La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1952 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1952
Courts created by special legislative Act
Status: in_force

The following city courts, heretofore created and established by special legislative Act, are hereby recognized and continued in existence and, except as otherwise provided in this Section, their territorial jurisdiction shall extend through the city and ward or wards wherein the city in which they are domiciled is located, as extended from time to time:

(1) The City Court of Abbeville, domiciled in the city of Abbeville, parish of Vermilion, having one judge and a city marshal;

(2) The City Court of Alexandria, domiciled in the city of Alexandria, parish of Rapides, having one judge and a city marshal;

(3) The City Court of Bastrop, domiciled in the city of Bastrop, parish of Morehouse, having a city judge and a city marshal;

(4)(a) The City Court of Baton Rouge, domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge, having five city judges and a city constable. The court shall be divided into five divisions, namely, divisions "A", "B", "C", "D", and "E" and its territorial jurisdiction shall extend throughout the territorial area of the city of Baton Rouge as extended from time to time.

(b) For the purpose of electing judges, the court shall be divided into two election sections.

(i) Election section one shall consist of the following precincts and parts of precincts contained within the corporate limits of the city of Baton Rouge: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17 (part), 1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23 (part), 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-36, 1-38, 1-45, 1-46, 1-50, 1-51, 1-58, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-67, 1-68, 1-77 (part), 1-78, 1-82, 1-84 (part), 1-85 (part), 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95 (part), 1-100 (part), 1-101 (part), 1-102 (part), 1-104, 2-1 (part), 2-9 (part), 2-11 (part), 2-22 (part), 2-24 (part), 2-25 (part), 3-5 (part), 3-20 (part), and 3-50 (part).

(ii) Election section two shall consist of the following precincts and parts of precincts contained within the corporate limits of the city of Baton Rouge: 1-7, 1-9, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-37, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-54, 1-55, 1-56, 1-57, 1-59, 1-60, 1-64, 1-65 (part), 1-66, 1-69, 1-70, 1-71, 1-72, 1-73, 1-74, 1-75, 1-80 (part), 1-81, 1-83, 1-87, 1-88 (part), 1-89 (part), 1-90, 1-97 (part), 1-98, 1-99 (part), 1-103, 1-105 (part), 1-107 (part), 3-7 (part), 3-8(part), 3-10 (part), 3-11 (part), 3-12 (part), 3-17 (part), 3-21 (part), 3-23 (part), 3-24 (part), 3-27 (part), 3-28 (part), 3-29 (part), 3-31 (part), 3-32 (part), 3-35 (part), 3-51 (part), 3-52 (part), and 3-55 (part).

(c) Two judges shall be elected by election section one, and two judges shall be elected by election two, and one judge shall be elected from the entire territorial area of the city of Baton Rouge at large.

(d) The metropolitan council for the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge, is hereby authorized to assign annexations which are approved subsequent to October 22, 2014, to the appropriate election section. After each such assignment, the metropolitan council shall submit the assignment by certified mail or by hand delivery with receipt to the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs for approval. Upon the receipt of the submission, the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs shall have forty-five days to determine, either jointly or separately, whether the assignment shall be approved or disapproved. If the time period for action by the committees has lapsed without any action by such committees, the assignment shall be deemed approved. If one or both committees disapprove the assignment, such assignment to the election section shall not be effective for any purpose.

(5) The City Court of Bogalusa, domiciled in the city of Bogalusa, parish of Washington, having one city judge and a city constable;

(6) The City Court of Bossier City, domiciled in the city of Bossier City, parish of Bossier, having one city judge and a city marshal. The provisions of this paragraph shall not affect the jurisdiction of the mayor of the town of Benton over the violation of the municipal ordinances of the town of Benton;

(7) The City Court of Bunkie, domiciled in the city of Bunkie, parish of Avoyelles, having one city judge and a city marshal;

(8) The City Court of Crowley, domiciled in the city of Crowley, parish of Acadia, having one city judge and a city marshal;

(9) The City Court of Eunice, domiciled in the city of Eunice, parish of St. Landry, having a city judge and a city marshal. The territorial jurisdiction of this court shall extend throughout the first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth voting precincts of Ward 6 of the parish of St. Landry, as presently constituted and defined, and that portion of the city of Eunice situated within the parish of Acadia. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not affect the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace for Ward 7 of the parish of Acadia.

(10) The City Court of Hammond, domiciled in the city of Hammond, parish of Tangipahoa, having one city judge and a city marshal. Its territorial jurisdiction shall extend throughout Ward 7 of the parish of Tangipahoa, within which the city of Hammond and the town of Ponchatoula are contained. The court shall also hold sessions in the town of Ponchatoula on such days and at such times as the judge may determine as best suited for all concerned. The provisions of this paragraph, however, shall not affect the jurisdiction of the mayor of the town of Ponchatoula over violations of the municipal ordinance of the town of Ponchatoula.

(11) The City Court of Jennings, domiciled in the city of Jennings, parish of Jefferson Davis, having one city judge and a city marshal;

(12)(a) The city court of Lafayette, domiciled in the city of Lafayette, having two city judges and a city marshal; its territorial jurisdiction shall extend over all territory which is now or hereafter included within the corporate limits of the city of Lafayette and throughout the third and tenth wards of the parish of Lafayette. Whenever the corporate limits of the city of Lafayette are hereafter extended into a justice of peace ward, that portion of any such justice of the peace ward, not included within the city of Lafayette, shall remain under the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace.

(b) The judges of the city court of Lafayette shall not practice law; however, the judge presiding over Division A of the court may practice law until January 1, 1985.

(13) The City Court of Lake Charles, domiciled in the city of Lake Charles, parish of Calcasieu, having two city judges and a city marshal;

(14) The City Court of Minden, domiciled in the city of Minden, parish of Webster, having one city judge and a city marshal. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not affect the jurisdiction of the mayor of the village of Lanesville over violations of the municipal ordinances of the village of Lanesville. The territorial jurisdiction of the City Court of Minden shall extend throughout Ward 1 of the parish of Webster, as presently constituted and defined.

(15)(a) The City Court of Monroe, domiciled in the city of Monroe, parish of Ouachita, having three city judges and a city marshal. Such city court judges may not practice law. The court shall be divided into three divisions, which shall be designated as divisions "A", "B", and "C".

(b) One judge, who shall preside over Division "A", shall be elected at large by the qualified electors of the territorial jurisdiction; one judge, who shall preside over Division "B", shall be elected by the qualified electors of an election district composed of Ward 10; and one judge, who shall preside over Division "C", shall be elected by the qualified electors of an election district composed of Ward 3. Candidates for election to Division "A", "B", or "C" need not be residents of the election districts from which they seek election, but they must be qualified electors of the territorial jurisdiction of the court.

(c) In civil matters, the territorial jurisdiction of the court shall extend over all territory which is now or hereafter included within the corporate limits of the city of Monroe and throughout the third and tenth wards of the parish of Ouachita.

(16) The City Court of Morgan City, domiciled in the city of Morgan City, parish of St. Mary, having one city judge and a city marshal.

(17) The City Court of Natchitoches, domiciled in the city of Natchitoches, parish of Natchitoches, having one city judge and a city marshal;

(18) The City Court of New Iberia, domiciled in the city of New Iberia, parish of Iberia, having one city judge and a city marshal. The territorial jurisdiction of the court shall extend over all territory within Iberia Parish which is now or hereafter included within the corporate limits of the city of New Iberia. Wherever the corporate limits of the city of New Iberia extend or hereafter extend into a justice of the peace ward, the city court shall have jurisdiction within that portion of the justice of the peace ward included within said corporate limits concurrent with that of the justice of the peace in those cases in which the said justice of the peace would have jurisdiction, and that portion of the justice of the peace ward not included within the said corporate limits shall remain under the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace.

(19) The City Court of Rayne, domiciled in the city of Rayne, parish of Acadia, having one city judge and a city marshal;

(20) The municipal court of Ruston, domiciled in the town of Ruston, parish of Lincoln, having one city judge and a city marshal. The jurisdiction of the municipal court of Ruston shall extend throughout the parish of Lincoln; provided that this shall not affect the jurisdiction of any existing mayor's court nor shall it affect in any manner the offices of justice of the peace and constable in any ward of the parish.

(21)(a) The city court of Shreveport, domiciled in the city of Shreveport, parish of Caddo, having four city judges and a city marshal. The court shall be divided into four divisions, which shall be designated as divisions "A", "B", "C", and "D".

(b) Effective January 1, 1998, judges shall be elected to the City Court of Shreveport from areas as provided in this Subparagraph. Two judges shall be elected by the qualified electors from election district 1 composed of those portions of Bossier Parish designated as those parts of Precinct 4-8C lying within the corporate limits of the city of Shreveport and those portions of Caddo Parish designated as those parts of Precincts 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 47, 48, 49, 56, 61, 62, 63, 69, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 133, and that portion of Precinct 51 composed of 1990 Census Block No. 243 which is bounded on the South by the Industrial Loop Expressway, on the East by Ellerbe Road, on the West by the Kansas City Southern Railroad Track, and on the North by an abandoned road running east to west which is approximately one hundred sixty feet south of Rollins Road lying within the corporate limits of the city of Shreveport; and two judges shall be elected by the qualified electors from election district 2 composed of those portions of Bossier Parish designated as those parts of Precincts 2-6 and 2-23 lying within the corporate limits of the city of Shreveport and those portions of Caddo Parish designated as those parts of Precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 75, 80, 81, 82, 86, 130, 131, 137, 140, and Precinct 51 except for that portion of Precinct 51 composed of 1990 Census Block No. 243 which is bounded on the South by the Industrial Loop Expressway, on the East by Ellerbe Road, on the West by the Kansas City Southern Railroad Track, and on the North by an abandoned road running east to west which is approximately one hundred sixty feet south of Rollins Road lying within the corporate limits of the city of Shreveport or within the boundaries of the fourth ward.

(c) The territorial jurisdiction of the court shall extend over all territory within Caddo Parish which is now or hereafter included within the corporate limits of the city of Shreveport and throughout the fourth ward of Caddo Parish. In addition to all other jurisdiction vested in the court, it shall have criminal jurisdiction, as conferred by Article VII, Section 51 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 and Article XIV, Section 16(A)(5) of the Constitution of Louisiana of 1974, of all those portions of Bossier Parish now or hereafter included within the corporate limits of the city of Shreveport. Wherever the corporate limits of the city of Shreveport extend or hereafter extend into a justice of the peace ward, the city court shall have jurisdiction within that portion of the justice of the peace ward included within the corporate limits concurrent with that of the justice of the peace in those cases in which the justice of the peace would have jurisdiction, and that portion of the justice of the peace ward not included within the corporate limits shall remain under the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace.

(22) The City Court of Springhill, domiciled in the city of Springhill, parish of Webster, having one city judge and a city marshal. The court shall hold sessions in the town of Cotton Valley at least once a week, but nothing contained in this Paragraph shall affect or interfere with the jurisdiction of the mayor of the town of Cotton Valley over the violation of the municipal ordinances of the town of Cotton Valley. The territorial jurisdiction of the City Court of Springhill shall extend throughout Ward 2 of the parish of Webster, as presently constituted and defined.

(23) The City Court of Sulphur, domiciled in the city of Sulphur, parish of Calcasieu, having one city judge and a city marshal. The provisions of this paragraph shall not affect the jurisdiction of the mayor of the town of Westlake over the violations of the municipal ordinances of the town of Westlake;

(24) The City Court of West Monroe, domiciled in the city of West Monroe, parish of Ouachita, having one city judge and a city marshal. In civil matters, the territorial jurisdiction of the court shall also extend to those wards in Ouachita Parish which are contiguous to Ward 5 and in which no justice of the peace has been elected and qualified or in which the duly elected and qualified justice of the peace is absent from the ward or is otherwise unable to serve.

Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1966, No. 27, §1, eff. July 11, 1966 at 3:20 P.M.; Acts 1968, No. 6, §1; Acts 1970, No. 15, §1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1970, at 3:30 P.M; Acts 1972, No. 34, §1; Acts 1975, No. 749, §1; Acts 1975, No. 750, §1; Acts 1977, No. 393, §1, eff. July 1, 1978; Acts 1977, No. 616, §1; Acts 1979, No. 522, §1, eff. July 19, 1979; Acts 1983, No. 226, §2(A), eff. June 24, 1983; Acts 1984, No. 58, §1, eff. June 12, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 205, §1; Acts 1988, No. 5, §1, eff. June 2, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 8, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1990, No. 728, §1, eff. July 20, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 501, §1; Acts 1992, No. 682, §1; Acts 1993, No. 609, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 644, §1; Acts 1997, No. 240, §1, eff. June 16, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1160, §1; Acts 1999, No. 891, §1; Acts 2015, No. 374, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:584 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 584
Candidate shall designate for which division he is a candidate
Status: in_force

A candidate for nomination and election to the judgeship of any such district court, at the time of filing his declaration as a candidate therefor, shall designate only one division of the court for the presiding judgeship of which he is a candidate.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3731
Same; admissibility of copies
Status: in_force

It shall be unnecessary to offer in evidence the original copy of any ancient document, as defined in R.S. 13:3729, even though such original copy may be available, but in all cases copies of ancient documents made either from the original or from the recordation thereof shall be received in evidence if such copy offered in evidence be certified as a true copy by the custodian or by any legal deputy of the custodian of the records from which such copy is made.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5807.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5807.4
Fees and costs; Bogalusa city marshal
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:5807, the marshal of the city of Bogalusa shall be entitled to the following fees of office and no more in civil matters:

(1) For making service or attempted service and return of citation with or without petition on each defendant, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(2) For making service or attempted service and return of supplemental or amended petition with or without accompanying citation, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(3) For making service or attempted service and return of interrogatories and notice of cross interrogatories, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(4) For making service or attempted service and return of garnishment under writ of fieri facias, twenty-five dollars.

