 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it, and may be cited as the Uniform Foreign Depositions Law.

Acts 2014, No. 793, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5562 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5562
Public bid laws applicable to assessor's office
Status: in_force

The assessor's office in each parish shall be subject to the public bid laws of the state.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 206, §3, eff. July 23, 1976; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1462 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2564.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2564.2
Parish court judges; reimbursement for travel and hotel expenses
Status: in_force

A. A parish court judge of any parish court which has or hereafter has a judicial expense fund, may be reimbursed actual traveling and hotel expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties from such fund upon the warrant of the judge alone, provided that sufficient monies are available in the fund to provide for such reimbursement. The supreme court, by rule, shall define the conditions under which such reimbursements will be made. No reimbursement shall be made for round trips of less than ten miles from the judge's bona fide residence to the place or places where he performs the official duties of his office.

B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall apply to any parish court presently in existence or hereafter established.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 472, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2487.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2487.3
Salary and fees of judge
Status: in_force

The city judge shall receive an annual salary payable monthly in equal proportions by the city of Slidell and the police jury of St. Tammany parish, Louisiana, upon the following basis:

(1) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is less than 10,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $3,600.00.

(2) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or more, but less than 20,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $4,800.00.

(3) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 20,000 or more, but less than 40,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $6,000.00.

(4) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 40,000 or more, but less than 100,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $7,200.00.

In addition to salary the judge shall receive the same fees as are payable to the justice of peace in all civil cases where the amount involved does not exceed $100.00, exclusive of interest, and the same fees as are payable to the clerks of district courts in all other civil cases. He shall not receive any fees in criminal matters, including peace bond cases.

Acts 1964, No. 102, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4452 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4452
Delay for appeal in case involving public bonds
Status: in_force

An appeal from a judgment in a case involving the validity of bonds or certificates of indebtedness of a public board or corporation, or political subdivision of the state, or of taxes or assessments necessary to pay the principal and interest thereon, can be taken only within thirty days of the applicable date provided in Article 2087(A) of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.10
Judicial expense fund; disbursements
Status: in_force

A. The judges, en banc, of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court may, in lieu of all or any part of the fees for reporting and transcribing testimony authorized under the provisions of R.S. 13:964, or other applicable laws, and in addition to salaries otherwise provided, authorized, or established by law, fix and pay each of their court reporters a salary from the judicial expense fund. The judges, en banc, may further appoint such secretarial, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as they deem necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund. In like manner, the judges, en banc, may utilize the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing or maintaining a law library, or both, for the court, or for buying or maintaining, or both any type of equipment, supplies, or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose or purposes connected with, incidental to or related to the proper administration or function of the said court or the offices of the individual judges and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies that are not or hereafter provided, authorized, or established by law for any of the aforesaid purposes.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 547, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5712 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5712
Notification of death under suspicious circumstances; penalties for failure to comply
Status: in_force

A. A physician or other person having knowledge of a death under sudden, accidental, violent, or suspicious circumstances or without medical attendance within twenty-four hours prior to death shall immediately notify the coroner of the death.

B. Before removing any such body from the place where death occurred or preparing same for burial or shipment or destroying any clothing or other evidence connected with the body, an undertaker, embalmer, or other person shall first notify the coroner and receive permission from the coroner.

C. A physician or other person reporting the death of any patient with a known or diagnosed virulent contagious disease, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome and including deceased individuals who are known carriers of any such disease but whose death is due to other causes, shall notify the coroner of such disease.

D. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 312, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Acts 1987, No. 878, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1562 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3; Acts 2015, No. 302, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:761 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 761
Clerks' Supplemental Compensation Fund; creation; sources of funds
Status: in_force

A. The Clerks' Supplemental Compensation Fund, hereinafter referred to as "the fund", is hereby created. The proceeds from the fund shall be used solely and exclusively for salary supplements to clerks of court of all of the district courts and criminal district courts of this state, which shall be in addition to any compensation otherwise authorized by law and which shall not be considered or included in the calculation of maximum compensation or minimum monthly compensation set forth in R.S. 13:782, and for necessary and associated administrative expenses.

B.(1) The Clerks' Supplemental Compensation Fund Board is hereby created. The members of the commission shall serve two-year terms unless otherwise specified. A member may not serve more than two successive terms. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge. The members shall serve without pay.

(2) The board shall be composed of five members appointed by the board of directors of the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association.