(5) For making service or attempted service and return of writ of attachment on each witness, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(6) For making service and return of writ of sequestration, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(7) For taking bond authorized by law, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(8) For making service or attempted service and return of notice of judgment, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(9) For making service or attempted service and return of citation and petition for appeal and order, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(10) For return on writ of fieri facias, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(11) For making service or attempted service and return of citations requiring personal service, not to exceed eighteen dollars, to wit: rule nisi, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, judgment debtor.

(12) For keeping property under seizure by any writ or process, fees to be fixed by the court after service of notice to the parties or their attorneys of record in the suit.

(13) For collecting money pursuant to an execution of an order of seizure and sale or a writ, without either seizure or sale, six percent, with a minimum not to exceed eighteen dollars for each execution or order of seizure and sale.

(14) For making seizure under writ of fieri facias, making and serving notice of seizure on one party, and making a copy for recordation in the mortgage records when necessary or required and for returns thereon, for all, not to exceed fifty dollars. For service of each notice of seizure and return thereon in connection with execution of writ of fieri facias, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(15) For serving each order of court not otherwise herein specially provided for or for any other enumeration provided for in R.S. 13:5807 not otherwise herein specially provided for, not to exceed eighteen dollars.

(16) For each mile or fraction thereof actually and necessarily traveled in going to and returning from the service of any process of court, the marshal of the city of Bogalusa shall be reimbursed at a rate equal to that rate established for state employees by the division of administration. No constructive mileage shall be allowed. When service of different processes in the same case or processes of court in different cases are served on the same official tour of the marshal, the actual mileage traveled shall be prorated.

Acts 1997, No. 142, §1; Acts 2009, No. 26, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1704.4 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.

NOTE: Approval of the fee increase provided for in Acts 2009, No. 26, by the Judicial Council was published in the Aug., 2009, State Register.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2488.26
Marriage ceremonies
Status: in_force

The city judge shall have the authority to perform marriage ceremonies.

Acts 1970, No. 424, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1214 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1214
Payment of cost; recovery from other party
Status: in_force

Either party in any cause requiring the official services of the clerk shall pay the costs therefor, and shall be entitled to recover the amount thereof from the other party, on the final termination of the cause, if the costs are decreed in his favor.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2485.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2485.23
Criminal appeals
Status: in_force

Appeals in all criminal cases tried in the city court shall be allowed, as provided in Article VII, Sections 10 through 36 of the Constitution, and shall be taken within the time prescribed in the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Appeals to the Supreme Court shall be returnable within not less than fifteen days nor more than sixty days from the order of appeal. Appeals to the district courts shall be returnable within ten days from the order of appeals.

Acts 1962, No. 122, §23.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3927 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3927
Deposit to cover fee of employer's attorney; costs; return of deposit
Status: in_force

Whenever a plaintiff suing out a writ of garnishment shall apply to the court for the issuance of such writ, the plaintiff shall deposit with the clerk of court the sum of fifteen dollars, as a fee for the attorney for the employer who answers such interrogatories. This sum may be charged and collected as other costs. If no answer is filed by the garnishee, within the time provided by law, the attorney's fee so deposited shall be returned to the seizing creditor. If the court in its discretion should rule that no fee should be charged to the costs by such attorney for the employer, the fee shall likewise be returned to the seizing creditor. If the court should rule that a fee greater than fifteen dollars should be assessed, the court may fix the amount of such fee, which shall be charged to the costs of the suit.

Amended by Acts 1976, No. 359, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4731
Alimony for support from children or grandchildren; summary proceedings; award
Status: in_force

When any person is in necessitous circumstances, that person may demand from his or her children or grandchildren alimony for support, and proceedings for that purpose may be instituted in any district court and shall be tried summarily. After hearing the parties, if the court finds the plaintiff to be in need and the defendant or defendants able to contribute to the support of the ancestor claiming it, the court shall award such amount as may be deemed proper, and shall order same payable weekly or monthly, and the judgment shall be at all times subject to the control of the court, by either increasing, decreasing or entirely canceling, as circumstances may require. All proceedings subsequent to the rendition of the judgment may be by rule.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3720 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3720
Instruments attested by witnesses and accompanied by affidavit; admissible in evidence
Status: in_force

Any deed, counter letter, power of attorney, declaration, contract, or other instrument, under private signature, purporting to be attested by two or more witnesses and accompanied by an affidavit of the vendor or grantor that the same was signed or executed by him, or by an affidavit of one or more such witnesses, made at or after the signing and execution of such deed, counter letter, or other instrument, and setting forth substantially that the instrument was signed or executed by the party or parties thereto in the presence of the affiant or affiants, shall be deemed, taken and accepted, prima facie, and without further proof, as being true and genuine, and shall be so received and accepted in evidence in the courts of Louisiana, without further proof.

In the event that the instrument referred to in the above paragraph is executed outside of the State of Louisiana then the fact that the notary public is one of the witnesses to either the instrument itself or the attestation thereof or both shall not affect the validity or admissibility of the document as set forth in the preceding paragraph.

The provisions of this Section shall be deemed remedial and shall apply to all instruments heretofore executed and authenticated as well as to such instruments executed and authenticated subsequent to July 30, 1952.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 470, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4821 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4821
Same; hearings
Status: in_force

Upon every reference, the special commissioner shall appoint a time and place for the hearing of the proceedings, and give due notice thereof to each of the parties or their attorneys and anyone interested. The special commissioner may proceed, co-operate, or in his discretion, may adjourn the examination and proceedings to a future date, giving notice to the absent party or his attorney of such adjournment. The special commissioner shall proceed with all reasonable diligence on every reference and with the least practicable delay, and any interested party may apply to the court or a judge thereof for an order directing the special commissioner to hasten the proceedings and to make his report and to certify to the court or judge the reasons for delay.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5351 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5351
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mental Health Court Treatment Act".

Acts 2013, No. 346, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2078 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2078
Lafayette; special temporary clerk; clerical assistant; compensation
Status: in_force

A. The judge of the city court of Lafayette, in the absence or inability of the clerk and deputy clerk, shall appoint a special deputy having all the powers and duties of the clerk, to serve as temporary clerk of the city court.

B. The judge may also employ a clerical assistant at a salary of not less than $150 per month payable monthly in the proportion of two thirds by the city of Lafayette and one third by the parish of Lafayette.

C. Costs collected by the city court in criminal cases may be used for supplementing the compensation of the clerks and deputy clerks of court, as well as for the payment of stenographic, clerical, and other operational expenses of the court.

Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:312.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 312.3
Additional judges for the third circuit; term; election; compensation
Status: in_force

A. There are hereby established three additional offices of judges for the Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit, to increase the number of judges for the court of appeal for said circuit from six to nine judges.

B. One additional judge shall be elected from each of the three districts of the circuit by the qualified electors of each district, respectively. The initial term of office of each of the additional judges shall begin on January 1, 1979. The initial term of office for the newly elected judge of the first district of the third circuit shall expire on December 31, 1986. The initial term of office for the newly elected judge of the second district of the third circuit shall expire on December 31, 1982. The initial term of office for the newly elected judge of the third district of the third circuit shall expire on December 31, 1984.

C. The first judges to be elected to the three additional offices shall be elected at a special election as provided by Article V, Section 22 of the Constitution.

D. The successors to the additional offices of judges herein provided, after the initial terms of office, shall be elected for terms of ten years.

E. The additional judges shall receive the same compensation, expenses and emoluments of office as are now or hereafter provided by law for judges of the Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 620, §1, eff. June 1, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5524 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5524
Collection and disposition of bonds, fines, fees, licenses, taxes; acceptance of credit card or electronic check payment; expenses of collection borne pro rata by affected tax recipient bodies
Status: in_force

A. Sheriffs and ex officio tax collectors of the various parishes, including the director of finance for the city of New Orleans may accept payment by credit card or electronic check for all traffic fines, criminal fines, occupational license fees, ad valorem taxes, bonds, and any other payment legally collected by a sheriff or tax collector or the director of finance for the city of New Orleans. The sheriff or tax collector shall collect a fee for processing the payments in an amount that is equal to the expense incurred by the sheriff or tax collector or the director of finance for the city of New Orleans in processing the payment by credit card or electronic check, not to exceed five percent of the amount to be collected plus any penalties or interest being paid. The processing fee shall be in addition to the amount of the fine, bond, tax, license fee, or other payment to be collected.

B. In addition to any other authority provided by law, sheriffs and ex officio tax collectors of the various parishes, including the chief administrative officer for the city of New Orleans may employ an agency or private counsel to assist in the collection of any due delinquent ad valorem taxes, any penalties or interest thereon, and any other payment which may be legally collected by a sheriff or tax collector or director of finance for the city of New Orleans.

C. The sheriff or ex officio tax collector or director of finance for the city of New Orleans may enter into a contract with such agency or private attorney. The contract shall include the method of compensation to be paid, which shall be either by an hourly rate for services or a specific fee. The hourly rate shall not exceed the attorney general's fee schedule. If the method of compensation is a fee, it shall not exceed ten percent of the amount collected, which percentage shall be calculated on the total amount collected inclusive of any monies due as a result of a fine, bond, tax, license fee, or any other payment to be collected. The compensation due to the private attorney or agency shall be payable to the tax recipient body by the taxpayer. The sheriff or ex officio tax collector or director of finance for the city of New Orleans shall obtain approval of the hourly rate or fee to be paid the private attorney or agency by the tax recipient bodies, which are owed in the aggregate, at least seventy-five percent of the revenues to be collected prior to contracting with the attorney or agency. The sheriff or ex officio tax collector or chief administrative officer shall give advance notice to the tax recipient bodies prior to employing counsel or an agency and shall provide an estimate of anticipated expenses. The affected tax recipient bodies shall each contribute its pro rata or equitable share of the fees and expenses of the attorney or agency. The sheriff or ex officio tax collector or director of finance for the city of New Orleans shall furnish an itemized expense voucher to all affected tax recipient bodies, which shall be due and payable upon receipt by the tax recipient body.

D. If as a result of any judgment or settlement, monies attributable to attorney or agency fees and expenses are paid to the sheriff or ex officio tax collector or director of finance for the city of New Orleans in an amount in excess of the amount owed to the attorney or agency under contract, the sheriff or ex officio tax collector or director of finance for the city of New Orleans shall rebate such excess to the affected tax recipient bodies based upon their pro rata payments for the cost of the attorney or agency.

Acts 1995, No. 772, §1; Acts 2005, No. 472, §1; Acts 2009, No. 200, §2; Acts 2010, No. 439, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1423.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:125 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 125
Duties
Status: in_force

The duties of the clerk and the deputy clerks shall be such as are fixed by law, or by the Supreme Court.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5903 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5903
Method of taxation; referendum to increase taxes beyond initial authorization
Status: in_force

A. Each district hereby created shall levy a tax on the assessed valuation of all property appearing on the 1977 and subsequent tax rolls, without a vote of the people, in an amount that will produce for the district in the initial year the same revenue as that estimated to be produced by the sheriff's commission on ad valorem taxes for the fiscal year 1976-1977; however, the taxes generated by the millage levied shall be levied free of deductions for retirement systems, and the tax assessor's compensation, including the cost of reappraisal within the meaning of R.S. 47:1872. The amount of millage to be assessed shall be certified by the legislative auditor, and this millage adopted shall remain in effect in subsequent years unless changed as provided by law.

B. In addition to the taxes authorized herein the district or a subdistrict created by the district may impose additional millages in any district or subdistrict when approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon in an election held for that purpose, and any taxes generated by such additional millages shall be levied subject to deductions for retirement systems and the tax assessor's compensation, including the cost of reappraisal within the meaning of R.S. 47:1872; however, such deductions shall not be applicable to taxes generated from millages imposed prior to July 1, 1981 or to any renewal of said millages. This election may be called by the sheriff and ex officio executive officer of the district. The cost of the election shall be borne by the sheriff's general fund unless the election is concurrent with another election, in which event the district or subdistrict shall bear a proportionate share of the cost.

C. In addition to the taxes authorized by this Section, the district or subdistrict may levy and collect any other taxes authorized by the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions, including a tax upon the sale at retail, the use, lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services as defined by law. The tax herein authorized shall be levied and collected only after the question of its imposition has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting in at a regularly scheduled primary or general election to be conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. This election may be called by the sheriff and ex officio executive officer of the district.