(3) The chairman of the board shall be responsible for the distribution of the proceeds of the fund. He shall keep detailed and accurate records.

C. The clerks of all of the district courts and criminal district courts of this state shall remit to the Clerks' Supplemental Compensation Fund from the funds transferred from the advance deposit account to the salary fund account an amount calculated at the rate of four dollars for every original civil suit filed in their offices. The clerk of the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans shall remit the fees required in this Subsection from the judicial expense fund of the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans. The clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans shall remit the fees required in this Subsection from the clerk of the Criminal District Court Expense Fund for the parish of Orleans. The clerks of all of the district courts and criminal district courts of this state shall remit all costs so collected to the board monthly on or before the tenth day of each calendar month. The disbursement of the proceeds from the fund may be authorized only by a majority of the members of the board.

D. After making provisions for necessary and associated administrative expenses, the board shall then distribute the proceeds from the fund monthly in equal amounts to all of the clerks of the district courts and criminal district courts of this state.

E. The additional sum of four dollars shall be considered the base additional fee for purposes of this Subsection. Beginning in July, 1988, the base fee shall be increased an amount equal to the percent of increase in the average consumer price index (all items-city average) as published by the United States Department of Labor, bureau of labor statistics, between the figures for the calendar years 1986 and 1987. The amount of increase so calculated shall be rounded off to the nearest half-dollar. Each succeeding July, a similar adjustment shall be made to the base fee, as adjusted, based upon the percent of change to the nearest half-dollar in the average consumer price index between the two complete calendar years preceding July of the year in which the adjustment is made. Under no circumstances shall the base fee or any escalation thereof, pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection, be reduced.

F. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 157, §2, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1992.

G. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to authorize the increase of the filing fee for any original civil suit unless specifically authorized by the legislature.

Acts 1987, No. 395, §1; Acts 1992, No. 157, §2, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 889, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.17
Seventeenth judicial district
Status: in_force

The Seventeenth Judicial District Court shall have five judges.

Acts 1950, No. 383, §§1 to 3. Amended by Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1; Acts 1962, No. 460, §1; Acts 1967, No. 35, §1; Acts 1968, No. 307, §1; Acts 1970, No. 124, §1; Acts 1972, No. 11, §1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1972, at 4:30 P.M.; Acts 1976, No. 46, §8, eff. June 30, 1976; Acts 1978, No. 215, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2001, No. 217, §1, eff. June 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.63 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2488.63
Laws governing city courts; applicability
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this Part, and to the extent that they are not in conflict with the provisions of this Part, the provisions of Part I of this Chapter, the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure that govern city courts, the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure that govern city courts, and all other applicable laws that govern city courts shall apply to and govern the City Court of Plaquemine.

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 627, §1, eff. July 20, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4281 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4281
Capias ad satisfaciendum abolished
Status: in_force

The writ of capias ad satisfaciendum is abolished.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:844 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 844
Fees of ex officio recorders
Status: in_force

A.(1) Clerks of the district courts as ex officio recorders shall charge the following fees for filing and recording documents:

(a) For one to five page documents, one hundred dollars.

(b) For six to twenty-five page documents, two hundred dollars.

(c) For twenty-six to fifty page documents, three hundred dollars.

(d) For documents in excess of fifty pages, three hundred dollars for first fifty pages and five dollars for each subsequent page.

(e) For indexing of all documents filed for record for each name after the tenth name that is required to be indexed, five dollars per name.

(f) The above set forth fees shall be inclusive of the following:

(i) Indexing of all documents filed for record for up to ten names.

(ii) One certified copy of the recorded document or e-certification of document.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, there shall be a fee of fifty dollars for the recordation of an act or affidavit to cancel a single mortgage, lien, or privilege.

(h) If a document is to be recorded and filed in both the mortgage and conveyance records, the fees provided in this Section shall be assessed separately for recording in the mortgage records and in the conveyance records.

(i) Documents to be recorded may be either on eight-and-one-half-inch-by-eleven-inch paper or on eight-and-one-half-inch-by-fourteen-inch paper and the recording fees set forth in this Section shall be the same regardless of which size paper is used. For any other size paper, there shall be an additional fee of twenty dollars per page.

(2) For notarizing acknowledgments of acts executed under private signature, with seal and certificate, ten dollars.

(3) For certificate of real estate mortgage and lien certificate with seal, for each name in which search is made, and for one definable property only, twenty dollars for the first name and ten dollars for each additional name. There shall be an additional charge of one dollar per exception in the event that more than ten exceptions are contained on a certificate.

(4) For canceling real estate mortgage, with original note, ten dollars.

(5) For making copies of all official documents, no more than two dollars per page.

(6) Except as provided in Item (1)(f)(ii) of this Subsection for attesting any record or copy thereof, ten dollars. For a file-stamped conformed copy, five dollars.

B.(1) As used in this Section, a "document" is defined as those pages presented together for filing or recording, inclusive of the act, together with exhibits, riders, or additional documents attached thereto, including but not limited to powers of attorney, property description exhibits, tax certificates and researches, mortgage certificates, resolutions, certificates, and surveys.

(2) Every document filed for recordation shall be captioned as to type of act on the first page, and shall have on the first page a margin of two inches at the top and one inch at the bottom and sides. The type size shall not be less than eight point.

C. In addition to the above charges, the clerks of court as ex officio notaries public may make a reasonable charge for drawing deeds, mortgages, chattel mortgages, liens, or other similar instruments.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 398, §1; Acts 1974, No. 541, §1; Acts 1981, No. 360, §1; Acts 1982, No. 86, §1; Acts 1984, No. 438, §1; Acts 1985, No. 749, §1; Acts 1986, No. 317, §1; Acts 1986, No. 435, §1; Acts 1988, No. 920, §3, eff. July 26, 1988; Acts 1995, No. 994, §1; Acts 2001, No. 769, §§1 and 2; Acts 2017, No. 173, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3734.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3734.2
Privileged communications between persons and religious authorities relating to matrimonial rights or status
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Marital status or rights" shall mean the determination by any recognized religious authority, either in the first instance or on appeal or review of prior determination by other religious authorities, under the laws, doctrine, tenets, or beliefs of a religion, church, or association or convention of churches concerning:

(a) Whether any person or persons subject thereto has entered into a marriage or marriages considered to be valid thereunder,

(b) Whether they may be entitled to have same declared invalid or null by reason thereof,

(c) Whether they are free to contract a valid marriage thereunder, or

(d) Whether they may be subject to censure, excommunication, or denial of privileges thereunder or with regard to any other matter directly or indirectly relating to the privileges, obligations, or status of such persons as a result of their actions, intentions, or status in relation thereto.

(2) "Person" shall mean any natural person who has applied to any recognized religious authority for a declaration or decision relative to his or any other person's status or rights under the laws, doctrine, tenets, or beliefs of any religion, church, or convention or association of churches, as well as any other person who shall submit or have in their knowledge or possession any facts or evidence or testimony submitted to the religious authority relative thereto, or any other participants in any proceedings conducted by the religious authority, including, but not limited to, judges, advocates, clerks, stenographers, reporters, or witnesses.

(3) "Privileged communications" shall mean the acquiring, recording, or transmittal of any information, by any person in any manner whatsoever, concerning any facts, opinions, or statements made by any person to any recognized religious authority, by way of testimony, affidavit, deposition, or other writing, or by any other documentary evidence, for the purpose of obtaining a declaration or decision from the religious authority relative to any person's marital status or rights under the law, doctrine, tenets, or beliefs of a religion, church, or convention or association of churches, including, but not limited to, any and all records, documentary evidence, transcripts of testimony, opinions or decisions, correspondence, or memoranda relating thereto.

(4) "Recognized religious authority" shall mean any person or group of persons comprising a tribunal, board, or other type of deliberative body who, under the established laws, doctrine, tenets, or beliefs of that religious body or sect, or under the rules or discipline of that church or association or convention of churches, is vested with the authority to determine the rights and status of persons subject thereto in matters relating to the validity or nullity of the marriage of persons subject to said laws, doctrine, tenets, or beliefs.

B. No person shall be required to disclose, by way of testimony or otherwise, or to produce, under subpoena, any privileged communication made to any recognized religious authority in connection with any proceeding or review conducted by said authority relating to the determination or declaration of rights or status of any person regarding any privileged communication:

(1) In connection with any civil or criminal case or proceeding;

(2) Before any state or local administrative department, agency, board, or commission;

(3) To any legislative committee, or

(4) By way of deposition or other discovery procedure.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 127, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5237 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5237
Remedies
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the provisions of R.S. 13:5240(C), a person whose religious exercise is being, has been, or is likely to be burdened in violation of this Part may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial, or an administrative, or other proceeding and obtain appropriate relief, not to include punitive or exemplary damages, without regard to whether the proceeding is brought in the name of the state or by any other person, including but not limited to:

(1) Injunctive relief, protective order, writ of mandamus or prohibition, or declaratory relief to prevent any violation of these provisions.