D. The district created to provide financing for the criminal sheriff in the parish of Orleans may levy and collect a tax of up to ten mills on the assessed valuation of all property within that district when approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon in an election held for that purpose. This election may be called by the criminal sheriff and ex officio executive officer of the district. The cost of the election shall be borne by the sheriff's general fund unless the election is concurrent with another election in which event the district shall bear a proportionate share of the cost. The avails of such tax shall be used by the criminal sheriff to fund the operations of his office or to fund the repayment of debt issued pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 13:5911.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 689, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 411, §1, eff. April 30, 1977; Acts 1978, No. 339, §1, eff. June 30, 1978; Acts 1981, No. 369, §1; Acts 1982, No. 840, §1; Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. July 28, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 717, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:9003 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5813 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5813
Collection of costs
Status: in_force

Constables may collect all legal costs due January 1st and July 1st in any pending suit, upon complying with the requirements of R.S. 13:2642. 1

Redesignated from R.S. 33:1705 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.

1 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5722 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5722
Coroner's Operational Fund established
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided in R.S. 13:996.9 and R.S. 13:996.34, in addition to the criminal costs authorized by law, each judge, including those of city courts, may impose a ten dollar fee on every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty, except for traffic violations, which fee shall be dedicated solely to defraying the operational costs of the office of the coroner of the parish in which the conviction occurred. However, in the district court in St. Landry Parish, the fee provided in this Section shall be imposed.

(2)(a) In criminal cases, including traffic violations, in all courts in St. Bernard Parish and St. Martin Parish, a fee of not less than five nor more than ten dollars shall be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the operational costs of the office of the coroner of the respective parish.

(b) In criminal cases, including traffic violations, in all courts in Iberia Parish, a fee of not less than five nor more than ten dollars shall be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the operational costs of the office of the coroner of the parish.

(c) In criminal cases, including traffic violations, in all courts in Lafayette Parish, a fee of not less than five nor more than ten dollars shall be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the operational costs of the office of the coroner of the parish.

(d) In criminal cases, including traffic violations, in the district court in Jefferson Davis Parish, a fee of not more than five dollars shall be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the operational costs of the office of the coroner of the parish.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 327, §2, eff. June 14, 2021.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:62, in criminal cases, including traffic violations, in all courts in Concordia Parish, a fee of not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars may be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the operational costs of the office of the coroner of the parish.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:62, in criminal cases, including traffic violations, in all courts in Tensas Parish, East Carroll Parish, and Madison Parish, a fee of not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars may be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the operational costs of the office of the coroner of the parish.

(h) In criminal cases, including traffic violations, in all courts in St. Mary Parish, a fee of not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars shall be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the operational costs of the office of the coroner of the parish.

(3) The coroner shall not request additional funds from the parish governing authority to defray the operational costs of his office until all funds provided in this Section have been accounted for.

B. The sheriff or clerk of court collecting criminal court costs shall place all sums collected or received under this Section into the treasury of the parish in which the coroner holds office, for deposit in a "Coroner's Operational Fund" account which, upon the request of the coroner, shall be used or paid out in defraying the operational expenses of the coroner's office. The Coroner's Operational Fund shall be subject to and incorporated with the regularly scheduled audit of the parish governing authority in accordance with R.S. 24:513.

C. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 108, §2.

Acts 1988, No. 108, §2; Acts 1989, No. 341, §1; Acts 1989, No. 460, §1; Acts 1993, No. 30, §1; Acts 1993, No. 392, §1; Acts 1993, No. 393, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1572 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3; Acts 2014, No. 234, §1; Acts 2014, No. 455, §1; Acts 2020, No. 135, §1; Acts 2021, No. 327, §§1, 2, eff. June 14, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 355, §1; eff. June 14, 2021; Acts 2024, No. 379, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5355
Eligibility and exclusion
Status: in_force

A. A criminal defendant may be admitted to a mental health court program if all of the following criteria are met:

(1) A diagnosis by a qualified mental health professional of mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse.

(2) Consent of the prosecutor and the court assigned to the criminal defendant's case.

(3) Consent of the defendant.

B. A criminal defendant may be excluded from a mental health court program if any of the following occurs:

(1) The defendant fails to demonstrate a willingness to participate in a recommended mental health court program.

(2) The criminal defendant has, within the previous ten years not including incarceration time, been convicted of any one of the following enumerated crimes:

(a) First or second degree murder.

(b) Aggravated or criminal sexual assault, including sexual assault of a child.

(c) Armed robbery.

(d) Arson.

(e) Stalking.

(f) Any crimes of violence involving the discharge of a firearm.

Acts 2013, No. 346, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:351 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 351
Salaries, oaths of office, bonds
Status: in_force

A. The clerk, chief deputy clerk, and deputies of each court of appeal shall receive from the state an annual salary which shall be established by their respective court in accordance with the General Appropriations Act.

B. Each of these officers shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall furnish bond in favor of the state in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. The surety on these bonds shall be a surety company authorized to do business in this state.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 168, §1; Acts 1952, No. 63, §1; Acts 1960, No. 36, §1; Acts 1965, No. 76, §1; Acts 1966, No. 386, §1; Acts 1970, No. 307, §3; Acts 1975, No. 537, §1; Acts 1978, No. 323, §1; Acts 1979, No. 236, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 169, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980. Acts 1981, No. 636, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 821, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5719 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5719
Establishment of parish or municipal laboratory
Status: in_force

Any parish or municipality may establish a laboratory for the use of the coroner. In any parish where there is no coroner's laboratory, the coroner may contract with the coroner or laboratory of another parish to perform such examinations, analyses, or tests as he deems necessary and advisable. The fees for such examinations, analyses, or tests shall not exceed those customarily charged in other similarly qualified laboratories. The fees shall be paid by the governing authority of the parish of origin on approval of the coroner of that parish.

Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1569 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1628 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1628
Sitting in chambers
Status: in_force

The juvenile court may sit in chambers in any and all matters, whether contested or not, at the discretion of a judge of the juvenile court, and any judgment or order so rendered or signed shall be effective as if rendered or signed in open court.

Acts 1990, No. 158, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 145, §1, eff. July 7, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2485.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2485.12
Powers and duties of clerk
Status: in_force

The clerk shall keep the minute entries of the court and a docket of all proceedings had in both civil and criminal matters. He may sign, under the seal of the court, all writs and processes in civil and criminal cases, including citations and subpoenas, and may make and take affidavits for the issuance of arrest warrants in criminal cases and for the issuance of peace bonds, and for all other purposes connected with the functions of the court, but he shall not exercise any judicial powers.

The clerk may also certify to all official documents of the court and administer oaths, and his acts, as such, as well as the certificates issued by him, shall be given the same effect as those of clerks of district courts.

Acts 1962, No. 122, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1886 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1886
Qualifications of clerk; bond
Status: in_force

The clerk shall be a qualified elector of the state. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties the clerk shall give bond in favor of the city judge in an amount to be fixed by him at not less than one thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for the discharge of all claims incurred against him in his official capacity. This bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the fault of the clerk in the discharge of his official duties.

Acts 1988, No. 291, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:84 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 84
Judicial performance program; reporting
Status: in_force

A. The supreme court shall direct its judicial administrator to develop a performance accountability program and provide for regular reporting to the people of Louisiana.

B. The accountability program shall be comprised of the following information which will be presented in an annual report, as provided by Subsection C of this Section:

(1) A brief description of the strategies being pursued by courts to improve their performance based on the strategic plan.

(2) A detailed analysis of the supreme court's progress in creating a data-gathering system that will provide additional measures of performance.

(3) A description of the uniform reporting standards that will be used to guide the development of the data-gathering system.

(4) An analysis of the barriers confronted by the courts in establishing the data-gathering system.

C. Annually, the judicial administrator shall present a report on the accountability program entitled "The State of Judicial Performance in Louisiana" to the supreme court and the people of Louisiana. A copy of the report shall be made available to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate and a reasonable number of copies shall be provided for public distribution.

Acts 1999, No. 1176, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1404 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1404
Salary of judges
Status: in_force

The judges of the family court shall receive the same salary as the district judges of the nineteenth judicial district court, payable monthly upon their own warrants, in the same manner as the district judges are paid.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 89, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 620, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.33
Judicial expense fund; Twelfth Judicial District
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Twelfth Judicial District Court 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 ten dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Article 5181, et seq.; and, in all criminal cases over which the Twelfth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined but which shall not exceed ten dollars, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed and which shall be transmitted each month to the court by the sheriff for further disposition in accordance herewith.

B. The clerk of court shall remit each month all sums collected or received under this Section directly to the judges of the court who shall deposit the same in a special account, to be designated as the judicial expense fund. The judges, en banc, shall have control over and administer the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. They shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the funds so collected and disbursed 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, may appoint such law clerks, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel and purchase such supplies as they deem necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the said expenses and salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund.

D. 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 supplemental and 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.

E. No salary shall be paid from the judicial expense fund for the Twelfth Judicial District Court to any of the judges.

Added by Acts 1983, No.316, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4341 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4341
Time and place of sale; adjournments; Orleans Parish excepted
Status: in_force

A. All public sales by auction, the parish of Orleans excepted, when made by sheriffs, coroners, constables, auctioneers, or succession representatives shall be advertised to take place at the courthouse, any courthouse annex if located in the same parish as the courthouse but on the opposite side of any navigable river, or at some other public place in the vicinity of the courthouse, on any Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday of the month, beginning at 10:00 a.m., after the expiration of the time required by law for the advertisement of these sales; and the sheriff, coroner, constable, auctioneer, or succession representative may adjourn the sale to the following legal day, and then, from day to day, only in case there shall not be time to conclude the sale in one day. However, nothing contained in this Subsection shall deprive the defendant of the privilege now enjoyed by him of having his movable property, when it is under seizure, offered for sale at his domicile, upon his giving notice to the proper officer within three days after notice of seizure. In the sales of succession property consisting of only movable property or of both movable and immovable property, the succession representative may pray that the sale of the succession movable property be made on the premises.

B. When the sale takes place at the courthouse, courthouse annex, sheriff's office, or other public place in the vicinity of the courthouse, the sheriff or other person conducting the sale may use an empty courtroom, auditorium, or office with sufficient seating for persons attending the sale. The location shall be accessible to the public and reasonably specified in the advertisement of the time and place of sale. The sheriff or other person conducting the sale shall maintain the decorum of proceedings during the sale and may use a microphone or amplified sound system for recitals required by the sale. The provisions of this Subsection are applicable to all parishes in the state. If the sale is held under the provisions of this Subsection at a location other than the steps of the courthouse, on the date of sale, a notice of the time and location of the sale shall be posted at the main entrance to the courthouse.

C. A sale conducted by online auction in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure Article 2344 shall take place on one of the days specified in Subsection A of this Section but shall not otherwise be subject to the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1988, No. 750, §1; Acts 2008, No. 623, §1; Acts 2023, No. 390, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2487.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2487.23
Criminal appeals
Status: in_force

Appeals in all criminal cases tried in the city court shall be allowed, as provided in Article VII, Sections 10 through 36 of the Constitution, and shall be taken within the time prescribed in the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Appeals to the Supreme Court shall be returnable within not less than fifteen days nor more than sixty days from the order of appeal. Appeals to the district courts shall be returnable within ten days from the order of appeal.

Acts 1964, No. 102, §23.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4287 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4287
Duty to make return
Status: in_force

Sheriffs, coroners, when acting as sheriffs, and constables, shall return all writs of fieri facias, directed to them or any of them, on the return days named in the writs. If any sheriff, coroner or constable fails to make due return of such writ, on the return day thereof, such officer and his official sureties shall be held liable to pay to any party the damages sustained in consequence of such failure.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2611 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2611
Territorial jurisdiction; St. John the Baptist Parish justice of the peace courts
Status: in_force

A. Effective January 1, 1997, the territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in St. John the Baptist Parish shall be as follows:

(1) The first justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 1, 2, and 3.

(2) The second justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 4 and 5.

(3) The third justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 6A, 6B, and 7.

(4) The fourth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 8, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, and 9E.

(5) The fifth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, and 15.

(6) The sixth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 13A, 13B, 14A, 14B, and 14C.

(7) The seventh justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B.

B. The persons elected to the offices of justice of the peace and constable for such justice of the peace courts at the 1996 congressional election and their successors shall be elected from the districts provided in this Section.

C. Each of the justices of the peace courts shall have territorial jurisdiction throughout the parish upon proof by a preponderance of the evidence of the requesting party showing both of the following:

(1) The justice of the peace in the justice of the peace district having territorial jurisdiction is unavailable.

(2) Time is of the essence and harm will be suffered by a delay caused by the inability to locate or the unavailability of the other justice of the peace.

D. An affidavit executed before a notary and two witnesses as to the criteria required in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection C shall constitute proof by a preponderance of the evidence.

Acts 1995, No. 1178, §1; Acts 1999, No. 928, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2151.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2151.4
Second City Court; judge; clerk; constable; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. There shall be a Second City Court of the city of New Orleans on the right bank of the Mississippi River, composed of one judge. Its territorial jurisdiction shall embrace that portion of the city of New Orleans on the right bank of the Mississippi River.

B. The judge of the Second City Court of the city of New Orleans shall have the same authority as the judges of the First City Court of the city of New Orleans and shall receive a salary as provided by law. The judge of the Second City Court of the city of New Orleans on September 12, 1975 shall continue to serve the term for which he was elected. His successor shall be elected by the qualified voters residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the court for a term of six years.

C. The supreme court shall have authority, whenever the business of either court requires it, to interchange the judges and clerks of the said court, and in case of transfer of the judge of the Second City Court of the city of New Orleans to the First City Court of the city of New Orleans he shall, while so occupied, receive the same compensation, which shall be payable in the same manner as the judges of the First City Court of the city of New Orleans.

D. The civil jurisdiction is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Article 4841(B), or the value of the property involved, does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.

E. The Second City Court shall have jurisdiction over appeals by any person aggrieved by a decision of the traffic court concerning a traffic violation enforced by the city of New Orleans' automated traffic enforcement system. Appeals from the traffic court shall be on the law and shall be tried upon the records made and the evidence offered in court by the judge to whom the appeal shall be allotted. Any aggrieved person shall file such appeal within thirty days of such decision. The Second City Court shall adopt rules regulating the manner of taking, hearing, and deciding such appeals.

F. The office of the clerk of the Second City Court may issue certain vital records as provided for in R.S. 40:39.1.

Acts 1975, No. 126, §1; Acts 1985, No. 770, §2; Acts 1990, No. 504, §2, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 10, §2; Acts 2012, No. 312, §1; Acts 2012, No. 497, §1; Acts 2014, No. 763, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:754 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 754
Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority; membership; board of commission; statewide portal
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority which shall be referred to as "LCRAA".

B. LCRAA shall provide for infrastructure, governance, standard operating procedures, technology, maintenance, and training to support a statewide portal with a universal interface for secure remote access by internet users to certain records maintained by LCRAA members. LCRAA shall provide assistance to LCRAA members in procuring, implementing, enhancing, and maintaining equipment, supplies, and services related to technology to facilitate electronic transactions and communications and to disseminate information to the public, to facilitate the operations of any member during any declared emergency, and to provide for document preservation. Every district clerk of court shall facilitate electronic filing, recording, and remote access through the LCRAA portal by January 1, 2026. LCRAA shall work with the district clerks of court to achieve the goal of electronic filing, recording, and remote access through the universal interface on the statewide portal maintained by LCRAA.

C.(1) LCRAA shall be composed of members who are district clerks of court to provide LCRAA with secure remote access to indices of certain records maintained by each district clerk of court. Every district clerk of court shall become a member of LCRAA by July 1, 2020.

(2) LCRAA shall be governed by a six-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board", and consists of the following members:

(a) Five commissioners to be elected by LCRAA from the LCRAA membership.

(b) One commissioner to be designated by the Louisiana Land Title Association (LLTA) or the Louisiana Association of Independent Land Title Agents (LAILTA). The commissioners from each association shall serve for a one-year term, alternating between the two associations. The designee of the LAILTA shall serve as the initial commissioner with the term beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015. The term for the designee of the LLTA shall begin on July 1, 2015, and end on June 30, 2016.

(3)(a) Board members elected by LCRAA and elected by the LBA shall serve two-year terms. The initial term shall begin on July 1, 2014, and shall end on June 30, 2016.

(b) Board members shall be eligible for election to succeeding terms without limit.

(c) Any expired term or vacancy on the board of LCRAA shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(4) The board shall elect from its members a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by the by-laws adopted by LCRAA.

(5) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses directly related to the governance of LCRAA.

(6) The domicile of LCRAA shall be in East Baton Rouge Parish.

D. Every clerk of court shall provide the following information to LCRAA, which shall be compiled by LCRRA and submitted to the legislature no later than January 1, 2025:

(1) The case management system or docket system software and software vendor used by each parish clerk of court.

(2) The number and percentage of remote electronic filings and physical filings of pleadings converted to electronic image by each parish clerk of court.

(3) The capability of the case management system or docket system of each parish clerk of court to accept electronic signatures by judges and the extent of the use of electronic signature systems by judges of the court.

(4) The costs charged by each clerk of court to persons for electronic filing of civil and criminal pleadings and the amounts charged to access, view, and download images of pleadings via an electronic case management system or docket system.

(5) The costs charged by each clerk of court for electronic recording of documents affecting land titles.

(6) The cost charged by each clerk of court to access, view, or obtain copies of electronic images or paper copies of electronic images of documents in the land title database.

E. The LCRAA, acting through its board, shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To design, construct, administer, and maintain a statewide portal for remote access of certain electronic images of certain records maintained by members and technology to facilitate electronic transactions and communications, and to disseminate information to the public.

(2) To adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs including but not limited to developing indexing standards.

(3) To receive and expend funds collected pursuant to this Section and in accordance with a budget adopted by LCRAA.

(4) To enter into contracts with individuals or entities, private or public.

(5) To provide such services and make such expenditures as LCRAA deems proper for the achievement of the purposes of this Section.

(6) To acquire or lease equipment, supplies, office space, and storage space which LCRAA deems necessary for the achievement of the purposes of this Section.

(7) To perform any function or activity necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Section.

(8) To establish user fees for services provided through the statewide portal. The fees shall be sufficient to recover administrative and operational expenses. Administrative and operational expenses shall include but not be limited to hardware, computer support, maintenance, enhancements, upgrades, and replacement of information technology equipment, including software and conversion services, preserving, maintaining, and enhancing records including the costs of repairs, maintenance, consulting services, service contracts, redaction of confidential information from records, system replacements or upgrades, and improving public access to records.

(9) To accept any type of payment approved by LCRAA including but not limited to credit cards, electronic fund transfers, or escrowed funds.

(10) To establish and administer a grant program for assisting members with acquiring hardware and software and related equipment, supplies, and services for the conversion of records to increase the records made available through the statewide portal, to facilitate electronic transactions or communications, to disseminate information to the public, or to facilitate the operations of any member during any declared emergency.

(11) To solicit and accept additional contributions and grants to further the purposes of LCRAA.

(12) To sue and be sued.

(13) To establish and administer an electronic bulletin board on the statewide portal for participants to display and archive copies of public notices including but not limited to notices of emergency closures required by R.S. 1:55(E)(2). LCRAA may display and archive notices of other public or private entities on the statewide portal in accordance with rules adopted by the board.

F.(1) Beginning September 1, 2014, members of LCRAA shall collect a fee of five dollars per recording, of which no more than three dollars shall be remitted to LCRAA and the remainder shall be retained by the member to fund costs related to participation in the statewide portal, including but not limited to acquiring hardware and software and providing document preservation. The fees shall be remitted to LCRAA by the tenth day of the month following collection. LCRAA shall use the fees received solely for the purposes set forth in this Section.

(2) Any user fee received by LCRAA shall be used for administering and maintaining the statewide portal, and a share, as determined by LCRAA, may be paid to members.

G. LCRAA shall be immune from suits arising from any acts or omissions relating to providing remote access pursuant to the provisions of this Section unless the LCRAA was grossly negligent or engaged in willful misconduct. The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to limit, withdraw, or overturn any other applicable defense or immunity.

H. Records accessed through the statewide portal shall not be sold or posted on any other public or private website or in any way redistributed to any third party by a user. LCRAA may deny remote access when necessary to ensure compliance with this Subsection. Data from records accessed by secure remote access may be included in products or services provided to a third party provided that all of the following occur:

(1) The records used to compile the data are not made available to the general public.

(2) The third party maintains administrative, technical, and security safeguards to protect integrity and limited access of the records.

(3) The third party discloses that he is not the official custodian of the records used to compile the data.

I.(1) The LCRAA shall indemnify its officers and board members to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(2) No board member, employee, or officer of the authority shall be liable to the authority or to any individual or entity who conducts business with the authority for monetary damages, for breach of his duties as a board member, employee, or officer, provided that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a board member, employee, or officer for any of the following:

(a) Acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.

(b) Any transaction from which he or she derived an improper personal benefit.

(3) To the fullest extent permitted by R.S. 9:2792 et seq., including R.S. 9:2792.1 through 2792.9, a person serving as a board member, employee, or officer shall not be individually liable for any act or omission arising out of the performance of his duties.

Acts 2014, No. 826, §1, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 202, §1; Acts 2020, No. 264, §2; Acts 2024, No. 694, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3735 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3735
Evidence of adoption
Status: in_force

A. No evidence shall be received in any proceeding in any court in this state for the purpose of proving any adoption except a lawful adoption in accordance with the laws of the place where the adoption is alleged to have occurred.

B. By lawful adoption is meant an adoption in regard to which all of the formalities prescribed by law have been observed.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 189, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1378 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1378
Employment of attorney at law; compensation
Status: in_force

The clerk of the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans is hereby authorized to employ an attorney at law in connection with the operation of said office.

The compensation of said attorney at law is hereby fixed at the sum of three thousand dollars per annum which shall be paid by the city of New Orleans, subject, however, to the approval of the commission council of the city of New Orleans.

Acts 1952, No. 405, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:962 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 962
Court reporters for the First Judicial District
Status: in_force

A. The judges of the First Judicial District Court shall appoint the court reporters for the First Judicial District Court.

B. The court reporters shall be persons of good moral character, whose knowledge of court procedure and general qualifications of competency have been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the judges making the appointment.

C. The term of office of the court reporters shall continue for the current term of the judges making the appointment, or until resignation, or until ended by the decision of at least a majority of the judges in said district, at their discretion.

D. The appointment of each court reporter must be concurred in and signed by at least a majority of the presiding judges in the district at the time of the appointment. The judges shall appoint as many court reporters as there are judges in the First Judicial District and such additional court reporters as, in their discretion, is required. Each court reporter shall furnish a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars to protect litigants against any acts of incompetency on the part of the reporter. The written appointment, oath of office, and the bond shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the district court.

E. The duties of the court reporters shall be to report in shorthand, tape recording, stenotype, or in any recognized manner, and transcribe into typing or printing at the request of any of the parties to any proceeding, or at the request of the district judges, all the testimony taken in all civil appealable cases tried in the district, and to furnish, for the purpose of appeal the necessary carbon copies of the testimony required by the law for the appeal. In criminal cases the court reporters shall take down the proceedings as required by law and by the court and shall transcribe the proceedings as directed by the court and shall furnish the necessary carbon copies needed for the purpose of appellate review.

F. The court reporters shall work concurrently in any section of the court, according to the needs and requirements of the different sections in the interest of expediting the business of the court, at the discretion of the judges.

G. Subject to the approval of a majority of the judges, each court reporter may appoint as many deputy reporters as necessary to assist him in the work of the office consistent with the volume of work to be done, and the reporter making the appointment shall be responsible for the work of his deputies under his oath of office and bond.

H. As compensation, each court reporter shall be paid a salary from the fund hereinafter created of not less than one thousand seventy-five dollars per month, and such additional amounts as are determined by a majority of the judges; plus an amount to be determined by a majority of the judges for each thirty-one line page and for each copied page of all testimony reported and transcribed in all cases, said salary to be paid monthly and other compensation as submitted for payment. The length of the transcript page may be changed from thirty-one lines to twenty-five lines at the discretion of a majority of the court. All recording and transcribing machines, typewriters, supplies, and extra help shall be paid by such court reporters personally. Additional compensation, recording and transcribing machines, supplies, and extra help may be provided to the court reporters for work in criminal court as required and as ordered by the majority of the judges, the cost thereof to be paid from the criminal court fund, or indigent defender fund, any other available fund, or as otherwise provided by law and as ordered by a majority of the judges.

I. The clerk of court of the First Judicial District Court shall collect from any person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, intervention, third party demand, or reconventional demand the following amounts, which shall be maintained by him in a separate account designated as the court reporters' fund. The clerk of court shall collect in all suits or proceedings a sum to be set by a majority of the judges not to exceed seventy-five dollars, with the exception of money claims of less than one thousand dollars, in which event the amount to be collected shall not exceed fifty dollars, to be taxed as costs. Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to affect the rights of any litigant proceeding under Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq.

J. No deposit shall be required in forma pauperis cases, but the clerk of court may test by rule the plaintiff's right to the benefits of Code of Civil Procedure Articles 5181 through 5188.

K. Such clerk of court shall maintain the court reporters' fund in a separate account and shall pay therefrom the salaries and fees of the court reporters as herein provided for, except that payment by the clerk of court from the reporters' fund for testimony transcribed and copies thereof shall be limited in each case to the first one hundred pages and one copy thereof. This limitation shall not apply to pauper cases and opinions by the court. The reporters' fee for testimony transcribed after the first one hundred pages and one copy thereof shall be charged by and paid to the court reporter who reports and transcribes the testimony and shall be retained by him as compensation in addition to the salary as provided herein, and shall be taxed as costs of the suit in which the testimony is taken. Except in pauper cases, payment of the fees shall be made primarily by the appellant immediately upon the transcription of the evidence, and the court reporter shall not be required to begin the transcript before payment of a reasonable downpayment and shall not be required to file the completed transcript with the clerk before payment of the full cost thereof. Should the appellant fail or refuse to make such payment, the appellee or any other party to the suit may make the same and have it assessed as cost.

L. The clerk of court of the First Judicial District Court shall receive as his fee for the collection and disbursements of said fund, and for the keeping of all necessary books and records in connection therewith, a sum equal to seven percent of the deposits to said fund, which shall be paid by deducting said sum at the end of each month from the deposits made during that month. The fee shall be deposited in and shall become a part of the clerk's salary fund of the First Judicial District Court.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 26, §1; Acts 1962, No. 41, §1; Acts 1968, No. 204, §1; Acts 1972, No. 117, §§1 to 3; Acts 1975, No. 196, §1; Acts 1979, No. 366, §1; Acts 1983, No. 104, §1; Acts 1993, No. 943, §1; Acts 2015, No. 13, §1, eff. May 26, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.75 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2488.75
Salary of clerk
Status: in_force

The clerk shall receive a monthly salary of one hundred fifty dollars payable in equal proportions by the governing authorities of the town of Breaux Bridge and the parish of St. Martin. The town of Breaux Bridge and the parish of St. Martin, or either of them, may pay such additional salary to the clerk as they may deem proper.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 647, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2562.10
Code of Civil Procedure; applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Book 8, shall be applicable to this court in all civil cases except as otherwise herein provided.