(2) The actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs, including court approved expert witness fees.

B. If after satisfying the notice provisions provided in R.S. 13:5238, a person obtains preliminary injunctive relief under this Part, the person shall remain entitled to the remedies provided in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, notwithstanding any voluntary cessation or efforts to remove the infringing burden on the moving party's religious beliefs.

Acts 2010, No. 793, §1; Acts 2025, No. 358, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5031 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5031
Proceedings for determination or collection of tax, license, interest, penalty or attorney's fee; summary nature; by preference
Status: in_force

All proceedings, whether original or by intervention or third opposition, or otherwise, brought by or on behalf of the state, or by or on behalf of any of its officers, for the determination or collection of any tax, excise, license, interest, penalty or attorney's fees, claimed to be due under any statute of this state, shall be summary and shall always be tried or heard by preference, in all courts, original and appellate, whether in or out of term time and either in open court or chambers, at such time as may be fixed by the court, which shall be not less than two nor more than ten days after notice to the defendant or opposing party.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.16
Sixteenth judicial district
Status: in_force

The sixteenth judicial district court shall have eight judges. Two judges shall be elected from election section one and six judges shall be elected from election section two.

Acts 1984, No. 56, §3(A), eff. June 8, 1984; Acts 1993, No. 214, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2485.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2485.6
Bond of marshal
Status: in_force

A. The city marshal shall be a resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties he shall give bond in favor of the city judge conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for the legal adjustment of all claims incurred against him in his official capacity.

B. Except as provided in R.S. 13:1882(B), the amount of the bond, the premium whereof shall be paid by the governing authority of the city or ward in which the court is domiciled, shall be $1,000 where the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or less. In all other cases, and except as otherwise provided by law, the amount of the bond shall be $5,000. This bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the marshal in the discharge of his official duties.

Acts 1962, No. 122, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5222
Waiver of right to appeal
Status: in_force

A. A plaintiff who files a complaint in the program shall be deemed to have waived his right to appeal unless the complaint is removed as provided in Subsection B of this Section or is transferred as provided in R.S. 13:5220.

B. A defendant shall be deemed to have waived his right to appeal unless, within the time allowed for filing an answer to the complaint, he files a written motion seeking removal of the action to the ordinary civil docket of the court in which the complaint is filed, which motion shall be granted immediately.

C. Upon removal as provided in Subsection B of this Section, a plaintiff shall not be required to pay for additional costs beyond those due under this Section. Any additional assessed costs shall be paid by the defendant mover.

Acts 2021, No. 281, §1.

NOTE: See R.S. 13:5226 regarding termination of this Part on Aug. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.44 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.44
Judicial expense fund for Eighth Judicial District
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court in the Eighth Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judge of the district, which sum shall not exceed ten dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Articles 5181, et seq. In all criminal cases over which the Eighth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after he pleads guilty or who forfeits his bond a sum likewise determined, but which shall not exceed fifteen dollars, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed, and which shall be transmitted to the clerk for further disposition.

B. The clerk of court shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the judicial expense fund for the Eighth Judicial District Court. The judge of the Eighth Judicial District shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. He shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.

C. The judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court may, in lieu of all or any part of the fees for reporting and transcribing testimony authorized under the provisions of R.S. 13:961(F), or other applicable laws, and in addition to salaries otherwise provided, authorized, or established by law, fix and pay his court reporters a salary from the judicial expense fund. The judge may further appoint such secretarial, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as he deems necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund. In like manner, the judge may utilize the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing or maintaining a law library for the court, or for buying or maintaining any type of equipment, supplies, or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose or purposes connected with, incidental to, or related to the proper administration or function of the court or the office of the judge and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies provided, authorized, or established by law for any of these purposes.

D. No salary shall be paid from the judicial expense fund for the Eighth Judicial District to the judge except as may be paid for administering the fund and then only after prior legislative approval.

Acts 1985, No. 916, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:381 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 381
Fourth circuit, court of appeal; salary
Status: in_force

There shall be a crier for the court of appeal, fourth circuit, who shall be appointed by the judges of the court of appeal, fourth circuit, and be commissioned by the civil sheriff for the parish of Orleans as a deputy sheriff, and may receive a salary of forty-eight hundred dollars, per annum, payable monthly by the city of New Orleans, within the discretion of the city council.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 416, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4874 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4874
Willful failure or refusal to appear or testify; penalty
Status: in_force

If any party shall wilfully refuse or fail to appear as a witness, or, having appeared, shall wilfully refuse or fail to testify or to answer any question asked him, except on the ground that his answer would tend to incriminate him, or shall wilfully refuse or fail to file a list of documents in pursuance of R.S. 13:4869 or to produce for inspection and to be copied and photographed by the plaintiff documents listed in Schedule 1 or, when so ordered, to produce for inspection and to be copied and photographed by the plaintiff documents listed in Schedule 2, or shall wilfully refuse or fail to comply with a subpoena duces tecum directed to him or to produce for inspection and to be copied and photographed by the plaintiff documents sworn copies of which he is allowed to produce in court or to the clerk in compliance with a subpoena duces tecum, the court as for contempt may fine him in a sum not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars and sentence him to imprisonment for not more than thirty days.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5554.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5554.10
Richland Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Richland Parish Retired Employees Insurance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "RREIF", to fund the payment by the sheriff's office of Richland Parish of the premium costs for eligible retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs as provided in R.S. 13:5554(R).

B. The sheriff of Richland Parish may contribute to the RREIF at his discretion.

C. Upon recommendation of the board established in Subsection F of this Section, the sheriff of Richland Parish shall invest at least twenty-five percent in fixed income investments into the RREIF, provided that a minimum of twenty-five percent of the fixed income portion is rated as investment grade by a nationally recognized rating agency.

D.(1) The earnings realized on the monies invested pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall be available for the sheriff to withdraw for the sole purpose of paying the insurance premium costs provided in R.S. 13:5554(R) for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs of Richland Parish, legal representation costs for the RREIF Board, or both, provided that no such earnings shall be withdrawn until the amount of principal and accumulated earnings in the RREIF are equal to the sum of two million dollars.

(2) In the event that the total amount of monies derived from deposits provided in Subsection B of this Section and investment earnings fall below the sum of two million dollars, no earnings shall be withdrawn, and any balance owed for the payment of insurance premium costs as required by R.S. 13:5554(R) or legal representation costs for the RREIF Board shall be paid in full from the sheriff's general fund.

E. Any financial audit conducted of the sheriff's office of Richland Parish shall specifically address compliance with the provisions of this Section.

F.(1) To provide recommendations concerning the investment of funds as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the sheriff shall establish an investment advisory board consisting of three members as follows:

(a) The sheriff or his designee.

(b) One retired sheriff or retired deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.

(c) One active deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.

(2) The members of the board shall elect a chairperson at its first board meeting, which shall be held within thirty days after the appointment of board members.

Acts 2022, No. 362, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1342 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1342
Vacations of judges
Status: in_force

Each of the judges of the criminal district court may have an annual vacation of two months and a half at any time during the calendar year as they may regulate among themselves. No more than three judges may be on vacation at the same time.

Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2563.12
Sheriff as executive officer; municipal officers
Status: in_force

The executive officer of the court shall be the sheriff of the parish of Ascension. All writs and processes in civil matters issued by the court, and writs and processes in criminal matters issued by the court which require service outside the territorial limits of the municipalities of Donaldsonville, Gonzales or Sorrento, shall be served by the sheriff or his deputy. The sheriff for such service shall receive the fees provided by law, applicable to the Twenty-Third Judicial District Court. Writs and processes in criminal matters issued by the court which require service within the territorial limits of the municipalities of Donaldsonville, Gonzales or Sorrento shall be served by the chief law enforcement officer or his assistant of the particular municipality wherein service is required. The fees for such service shall be the same as the fees provided by law applicable to the Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, and such fees shall be paid into the general fund of the municipality wherein service is required to be made.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 307, §1, eff. Jan. 3, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 620, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.54 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.54
Judicial expense fund for Twenty-third Judicial District
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, each clerk of court in the Twenty-third Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, and who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judges of the district sitting en banc, which sum shall not exceed fifteen dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Art. 5181 et seq. In all criminal cases over which the Twenty-third Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after he pleads guilty or who forfeits his bond a sum likewise determined, but which shall not exceed five dollars, which shall be collected by the sheriff.

B. The clerk of court and sheriff shall place all sums collected or received under this Section with the chief judge who shall place said sums in a separate account to be designated as the judicial expense fund for the Twenty-third Judicial District Court. The judges, en banc, of the Twenty-third Judicial District shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. They shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.