Acts 1966, No. 5, §10, eff. June 9, 1966, at 1:45 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3728 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3728
Ancient document; admissible in civil suits
Status: in_force

On the trial of any civil case in any court ancient documents, defined in R.S. 13:3729, shall be received in evidence.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.24
Twenty-Fourth Judicial District
Status: in_force

The Twenty-Fourth Judicial District shall have sixteen judges. Four judges, Divisions E, J, M, and O, shall be elected from election section one; nine judges, Divisions A, B, D, F, H, I, K, L, and N, shall be elected from election section two; and three judges, Divisions C, G, and P, shall be elected from election section three.

Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1; Acts 1960, No. 10, §1; Acts 1964, No. 2, §1; Acts 1965, No. 3, §1; Acts 1968, No. 78, §1; Acts 1972, No. 5, §1, emerg. eff. June 9, 1972, at 4 P.M.; Acts 1974, No. 503, §2, emerg. eff. July 12, 1974; Acts 1977, No. 620, §8, eff. June 1, 1978; Acts 1978, No. 39, §17, eff. June 1, 1978; Acts 1981, No. 568, §3(a), eff. July 20, 1981; Acts 1990, No. 8, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2012, No. 457, §1, eff. June 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4103.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4103.1
Executory process against mortgaged or secured limited liability company property; proof of authority to execute mortgage or security agreement
Status: in_force

Any of the following shall be deemed to constitute authentic evidence for purposes of an executory proceeding to enforce a mortgage, collateral mortgage, or other security agreement against a limited liability company:

(1) A certified copy of the limited liability company's articles of organization filed with the secretary of state containing a grant of authority to one or more individuals to execute a mortgage or security agreement for and on behalf of the limited liability company, whether the specific transaction, mortgage, or security agreement is described with particularity or more general authority is granted.

(2) A written consent by all of the then members of the limited liability company, or such other persons as may have been delegated authority pursuant to R.S. 12:1318(B), signed and certified by any person named in the statement provided for in R.S. 12:1305(C)(5), or, if no such person or persons are so named, upon a certificate of a member, if management is reserved to the members, or a manager, if management is vested in one or more managers pursuant to R.S. 12:1312, of the limited liability company, authorizing or ratifying the grant of authority to one or more individuals to execute a mortgage or security agreement for and on behalf of the limited liability company, whether the specific transaction, mortgage, or security agreement is described with particularity or more general authority is granted or ratified.

(3) An extract of the minutes of the meeting of the then members of a limited liability company, or such other persons as may have been delegated authority pursuant to R.S. 12:1318(B), signed and certified by any person named in the statement provided for in R.S. 12:1305(C)(5), or, if no such person or persons are so named, signed and certified by a member, if management is reserved to the members, or manager, if management is vested in one or more managers pursuant to R.S. 12:1312, of the limited liability company, setting forth the resolution or resolutions authorizing or ratifying the granting of a mortgage or security agreement, whether the specific transaction, mortgage, or security agreement is described with particularity or more general authority is granted or ratified.

Acts 1993, No. 475, §5, eff. June 9, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2074.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2074.4
Hammond; marshal; fees in criminal matters
Status: in_force

A. The marshal of the city of Hammond shall collect a fee of twenty dollars for taking an appearance bond when required to do so.

B. The sums of monies collected under the provisions of Subsection A shall be deposited in the marshal's general fund to supplement the operational expenses of the marshal's office. The expenditure of the funds shall be at the sole discretion of the marshal of the court. All funds shall be subject to and included in the marshal'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 responsibilities of the city and parish governing authorities provided by law for the financing of the marshal's office of the Hammond City Court.

Acts 1988, No. 669, §1; Acts 2015, No. 286, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2095.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2095.3
Pineville; fees in juvenile matters; assessment and disposition
Status: in_force

A. Judicial Building Fund. (1) In all cases over which the Pineville City Court has juvenile jurisdiction, a service charge of seven dollars per filing, subject, however, to the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Article 5181 et seq., shall be paid to the juvenile clerk of court when the filing is made.

(2) In every juvenile proceeding where a fine is imposed or court costs are ordered to be paid, a service charge of seven dollars shall be collected by the court, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed.

(3) The monies generated pursuant to this Subsection shall be forwarded to the department of finance for the city of Pineville and placed in an account dedicated to the acquisition, construction, equipping, and maintenance of new courts or other judicial facilities and for the maintenance and payment of any bond indebtedness on any such existing facilities.

(4) The mayor of Pineville and the judge of the Pineville City Court shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom.

B. Juvenile Expense Fund. (1) In all delinquency and children in need of supervision, or Families in Need of Services (FINS), cases over which the Pineville City Court has jurisdiction, there shall be assessed as costs against every juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent, admits to allegations contained in the petition, or enters into an informal adjustment or informal service agreement, the sum of fifty dollars which shall be transmitted to the finance director of Rapides Parish for further disposition in accordance herewith.

(2) In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the juvenile clerk of court shall collect from every person filing any civil action, suit, motion, or rule to show cause in any juvenile matter over which the Pineville City Court has juvenile jurisdiction and where the judge deems it appropriate, the sum of fifteen dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure, Article 5181 et seq.

(3) The finance director shall place all sums collected or received under this Subsection in a separate account to be designated as the Juvenile Expense Fund for the Pineville City Court. The Pineville city judge shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom and 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.

(4) The Juvenile Expense Fund for the Pineville City Court may be used for any operating expense of the court including salaries for court reporters, bailiffs, minute clerks, and other court personnel, and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies that are provided, authorized, or established by law.

(5) No judge's salary may be paid from the Juvenile Expense Fund for the Pineville City Court.

Added by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 116, §3; Acts 1995, No. 338, §1; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2561.13
Sheriff as executive officer
Status: in_force

The executive officer of this court shall be the sheriff of the parish of Jefferson. All writs and processes in either criminal or civil matters issued by this court, shall be served by the sheriff or his deputy. The sheriff shall receive the fees provided by law, applicable to the 24th Judicial District Court.

Acts 1962, No. 484, §13.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4944 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4944
Grant of monition
Status: in_force

The clerks of the respective courts from which the orders, decrees or judgments may have issued, and in virtue of which the sales ought to be homologated, which have been made, shall, on application of the buyer, grant this monition in the name of the state, and affix to it the seal of the court.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.33
Thirty-third judicial district
Status: in_force

The thirty-third judicial district court shall have two judges.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 694; Acts 2001, No. 240, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5242 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5242
Construction of Part
Status: in_force

A. The protections of this Part are in addition to the protections granted by federal law and the state and federal constitutions.

B. This Part shall not affect the grant of benefits or tax exemptions to religious organizations.

C. This Part shall not affect, interpret, or in any way address that portion of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America or Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana that prohibits laws respecting the establishment of religion.

Acts 2010, No. 793, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2562.6
Election of judge; terms
Status: in_force

The first judge of this court shall be elected at the next general election following the enactment of this Part and he shall serve until the next election for judges of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, and thereafter, shall be elected, take office and serve a six year term concurrently with that of the judges of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court.

Acts 1966, No. 5, §6, eff. June 9, 1966, at 1:45 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3661 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3661
Attendance compulsory in civil cases; witnesses within state; deposit
Status: in_force

A. Witnesses in civil cases who reside or who are employed in this state may be subpoenaed and compelled to attend trials or hearings wherever held in this state.

B. Witnesses who are subpoenaed to attend a trial or hearing shall be paid their travel expenses to and from the courthouse at a rate equal to the rate in effect for state officials and an attendance fee of fifty dollars for each day that the witness is required to appear in court.

C. No witness shall be subpoenaed to attend a trial or hearing unless the party who desires the testimony of the witness has deposited with the clerk of court the estimated attendance fee and travel expenses.

D. The witness shall be paid the attendance fee and travel expenses immediately by the clerk of court when the witness has answered the subpoena and has appeared for the purpose of testifying.

E. In cases of exceptional hardship, the court may increase the travel expenses paid to the witness.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 300, §1; Acts 1958, No. 303, §1; Acts 1958, No. 527, §1; Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961, Acts 1961, No. 25, §1; Acts 1977, No. 606, §1; Acts 1991, No. 145, §1; Acts 2021, No. 259, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.5
Fifth judicial district
Status: in_force

The Fifth Judicial District Court shall have three judges.

Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 71, §1; Acts 1972, No. 11, §1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1972, at 4:30 P.M.; Acts 1978, No. 39, §5, eff. June 1, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:48 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 48
Salary as recommended by the Judicial Compensation Commission
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and subject to an annual appropriation for such purposes, the actual salary of the supreme court, court of appeal, and district court judges shall be increased by four and one-half, four and six-tenths, and four and nine-tenths percent, respectively, each year on July 1, 2006, and on July 1, 2007, and further that the state-paid actual salary of city court and parish court judges shall be increased by four and nine-tenths percent each year on July 1, 2006, and on July 1, 2007, subject to an annual appropriation for such purposes.

Acts 2006, No. 638, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2107 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2107
Plaquemine; marshal; fees in criminal matters
Status: in_force

A. The marshal of the city of Plaquemine shall collect a fee of ten dollars for taking an appearance bond when required to do so.

B. The sums of monies collected under the provisions of Subsection A shall be deposited in the marshal's general fund to supplement the operational expenses of the marshal's office. The expenditure of the funds shall be at the sole discretion of the marshal of the court. All funds shall be subject to and included in the marshal'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 responsibilities of the city and parish governing authorities provided by law for the financing of the marshal's office of the City Court of Plaquemine.

Added by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 79, §2, eff. July 7, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4865 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4865
Taking of testimony; hearings and continuances
Status: in_force

After the pleading is settled as provided in R.S. 13:4864 the plaintiff may apply to the court by motion for an order fixing a certain time at which testimony may be taken. A certified copy of this motion and the order thereon shall be served on the defendant. The court, on legal cause shown as in other actions or on agreement of the parties, may continue the hearing from time to time, or may continue it indefinitely, subject to re-assignment on motion of the plaintiff and notice to the defendant. Such hearing may be held in open court or in chambers, and during vacation of the court.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.52 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2488.52
Rules for conduct of business
Status: in_force

A. The city court may adopt and from time to time amend its rules for conduct of the judicial business before it.

B. The city court shall have such terms and sessions for the transaction of its judicial business as shall be fixed from time to time by the rules adopted by the court.

Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5213 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5213
Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Online Dispute Resolution Pilot Project Program, hereinafter referred to as "the program" is to further the primary objectives of the small claims division pursuant to R.S. 13:5200. In an effort to improve access to justice, the Louisiana Supreme Court has initiated the program in the City Court of East St. Tammany to include all small claims cases filed in the court beginning January 1, 2022.

Acts 2021, No. 281, §1.

NOTE: See R.S. 13:5226 regarding termination of this Part on Aug. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.6
Judicial expense fund for Twenty-First Judicial District; established
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court in the respective parishes of the Twenty-First 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 twenty dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Article 5181, et seq. In all criminal cases over which the Twenty-First 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 twenty dollars, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed and which shall be collected by the sheriff in the respective parishes of the Twenty-First Judicial District for further disposition in accordance with this Section.

B. The clerk of court and the sheriff in the respective parishes of the Twenty-First Judicial District shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the Judicial Expense Fund for the Twenty-First Judicial District Court. The judges, en banc, of the Twenty-First 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.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 553, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 437, §1; Acts 1985, No. 64, §1; Acts 2012, No. 46, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.67 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.67
Judicial building fund
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the approval of the Judicial Council of the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans and the clerk of court of the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans are hereby authorized to impose the following additional costs of court and service charges provided for in Subsection B of this Section in all cases over which the court has jurisdiction, until the bonded indebtedness or lease obligation provided for in Subsection C of this Section is paid. The costs and charges provided in Subsection B of this Section shall not apply to cases involving juvenile and family matters. The costs and charges may be any amount up to and including the maximum amount set forth and shall be imposed on order of the judges en banc. Such costs and charges shall be paid to the clerk of court when the filing is made.

B.(1) Unless and until the condition in the following paragraph for an increase in the charges is satisfied, the amounts of the costs and charges which may be imposed shall be as provided in this Paragraph.

Service Provided Amount of Cost Authorized

(a) Recordings Up to thirty dollars per recordation

(b) Civil Filings Up to twenty-five dollars per civil filing

(c) Jury Trials Up to one hundred dollars per jury requested

(d) Class Actions Up to one thousand twenty-five dollars per class certified

(2) After public bids are let for the construction project or, alternatively, if the commission leases a privately constructed facility for use as a courthouse, then after execution of that lease agreement the amounts of costs and charges which may be imposed shall be as provided in this Paragraph.