C. The judges, en banc, of the Twenty-third Judicial District Court, in lieu of all or any part of the fees for reporting and transcribing testimony authorized under the provisions of R.S. 13:961(F), or other applicable laws, and in addition to salaries otherwise provided, authorized, or established by law, may fix and pay each of their court reporters a salary from the judicial expense fund. The judges, en banc, may further appoint such secretarial, law clerks, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as they deem necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund. In like manner, the judges, en banc, may utilize the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing or maintaining a law library for the court or for buying or maintaining any type of equipment, supplies, or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose connected with, incidental to, or related to the proper administration or function of the court or the offices of the judges, and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies that are now or hereafter provided, authorized, or established by law for any of the aforesaid purposes.

D. No salary shall be paid from the judicial expense fund for the Twenty-third Judicial District to any of the judges thereof except as may be paid for administering the fund and then only after prior legislative approval.

Acts 1995, No. 435, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.10
Tenth judicial district
Status: in_force

The tenth judicial district court shall have two judges.

Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 3, §1; Acts 1972, No. 11, §1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1972, at 4:30 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5972 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5972
Judicial administrative districts; creation and boundaries; power to incur debt
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created in each parish except the parish of Orleans a special district to be known as a judicial administrative district, for the purpose of funding the office of clerk of court for that parish. In the parish of Orleans, two such districts are hereby created, one for the purpose of funding the office of the clerk of court for the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans and one for the purpose of funding the office of the clerk of court for the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans. In the event that the offices of the clerk of the Civil District Court and the clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans are combined, there shall be a single judicial administrative district for the parish of Orleans.

(2) The boundaries of each district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the respective parishes.

(3) Except in the parish of Orleans, each district shall be known as the "Judicial Administrative District of the parish of _______(name of parish)___, State of Louisiana" and the holder of the office of clerk of court of the parish shall be the ex officio chief executive officer and governing authority of the district.

(4) In the parish of Orleans, the districts shall be known, respectively, as the "Judicial Administrative District for the Criminal District Court of the parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana" for which the holder for the office of clerk of the Criminal District Court shall be the ex officio chief executive officer and governing authority and "Judicial Administrative District for the Civil District Court of the parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana" for which the holder of the office of clerk of the Civil District Court shall be the ex officio chief executive officer and governing authority. In the event that the offices of the clerk of the Civil District Court and the clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans are combined, the district shall be known as the "Judicial Administrative District of the parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana" and the office of the clerk of court of the parish shall be the ex officio chief executive officer and governing authority of the district.

(5) Each district is also hereby authorized, within two calendar years following a disaster declaration pursuant to the Stafford Act, 42 USC 101 et seq., covering the geographic area in which the district is located, to borrow money and to issue certificates of indebtedness payable from its general revenues for the purpose of financing the daily operations of the office, including employee, general operating, and all other expenses.

B. Each judicial administrative district created by this Chapter shall be a political subdivision of the state and shall have the authority to incur debt only from other governmental entities and not to exceed twenty-five percent of the annual operating budget of the clerk of court's office pursuant to such constitutional and statutory provisions of law as may be applicable to political subdivisions generally.

C. Each district shall be subject to the public contracts law, public records law, Open Meetings Law, Code of Governmental Ethics, and the bond validation procedures law.

Acts 2006, No. 674, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 861, §15; Redesignated from R.S. 33:9602 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3430 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3430
Appeal
Status: in_force

A. An appeal from a judgment confirming, appointing, or removing a curator or an undercurator can only be taken within thirty days from the applicable date provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article 2087(A).

B. Such judgment shall not be suspended during the pendency of an appeal. The acts of a curator or of an undercurator shall not be invalidated by the annulment of his appointment on appeal.

Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.38 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.38
Judicial expense fund for Sixth Judicial District
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, each clerk of court in the Sixth Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, and who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judges of said district, sitting en banc, which sum shall not exceed fifteen dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Article 5181, et seq. In all criminal cases over which the Sixth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial, or after he pleads guilty, or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined, but which shall not exceed five dollars, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed, and which shall be transmitted to the said clerk for further disposition in accordance herewith.

B. The clerk of court shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the judicial expense fund for the Sixth Judicial District Court. The judges, en banc, of the Sixth Judicial District shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. They shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto, and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.