Service Provided Amount of Cost Authorized

(a) Recordings Up to thirty dollars per recordation

(b) Civil Filings Up to two hundred dollars per civil filing

(c) Jury Trials Up to two hundred dollars per jury requested

(d) Class Actions Up to two thousand fifty dollars per class certified

(e) All matters filed Up to ten dollars per item filed into civil

suit record

(3) The matters filed into a civil record upon which the costs provided for in Subparagraph (2)(e) of this Subsection shall be imposed shall include but not be limited to petitions, motions, orders, judgments, citations, rules, evidence, correspondence, affidavits, dismissals, depositions, writs, appeals, answers, subpoenas, and jury matters.

C.(1) Solely for the purposes of this Section, there is hereby created the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans Judicial District Court Building Commission for purposes of the construction and funding of the courthouse, which shall be deemed to be a public commission. The judges, en banc, of the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans shall serve as the board of commissioners thereof. The commission shall be a public corporation with power to contract, administer the proceeds of the costs and charges authorized in this Section, lease, sublease, and otherwise provide for the construction, equipping, maintenance, and operation of a new courthouse for the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans and to pledge and dedicate the receipts of the courthouse construction fund created hereby for the payment of any lease or sublease obligation, loan agreement, or other financing agreement relative thereto.

(2) The commission shall elect a chairman and vice chairman. The judicial administrator for the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans shall serve as secretary-treasurer for the commission.

(3) If the new courthouse is located on property owned by the city of New Orleans and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, issues regarding ownership and liability for maintenance and operation expenses of the new courthouse shall be provided for between the commission and Orleans Parish in a lease or sublease of the courthouse to the commission or by a cooperative endeavor agreement prior to the awarding of the contract for construction of the new courthouse.

(4) The monies generated pursuant to this Section shall be forwarded by the clerk of court and sheriff to the fiscal agent bank chosen by the commission to be held in the courthouse construction fund. Any funds currently on deposit to the separate account of the judicial expense fund from the costs and charges authorized by this Section shall be transferred at the discretion of the commission to the courthouse construction fund held by the commission's fiscal agent. These monies deposited to the courthouse construction fund shall be dedicated to the design, planning, feasibility, acquisition, construction, equipping, operating, and maintaining a new facility to house the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans, the offices of the clerk of court for Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans, the First City Court, the clerk of the First City Court, the constable of the First City Court, the office of the civil sheriff, the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, the mortgage office, the conveyance office, the notarial archives, the office of the assessor, and such other courts and parochial offices as may be necessary. No monies generated pursuant to this Section shall be used for payment of any bonded indebtedness involving site acquisition or construction of a new facility unless approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the State Bond Commission.

(5) For the purposes of this Section, "equipping" shall include but not be limited to expenditures for the purchase and maintenance of computer software and hardware for the agencies housed in the judicial facility.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission may pledge and dedicate the receipts of the courthouse construction fund for the payment of rent under a lease agreement or for the payment of any obligation, loan agreement, or other financing agreement in connection with the issuance of bonds or other evidence of indebtedness for the commission by the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority or the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority.

D. If by August 15, 2031, neither public bids have been let for construction nor a lease agreement executed for a privately constructed facility for use as a courthouse, then the authority provided in this Section to levy the additional costs and charges shall terminate and be null and void. Thereafter, no costs or charges authorized in this Section shall be imposed or collected. If the authority to levy such costs and charges terminates as set forth in this Subsection, all funds collected and deposited in the separate account as provided in this Section shall be used solely for capital improvements to the facility then housing the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans.

Acts 2010, No. 900, §1, eff. July 2, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 642, §1; Acts 2015, No. 461, §2, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 138, §1; Acts 2020, No. 27, §1; Acts 2021, No. 289, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.46 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.46
Judicial expense fund for Thirty-Fifth 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 Thirty-Fifth 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 judge of said district, which sum shall not exceed ten dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure, Art. 5181, et seq. In all criminal cases over which the Thirty-Fifth 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 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 Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court. The judge of the Thirty-Fifth 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.(1) The judge of the Thirty-Fifth 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 secretarial, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as he deems necessary to expedite the business and function of the court. The judge may fix and pay all or any part of the salaries, health insurance premiums, certification fees, or continuing education fees of court reporters or appointed personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 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, for the renovation, improvement, or purchasing of existing structures or construction of new structures to be used for any purposes incidental to, or related to, the proper administration or function of the court or the office of the judge, or for buying or maintaining any type of equipment, supplies, or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. For purposes of this Paragraph, the judge may utilize monies in the judicial expense fund for capital outlay expenses associated with the renovation or construction of the courthouse or office of the judge including but not limited to design, demolition, construction, materials, supplies, equipment, and labor.

(3) In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purposes related to the proper administration or function of the court or office of the judge, and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies that are provided, authorized, or established by law.

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

Acts 1985, No. 916, §3; Acts 1985, No. 1013, §1; Acts 2017, No. 114, §1, eff. June 12, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3718 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3718
Same; construction and citation
Status: in_force

R.S. 13:3717 and 13:3718 shall be interpreted and construed so as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it, and may be cited as the Uniform Proof of Statutes Law.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4686 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4686
Preservation of documents and records of the courts of appeal; destruction of certain records
Status: in_force

A. Effective August 15, 2010, the Louisiana State University Law Library shall cease to serve as the depository for duplicate copies of transcripts and briefs of cases finally disposed of by the Courts of Appeal of the State of Louisiana. Thereafter, the clerks of the Courts of Appeal shall not transmit such duplicate copies of transcripts and briefs.

B. Any duplicate records transmitted to the Louisiana State University Law Library by a Court of Appeal prior to August 15, 2010, may be removed and destroyed by the library after the lapse of five years from the date of deposit. The duplicate records transmitted by a Court of Appeal shall be retained for the five-year period except as otherwise ordered by the Supreme Court of Louisiana.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except as authorized by order of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Louisiana State University Law Library shall not dispose of any records of any criminal cases that have been previously transferred to the Louisiana State University Law Library by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal or the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Acts 1990, No. 88, §1; Acts 2010, No. 463, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:979 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 979
Court reporters for thirty-eighth judicial district
Status: in_force

A. There shall be appointed as many official court reporters for the thirty-eighth judicial district as there are district judges in the district, and the qualifications, mode of appointment, duties and compensation of the reporters shall be as provided in this Section.

B. Each judge shall appoint one court reporter, whose term of office shall continue for the current term of the judge making the appointment, or until the office is declared vacated by the judge making the appointment.

C. Each court reporter shall take an oath of office and furnish bond for the faithful performance of his duties. The bond shall be in the sum of one thousand dollars and shall be in favor of the judges for the purpose of protecting litigants against any acts of incompetency or neglect of duty by the court reporter. The bond shall be recorded and filed in the office of the clerk of the district court. Any party litigant may sue on the bond for any damages sustained through any wrongful act or neglect of duty by the court reporter in the performance of his duties.

D. The court reporters shall report in shorthand, stenotype, or in any recognized manner, and transcribe into longhand by typing or printing, all the testimony taken in all civil appealable cases, and to furnish for the purposes of appeal, the necessary carbon copies of the testimony required by law. They shall also record such criminal proceedings as may be required by law or as directed by the district judge.

E. In addition to the duties set out in R.S. 13:979(D), each court reporter shall serve as secretary to the district judge appointing him and shall receive no compensation therefor, other than that provided in R.S. 13:979(G).

F. The court reporters shall work concurrently under the direction and supervision of the judges appointing them, according to the needs and requirements in the district, in the interest of expediting the business before the court.

G. The court reporters shall receive a monthly salary of not less than three hundred dollars, to be fixed and determined by the judge making the appointment at the time of the appointment. The salaries shall be paid out of the general fund of the parish of Cameron. The police jury of the parish of Cameron shall budget the salary of the court reporters in its budget of annual expenses.

H. In civil and criminal cases which are reported and transcribed, a fee of two dollars and twenty-five cents per page for originals, and twenty-five cents per page for each copy, shall be charged by and paid to the reporter. In those civil cases which are reported but not transcribed, one-half of the fee provided herein for originals shall be charged by and paid to the reporter. Such fees shall be retained by the reporter, as compensation in addition to the salary provided for in Subsection G of this Section, and shall be taxed as costs of the suit in which the testimony is taken.

I. The police jury of the parish of Cameron shall furnish and provide the court reporters with an office or a suitable place or accommodation equipped with necessary office furniture and supplies necessary for the reporting and transcription of any notes of evidence taken by the court reporters.

J. The court reporter shall make out an itemized statement of the fees charged for reporting and transcribing the notes of evidence. He shall deliver the original of the statement to the clerk of the district court and a copy to the party litigant, or his attorney of record, who requested the evidence to be reported and transcribed. The party litigant, except one entitled to the benefits of Articles 5181 through 5188 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, shall pay to the court reporter immediately the fee charged. The fee shall be paid by a litigant entitled to the benefits of Articles 5181 through 5188 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure only when the litigant recovers judgment for costs and realizes a sufficient amount therefrom to pay his fee.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 14, §2, eff. March 1, 1979. Acts 1992, No. 625, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5527 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5527
Contracts with federal agencies; reimbursement of expenses
Status: in_force

The sheriff of any parish in which the United States government owns land or has any control over a waterway, floodgate, or lock may contract with any federal agency to provide law enforcement services thereon and to receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with furnishing such services. Pursuant to this Section, "law enforcement services" shall include a contract between a sheriff and any agency of the United States government to provide inmate labor for maintaining, operating, opening, and closing floodgates or locks situated within a parish which are operated by or under the control or jurisdiction of the federal agency. Any monies received pursuant to such contracts shall be deposited in the sheriff's general fund and may be used as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Section.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 284, §1; Acts 1999, No. 992, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1426 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5827 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5827
Use of excess fees by the constables
Status: in_force

In the event the fees and commissions authorized by R.S. 13:2158 exceed the necessary expense of the constables in the efficient performance of their duties as herein provided, the excess shall not be drawn or otherwise expended by the constables, except as herein provided, but shall remain in the constables salary and expense fund. However, this excess may be expended by the constables in any succeeding year in which the constables salary and expense fund is insufficient to defray current salaries and expenses, or where circumstances necessitate additional deputies or additional expenses to be incurred for the efficient performance of all duties imposed by law on the constables. The constables at the end of each six year term, or in the case of their reelection on the thirtieth day of June following, shall remit to the state treasurer for the credit to the general fund, any excess or surplus remaining in the constables salary and expense fund. However, there may be retained in the constables salary and expense fund an amount not to exceed one-third of the amount of the revenues of the last year of the term of office, the amount so retained shall be used as a revolving fund to assist in financing the operation of the office and for purchasing equipment.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1737 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2561.6
Election of judge; terms
Status: in_force

The first judge of this court shall be elected at the state general election to be held in 1964 and he shall serve until the next election for judges of the 24th Judicial District Court, and thereafter, shall be elected, take office and serve a six year term concurrently with that of the judges of the 24th Judicial District Court.

Acts 1962, No. 484, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2105.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2105.1
Opelousas; marshal; fees in criminal matters; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. The marshal of the city of Opelousas shall collect a fee of twelve dollars for the service of subpoenas in criminal matters when required to do so.

B. The sums of monies collected under the provisions of Subsection A shall be deposited in the marshal's general fund to supplement the operational expenses of the marshal's office. The expenditure of the funds shall be at the sole discretion of the marshal of the court. All funds shall be subject to and included in the marshal'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 marshal's office of the Opelousas City Court.

D. The educational requirements set forth in R.S. 13:1880(A)(1) shall not apply to the marshal of the city of Opelousas until January 1, 2003.

Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 12, §1; Acts 2001, No. 445, §1, eff. June 18, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1381.1
Indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees
Status: in_force

A. The auditor for the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans 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 solely to compensate court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts for indigent defendants, including bills of exceptions, trials, motions, hearings on writs, and all court proceedings.

B. Court reporters shall be paid two dollars and fifty cents per thirty-one line page for such work, if funds are available, all such payments to be made from the indigent transcript fund by the auditor of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans. In the parish of Orleans, an additional cost of fourteen dollars may be taxed against every nonindigent defendant who is convicted after trial or after a plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond in connection with any other criminal offense.

C. The judges of the Criminal District Court in the parish of Orleans, sitting en banc, may, by a majority vote of all members, authorize the payment of fees, to be determined by the court, to the deputy court reporters for the transcription of indigent defendant cases.

Acts 1983, No. 76, §1; 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. § 13:2002.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2002.2
Additional court costs or fees; court technology fund; Baton Rouge City Court
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any other fees or costs imposed or authorized to be imposed and collected, in all civil cases in which the Baton Rouge City Court has jurisdiction, the clerk may impose a fee not to exceed ten dollars per filing. The fee shall be paid to the clerk of court at the time of filing. The collection of the additional fee shall be subject to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181.

B. In all criminal cases, including traffic offenses, the judge may assess a fee not to exceed ten dollars against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who pleads guilty or forfeits bond, to be collected by the appropriate entity for further disposition in accordance with the provisions of this Section. These costs shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures provided for by law.

C. The clerk of court shall place all sums collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section into a separate account to be known as the "court technology fund". All funds in the account are to be expended solely by the clerk of court for the acquisition and maintenance of new and existing electronic case management systems, including costs associated with professional services, licensing, support, and equipment required to operate and maintain such systems, and for the acquisition and maintenance of equipment necessary for technology enhancements of court operations. The clerk shall have control over the account and all disbursements made from the account.

D. The Baton Rouge City Court shall obtain approval of the local governing authority within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, through the adoption of a resolution or ordinance prior to the creation of the account and the collection of fees authorized by this Section.

Acts 2015, No. 372, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4436.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4436.2
Termination of mortgages resulting from judgment of courts of original jurisdiction
Status: in_force

The court hearing the rule shall order the mortgage terminated and direct the recorder to erase the judgment from his records if it finds that the debtor's suspensive appeal has suspended the judgment's execution, that the appeal bond is in proper form and amount, and that the surety on the bond is qualified to act as surety.

Acts 1992, No. 1132, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.2
Second judicial district
Status: in_force

The Second Judicial District Court shall have three judges who shall be elected at large from the Second Judicial District for six-year terms. The Second Judicial District Court shall be comprised of Division A in Claiborne Parish, Division B in Jackson Parish, and Division C in Bienville Parish. A judge elected to serve in the Second Judicial District shall reside within the district but is not required to reside within the parish where the division is located.

Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 11, §1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1972, at 4:30 P.M.; Acts 1978, No. 39, §3, eff. June 1, 1978; Acts 2020, No. 166, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2020.

NOTE: Acts 2020, No. 166, repealed Acts 1999, No. 669, which provided for residency requirements for judges elected at large within the Second Judicial district.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4251.503 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4251.503
[Reserved.]
Status: repealed

Acts 2016, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5549 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5549
Bond of sheriff; conditions
Status: in_force

Except in Orleans Parish, the sheriff shall give bond in the sum of six thousand dollars, with the following conditions: "Condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas, the above bound A. B. has been elected or appointed sheriff of the parish of ______; now, if the said A. B. shall well and faithfully execute and make true returns, according to law, of all such writs, orders and process as shall come into his hands as sheriff aforesaid to the person entitled by law to the same, and shall faithfully do and perform all such other duties as may be required of him by law, then the above obligation to be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue."

Redesignated from R.S. 33:1443 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:10.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 10.2
Official court reporters; oath of office; bond
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, each court reporter appointed as an official court reporter by any judge of any court shall be required to take an oath of office and to furnish bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the office.

(2) The bond shall be in the sum of ten thousand dollars and shall be approved by the judge making the appointment.

(3) The bond shall be in favor of the judge making the appointment and any party litigant for the purpose of protecting litigants against any acts of incompetence or neglect of duty on the part of the reporter.

(4) It shall be recorded and filed in the clerk's office in each court for which such appointment is made.

B. Any party litigant may sue on said bond for any damages sustained by said party litigant by a wrongful act or neglect of duty committed or omitted by the official court reporter in the performance of the duties of official court reporters.

Acts 1984, No. 538, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2151
Sections of first city court; election of judges; presiding judge; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The first city court of the city of New Orleans shall be divided into three sections, namely, Section "A", Section "B", and Section "C", each of which shall be presided over by a judge of the court. The judges presiding in the various sections of the city court on the effective date of this section shall continue to preside in their respective sections until the expiration of their terms of office.

B. Any candidate for election to the office of judge of this court must designate the section for which he is a candidate, and, if elected, shall succeed to the office of judge of the section for which he was a candidate.

C. The judge oldest in point of continuous service shall be the presiding judge of the court; except that when they have served continuously the same length of time, the judge oldest in years shall be the presiding judge.

D. The civil jurisdiction is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Article 4841(B), or the value of the property involved, does not exceed twenty thousand dollars.

E. The first city court shall have jurisdiction over appeals by any person aggrieved by a decision of the traffic court concerning a traffic violation enforced by the city of New Orleans' automated traffic enforcement system. Appeals from the traffic court shall be on the law and shall be tried upon the records made and the evidence offered in court by the judge to whom the appeal shall be allotted. Any aggrieved person shall file such appeal within thirty days of such decision. The first city court shall adopt rules regulating the manner of taking, hearing, and deciding such appeals.

Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1985, No. 770, §2; Acts 1990, No. 504, §2, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 10, §2; Acts 2012, No. 312, §1; Acts 2012, No. 497, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5832 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5832
Judicial release of constable from liability
Status: in_force

If the court finds that the surety is solvent and possessed of the qualifications prescribed by law, the bond shall be made in favor of the parties to the case, and the constable shall be relieved of all responsibility.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1742 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5200 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5200
Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

A. The purpose of this Part is to improve the administration of justice in small noncriminal cases, and make the judicial system more available to and comprehensible by the public; to simplify practice and procedure in the commencement, handling, and trial of such cases in order that plaintiffs may bring actions in their own behalf, and defendants may participate actively in the proceedings rather than default; to provide an efficient and inexpensive forum with the objective of dispensing justice in a speedy manner; and generally to promote the confidence of the public in the overall judicial system by providing a forum for small claims.

B. In an effort to improve access to justice, the Louisiana Supreme Court has initiated an Online Dispute Resolution Pilot Project Program as provided in Part XVIII-A of this Chapter to include all small claims cases filed in the City Court of East St. Tammany beginning January 1, 2022, and continuing until the Louisiana Supreme Court or Louisiana Legislature terminates the program.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 710, §1; Acts 2021, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3043 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3043
Jury commission
Status: in_force

The membership of the jury commission, the qualifications, appointment, term of service, oath, and quorum of the commissioners, and the requirement of public meetings are governed by Article 404 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure. Notice of jury commission meetings is governed by Article 405 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 313, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2575.4
Additional administrative adjudication procedures; West Baton Rouge Parish
Status: in_force

A. In the parish of West Baton Rouge, the terms "housing violation" and "environmental violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass parish ordinances relative to building codes, zoning, vegetation, abandoned vehicles and junk, garbage, trash, and refuse, livestock keeping, required addresses for E911 identification, and nuisances.

B. In the parish of West Baton Rouge, the procedures for administrative adjudication provided for in this Chapter may also be used in matters involving licensing and permits or any other ordinance violations as determined by the parish governing authority.

Acts 2011, No. 63, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1381.3
Clerk of the Criminal District Court expense fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the Clerk of the Criminal District Court Expense Fund for the parish of Orleans. All funds collected as clerk's fees, interest accrued on investments of funds by the clerk of the Criminal District Court pursuant to R.S. 39:1271, and any funds otherwise generated by the clerk of the Criminal District Court shall be deposited in said fund and may be expended from this fund for purposes of defraying the operating expenses of the clerk's office.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 833, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; 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. § 13:5363 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5363
Goals
Status: in_force

The goals of the Veterans Court program divisions created under this Chapter include the following:

(1) To reduce drug abuse and alcoholism and dependency among offenders.

(2) To reduce the alcohol and drug-related workload of the courts.

(3) To reduce criminal recidivism.

(4) To diagnose undiagnosed mental health problems and to assist in the care and treatment of diagnosed mental health illnesses.

(5) To increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of offenders.

(6) To reduce prison overcrowding.

(7) To provide employment and job training for veterans in partnership with Louisiana Works, any technical college or vocational school, or other institute of higher learning.

(8) To provide housing assistance for homeless veterans in partnership with state, local, and federal housing authorities and nonprofit organizations.

(9) To provide benefits counseling from parish service officers in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.

Acts 2014, No. 716, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2089.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2089.3
City judge of West Monroe; vacation; compensation of judge ad hoc
Status: in_force

A. The judge of the city court of the city of West Monroe, Louisiana, shall be entitled to an annual vacation of three weeks, during which time his compensation shall continue to be paid.

B. The judge ad hoc appointed by the city judge to serve in his place during the period of vacation provided for in Subsection A hereof shall be paid an amount proportionate to the salary of the city judge for the time served, such compensation to be payable by the city of West Monroe and the parish of Ouachita, in the same proportions by which the city judge is paid.

Acts 1967, No. 110, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.65 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.65
Judicial Expense Fund for Forty-Second Judicial District
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Forty-Second 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 to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq. In all criminal cases over which the Forty-Second Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty, or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined but which shall not exceed ten 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 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 Forty-Second Judicial District Court. The judges, en banc, of the Forty-Second 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 in accordance with R.S. 24:513 et seq. 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 Forty-Second Judicial District Court, 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 appoint such secretarial, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as they deem necessary to expedite the business and functions 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 expend the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing and maintaining a law library for the court or for buying and 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 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 such purpose.

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

Acts 2007, No. 416, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2513 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2513
Conduct of trials; rules of evidence in the municipal and traffic court
Status: in_force

The trials of all cases in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, and the rules of evidence applicable thereto, shall be the same as govern the trials of misdemeanors under Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as they presently exist or as they may be hereafter amended.

Added by Acts 1962, No. 447, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3889 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3889
Writ execution; prohibited agreements
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that inequities and injustices are resulting due to the refusal of sheriffs to seize certain immovable property despite issuance of a writ of fieri facias or seizure and sale directing the sheriff to seize the property, without the advance grant of blanket indemnification and notwithstanding the final payment of fees.

B. The legislature declares null and void and against the public policy of this state, any provision or requirement of any agreement which purports to provide for the defense, indemnification or other relief of liability on behalf of any sheriff directed to seize property under any writs of fieri facias, seizure and sale, or other writ, issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or venue, commanding and directing that the property be seized.

Acts 1992, No. 591, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4346 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4346
Failure of occupant to deliver possession to purchaser; writ of possession
Status: in_force

Whenever a sheriff or constable acting under a writ of fieri facias, seizure and sale, or other order of sale, sells and adjudicates immovable property, and the occupant thereof does not deliver possession thereof on demand to the purchaser after the latter has paid the price of adjudication and has received an act of sale from the sheriff or constable, and due return has been made on the writ or order of sale, the clerk of the court which issued the writ or rendered the order, on the written demand of the purchaser, his agent, or attorney at law, shall issue a writ of possession. This writ shall be addressed to the sheriff or constable, commanding him to put the purchaser in physical possession of the property sold, in the same manner as now provided by law for other writs of possession.

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5303
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter:

(1) "Alcohol and drug abuse program" means a program licensed by the state of Louisiana to provide education, prevention, and treatment directed toward achieving the mental and physical restoration of alcohol and drug abusers or addicts.

(2) "Alcohol and drug abuser" means a person whose consumption of alcohol or other drugs, or any combination thereof, interferes with or adversely affects his ability to function socially or economically and endangers the health, safety, and welfare of the abuser and others.

(3) "Alcohol- or drug-related offense" means an alcohol or drug-related offense and also an offense in which alcohol or drug abuse or addiction is determined from the evidence to have been a factor in the commission of the offense.

(4) "Alcoholic or drug addict" means any person who habitually uses alcohol or other drugs to the extent that the person endangers the health, safety, or welfare of that person or any other person or group of persons.

(5) "Conditions of probation" means the specification of formal terms and conditions which a defendant must fulfill in order to have the charges against that person dismissed in accordance with the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 893 and 894.

(6) "Drug division" means the division or divisions of the court to which alcohol- or drug-related offenses are assigned or the employee of the court designated to administer the probation program, as provided by R.S. 13:5304(A).

(7) "Probation" means referral of a defendant who has entered a plea of guilty in a criminal case charging an alcohol or controlled dangerous substance related offense to a supervised probation program as provided in Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 893 and 894.

(8) "Probationer" means a person who has been accepted into a drug division probation program.

(9) "Treatment program" means any governmental agency or other entity which is licensed by the state of Louisiana to provide substance abuse or addiction treatment on a residential or outpatient basis.

Acts 1997, No. 1376, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4721 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4721
Gambling houses; definition; declared public nuisances
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Subpart, or for the purposes of any action or prosecution in this Section, a gambling house is either:

(1) Any place whatsoever where any game of chance of any kind or character is played for money, for wagers, or for tokens, and where the conduct of such place operates, directly or indirectly, to the profit of one or more individuals and not exclusively to the direct profit of the actual participants in such game.

(2) Any place whatsoever where races, athletic contests, sports, and games are not actually held and where opportunity is afforded for wagering upon races, athletic contests, sports, and games of chance.

B. All gambling houses as defined in this Section are declared to be public nuisances, and the owners thereof, and the agents for such owners, or the lessees, sublessees, or other occupants thereof are declared to be guilty of maintaining a public nuisance.

C. The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to any place where sports wagering is conducted in accordance with Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or Chapter 10 of Subtitle XI of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 2021, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 440, §2, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5224 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5224
Clerk's role
Status: in_force

If the parties do not settle the claim, the facilitator shall terminate the program and notify the clerk of court to set the matter for a trial de novo. The clerk of the small claims division shall prepare the citation summoning the defendant to answer as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article 4902. The clerk shall send notice to the defendant by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by service through the marshal, constable, or sheriff. In addition, the clerk is authorized to cooperate fully with the parties, which includes answering any questions that the parties may have concerning the small claims procedure, in identification of the proper parties to the suit, and in furnishing general information concerning appropriate evidence for trial. The clerk is neither authorized nor expected to provide legal advice.

Acts 2021, No. 281, §1.

NOTE: See R.S. 13:5226 regarding termination of this Part on Aug. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5074 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5074
Agent for service of process
Status: in_force

A. Any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in the state as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to having its brand families included or retained in the directory, appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in this state to act as agent for the service of process on whom all process, and any action or proceeding against it concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this Part and R.S. 13:5061 et seq., may be served in any manner authorized by law. Such service shall constitute legal and valid service of process on the nonparticipating manufacturer. The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide the name, address, phone number, and proof of the appointment and availability of such agent to the satisfaction of the secretary and attorney general.