C. The judges, en banc, of the Sixth Judicial District Court may, in lieu of all or any part of the fees for reporting and transcribing testimony authorized under the provisions of R.S. 13:961(F), or other applicable laws, and in addition to salaries otherwise provided, authorized, or established by law, fix and pay each of their court reporters a salary from the judicial expense fund. The judges, en banc, may further appoint such law clerks, secretarial, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as they deem necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund. In like manner, the judges, en banc, may utilize the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing or maintaining a law library for the court, or for buying or maintaining any type of equipment, supplies, or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose or purposes connected with, incidental to, or related to the proper administration or function of the said court or the offices of the individual judges, and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies that are now or hereafter provided, authorized, or established by law for any of the aforesaid purposes.

D. No salary shall be paid from the judicial expense fund for the Sixth Judicial District to any of the judges of the Sixth Judicial District except as may be paid for administering the said fund and then only after prior legislative approval.

Acts 1984, No. 52, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4942 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4942
Publication of monition; contents
Status: in_force

The purchasers shall publish a monition calling on all persons who can set up any right to the property, in consequence of informality in any order, decree or judgment of the court, under which the sale was made, or any irregularity or illegality in the appraisement and advertisement, in the time and manner of the sale or for any other defect whatsoever, to show cause within thirty days from the date the monition is first published, why the sale so made should not be confirmed and homologated. The publication shall be given one time for movable property and two times for immovable property, provided that the second publication for immovable property shall be published not earlier than seven days before and not later than the day before the thirtieth day following the first publication.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 667, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:124 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 124
Fees and charges; collection and disposition
Status: in_force

That the filing fees and other charges as now authorized by law and presently paid to the clerk of said court shall be collected by said clerk. Out of said fund arising from said fees and charges the said clerk shall first pay the premiums on his fidelity bond, as herein provided, the balance being retained and may be expended for the purchase of stationery, books, furniture, equipment, and any other expenses necessary in the operation of the court and the clerk's office, including the salary of a stenographer to the clerk, salary to be fixed by the court, as directed by the court. The court, in its discretion, may expend any fee fund balance to defray the expense of employment benefits, including dental insurance.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 334, §1; Acts 1952, No. 24, §1; Acts 1971, No. 143, §1; Acts 2004, No. 612, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3492 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3492
Divorce under Civil Code Article 102; notice of rule to show cause
Status: in_force

A. A notice of a rule to show cause in accordance with Civil Code Article 102 shall be signed by the clerk of the court or his deputy issuing it with an expression of his official capacity and under the seal of his office; shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the motion, order and rule to show cause; and shall contain all of the following:

(1) The date of issuance.

(2) The title of the cause.

(3) The name of the person to whom it is addressed.

(4) The title and location of the court issuing it.

(5) The return date, time, and place.

(6) Statements to the following effect:

(a) The person served is being directed to appear and show cause why a divorce should not be granted to his spouse.

(b) The necessity for the lapse of one hundred eighty days or three hundred sixty-five days, in accordance with Civil Code Article 103.1, from service of the petition of divorce upon the person or from the date the parties commenced living separate and apart, whichever is later.

(c) The person served is entitled to appear and oppose the divorce action and to file motions for incidental relief in the divorce proceeding, including motions for spousal support, child custody, and child support.

B. The statements required to appear in the notice shall provide substantially as applicable:

ATTENTION

YOU ARE BEING SUED FOR FINAL DIVORCE. A JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE MAY BE RENDERED AGAINST YOU ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ATTACHED RULE TO SHOW CAUSE UNLESS YOU APPEAR AND OPPOSE THE RULE.

ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS MUST HAVE PASSED SINCE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE RECEIVED THE FIRST NOTICE OF THE DIVORCE ACTION OR ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE PHYSICALLY SEPARATED, WHICHEVER OCCURRED LAST.

(or)

THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS MUST HAVE PASSED SINCE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE RECEIVED THE FIRST NOTICE OF THE DIVORCE ACTION OR THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE PHYSICALLY SEPARATED, WHICHEVER OCCURRED LAST.

(and)

YOU MAY SEEK CUSTODY OF CHILDREN, AND MONEY FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND YOUR SUPPORT, AS WELL AS OTHER RELIEF TO PROTECT YOU.

IF YOU ARE UNSURE WHAT TO DO, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TALK WITH AN ATTORNEY ABOUT IT.

Acts 1990, No. 1009, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 386, §3; Acts 2006, No. 743, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.