B. The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide notice to the secretary and attorney general thirty calendar days prior to termination of the authority of an agent and shall further provide proof to the satisfaction of the attorney general of the appointment of a new agent not less than five calendar days prior to the termination of an existing agent appointment. In the event an agent terminates an agency appointment, the nonparticipating manufacturer shall notify the secretary and the attorney general of said termination within five calendar days and shall include proof to the satisfaction of the attorney general of the appointment of a new agent.

C. Any nonparticipating manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this state, who has not appointed and engaged an agent as herein required, shall be deemed to have appointed the secretary of state as such agent, and may be proceeded against in the courts of this state by service of process upon the secretary of state. Such service shall be considered valid service on said nonparticipating manufacturer; however, the appointment of the secretary of state as such agent shall not satisfy the condition precedent for having the brand families of the nonparticipating manufacturer included or retained in the directory.

D. This Section shall be applicable to importers, as defined in this Part, with regard to the appointment and continuous retention of an agent for service of process as well as related notice requirements and obligations detailed in this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 544, §1, eff. June 25, 2004; Acts 2013, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5124 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5124
Service by publication of motion for judgment; parties defendant; notification
Status: in_force

A.(1) All such parties shall be served by publishing the motion for judgment in a newspaper published in or having general circulation in such governmental unit in the manner hereinafter set forth. Upon the filing of the motion for judgment, the court shall enter an order requiring the publication of the motion two times within a period of fifteen consecutive calendar days from the date of the issuance of the order, specifying the dates for publication thereof with the first publication as hereinabove provided to be not later than eight days from and after the date of the issuance of the order, and at the same time fix a time and place for hearing the proceeding, which time and place shall be published with the motion for judgment. The date fixed for the hearing shall be at least ten days, but not more than thirteen days, after the second publication of such motion for judgment.

(2) By publication of such motion for judgment, all taxpayers, property owners, and citizens of such governmental unit including nonresidents owning property or subject to taxation therein, and all other persons having or claiming any right, title, or interest in any property or funds to be affected in any way by the issuance of such bonds, or having or claiming to have any right or interest in the subject matter of such motion for judgment, shall be considered as parties defendant in such proceedings and as having been duly served, and the court shall have jurisdiction of them the same as if each of them were named individually as a party defendant in such motion for judgment and personally served with process.

B. The party filing a motion for judgment shall also cause notification of the filing to be made upon the State Bond Commission and the attorney general by mailing a certified copy of the motion for judgment by registered or certified mail, with return receipt requested. The State Bond Commission shall establish and maintain on its website an online database of such motions for judgment and shall post to such database within two days of receipt the caption of the motion for judgment, including the parties, the docket number, judicial district, and parish in which the motion for judgment is filed. The State Bond Commission may remove from an online database on its website such motions and captions after three years from their initial posting on the website. No judgment can be rendered until the party filing a motion for judgment files in the record an affidavit of the individual who mailed the motion for judgment to the State Bond Commission and attorney general, showing that it was properly addressed, with sufficient postage affixed, and the date it was deposited in the United States mail, to which shall be attached the return receipt thereon.

Acts 1972, No. 385, §1, eff. July 26, 1972. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 230, §1, eff. July 16, 1975; Acts 1995, No. 308, §1; Acts 2012, No. 212, §1, eff. May 22, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:848.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 848.1
Criminal cases; disbursement
Status: in_force

The sheriff, clerk, marshal, or other agency or office whose duties include receiving court fines, fees, costs, assessments, and forfeitures for courts within their jurisdictions shall disburse all sums due on a monthly basis and shall provide an itemized detail of the sources of the sums.

Acts 2011, No. 366, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1896 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1896
Appeals in criminal cases; return day
Status: in_force

A. Mayor's courts and justice of the peace courts. (1) In criminal cases, the district courts have appellate jurisdiction over all appeals from orders of justices of the peace requiring a peace bond, and, except as otherwise provided by law, over all appeals from a mayor's court where a person has been subjected to imprisonment or a forfeiture of rights or property. Appeals from mayor's courts and justice of the peace courts, as provided for herein, shall be tried de novo. Any forfeiture or penalties collected by the district court on appeal from a conviction of a municipal ordinance shall be distributed and disbursed to the municipality.

(2) Appeals in all criminal cases tried in mayor's courts and from orders of a justice of the peace requiring a peace bond shall be taken within the time prescribed in the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.

(3) When an appeal has been taken under the provisions of this Section from a decision rendered in a mayor's court or in a justice of the peace court, the district court shall provide written notice of the appeal to the mayor's court or the justice of the peace court. The date on which the appeal is set for hearing shall not be not less than fifteen days after the notice is mailed by the district court. The notice shall include the date, time, and location of the hearing of the appeal.

B. City, parish and municipal courts. Review or appeal of a judgment in any criminal case tried under a state statute in city, parish or municipal courts shall be as provided in Article 912.1 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure. Review of a judgment in any other criminal case tried in a city, parish or municipal court shall be by appeal to the district court of the parish in which the court of original jurisdiction is located, except in those cases which are appealable to the Supreme Court under the provisions of the Constitution. These appeals shall be on the law alone.

C. Return of appeals. Appeals to the supreme court shall be returnable within not less than fifteen days nor more than sixty days after the order of appeal. Appeals to the district courts shall be returnable within not less than fifteen days nor more than thirty days after the order of appeal.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess. No. 29, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Act 1983, No. 121, §1, eff. June 24, 1983; Acts 1999, No. 955, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2488.7
Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs
Status: in_force

A. The city judge or any officer of the city court as may be designated by the city judge, shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs, and all funds so collected, excluding costs, shall be paid into the town treasury of the town of Franklin when the prosecution is on behalf of the town, and into the parish treasury when the prosecution is on behalf of the state or the parish.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, thirty percent of the funds collected by the city court of Franklin 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 Franklin Indigent Defender Fund.

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

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

(2) One member appointed by the St. Mary Parish Council.

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

Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §7, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M.; Acts 2016, No. 638, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3711 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3711
Legislative journals; conclusively presumptive
Status: in_force

The official journals of legislative proceedings, which are self-authenticating under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Code of Evidence, shall be conclusively presumptive of the existence and contents of the originals and of any act, transactions, or occurrence of which said journals were made.

Acts 2006, No. 826, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3476 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3476
Service by constable or court-appointed officer when service cannot be made by the sheriff; sheriff an interested party
Status: in_force

Whenever the sheriff of any parish shall be interested in any suit or other legal process, or when there shall be no sheriff in office in any parish, or the sheriff shall be disqualified by law, from interest or otherwise, from serving any legal process, it shall be served by any regular constable of the parish, or by any officer appointed by the court. Such constable or officer shall have in the suit all the powers, receive all the emoluments, and be liable to all the responsibilities of the sheriff.

Amended by Acts 1979, No. 159, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1401.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1401.1
Election districts
Status: in_force

The family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge shall consist of three election sections. Election section one shall consist of Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-37, 1-38, 1-45, 1-50, 1-51, 1-58, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-67, 1-68, 1-77, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-100, 1-101, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-9, 2-13, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, and 2-25. Election section two shall consist of Precincts 1-55, 1-60, 1-71, 1-81, 1-87, 1-88, 1-89, 1-90, 1-97, 1-98, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-14, 2-18, 2-21, 2-26, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-18, 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28, 3-30, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, and 3-38. Election section three shall consist of Precincts 1-2, 1-9, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-46, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-54, 1-56, 1-57, 1-59, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-69, 1-70, 1-72, 1-73, 1-74, 1-75, 1-76, 1-78, 1-79, 1-80, 1-82, 1-83, 1-96, 1-99, 1-102, 1-103, 3-5, 3-11, 3-13, 3-17, 3-20, 3-23, 3-27, 3-29, 3-31, 3-35, 3-36, and 3-37.

Acts 1995, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4161 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4161
Trial of cases on holiday
Status: in_force

Whenever empanelling of a jury or the taking of evidence on the trial of any case, shall have been begun, but not concluded, at the time at which there shall intervene any legal holiday or legal half-holiday, it is lawful for the presiding judge, and within his discretion, to order the trial to be proceeded with upon the legal holiday, if not a Sunday or Christmas day, or upon the legal half-holiday. All proceedings thereafter had in the trial of the case shall have the same force and effect as though had on a day not a legal holiday or legal half-holiday.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:589 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 589
Fourteenth Judicial District Court; magistrate judge
Status: in_force

A. The office of magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court is hereby created and shall be an elected position. The magistrate judge shall be elected at large from the Fourteenth Judicial District. The initial election shall occur in the fall of 2020 and the elected term shall begin January 1, 2021. The magistrate judge shall serve a six-year term. The position is a full-time position, and the magistrate judge is prohibited from practicing law.

B. The magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court shall possess the same qualifications required of the district court judges, as outlined in Article V, Section 24 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

C. The salary of the magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court shall be ninety percent of the salary paid to judges of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court per annum, and the salary and related benefits as provided by law shall be payable in the same manner from the same sources as the salary and benefits of a judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court. The support services and personnel, including minute clerks and stenographers, as shall be necessary for the offices of the magistrate judge shall be paid from the same source as the same positions in the Fourteenth Judicial District Court.

D. The magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court created in this Section shall hold court in the same building as is provided for the other judges of the court. With the approval of the judges of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, the magistrate judge may hear and preside over all criminal matters, except the adjudication of felony charges, including but not limited to preliminary motions; conduct extradition hearings; accept pleas in misdemeanor cases; hear and render judgments in other matters, including misdemeanor cases, preliminary to the trial on the merits; conduct trials of misdemeanor cases; have authority to set bail; and sign and issue search and arrest warrants upon probable cause being shown in accordance with law.

Acts 2019, No. 211, §1; Acts 2020, No. 126, §1, eff. June 9, 2020; Acts 2023, No. 51, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5561 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5561
Suboffices
Status: in_force

Sheriffs and ex officio tax collectors and tax assessors of the parishes of this state are authorized to open and maintain such suboffices or offices as in their judgment the nature and requirements of their duties and work may require.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 131, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 506, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1461 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.35 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2488.35
Appeals
Status: in_force

Appeals in all civil and criminal matters shall be as provided by law.

Acts 1970, No. 424, §15. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 716, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2500.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2500.4
Enumeration of fees; copies; retrieval fee
Status: in_force

In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the clerk of the New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court may demand and receive the following fees:

(1) Copies per page uncertified, one dollar.

(2) Copies per page certified, two dollars.

(3) Computer-generated chronologies uncertified copies, two dollars.

(4) Computer-generated chronologies certified copies, three dollars.

(5) File retrieval fee, twenty dollars.

Acts 2013, No. 199, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.24.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.24.2
Twenty-Fourth Judicial District; Online Judge Pilot Program
Status: in_force

A. In an effort to improve access to justice and create a more efficient and effective justice system, the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, by rule adopted by a majority of the judges sitting en banc, may establish the Online Judge Pilot Program. Each division of court, now in existence or subsequently created, is authorized to establish a process to handle any preliminary matter exclusively online.

B. Pursuant to the inherent judicial power of the court, the court may order the parties to any civil case to participate in the program. Any party who wishes to opt out of the program shall file a written motion to opt out within ten days after service of the order, which may be granted ex parte. If no party opts out, all parties shall participate in the program unless a party has been exempted by the court due to an undue hardship. An undue hardship exists when a party cannot access the online system or participate in the program without substantial difficulty or expense as determined by the court.

C. In an effort to expedite litigation, oral arguments shall be waived and all motions and exceptions shall be referred to the program, unless the court determines that oral arguments or witness testimony is necessary. Written argument may take place through the program in an asynchronous manner within a time frame specified by the court. The court may also designate a character limit depending upon the complexity of the issue. The court may consider only those documents filed in support of or in opposition to the subject motion and shall consider any documents to which no objection is made. Any objection to a document shall be raised in a timely filed opposition or reply memorandum. The court shall consider all objections prior to rendering judgment. The court shall specifically state in writing which documents, if any, it held to be inadmissible or declined to consider. The parties may present and offer additional evidence if oral arguments are permitted or witness testimony is necessary.

D. All messages related to a hearing held through the program shall be considered part of the court record and may be used for any purpose after having been certified by the court reporter. Any issue discussed through the program during the pretrial conference may not be used as evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding.

E. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, every pleading subsequent to the original petition, including a pleading or order that sets a court date, shall be served by transmitting an electronic copy to all parties through the program established by the court.

F. This Section shall be null and void on and after August 1, 2025.

Acts 2021, No. 409, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1373.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1373.1
Minute clerks, court reporters, and deputy court reporters; salary payable by the state
Status: in_force

A. The annual salary of each of the court reporters of Sections A through L, both inclusive, and of the magistrate section of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans to be paid by the state of Louisiana out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana is hereby fixed at twelve thousand four hundred seventy-eight dollars per annum, payable monthly by the state treasurer upon the warrant of said court reporters.

B. The annual salary of each of the deputy court reporters in Sections A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans and the deputy court reporter for the magistrate of the said court, to be paid by the state of Louisiana out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana shall be equal to that of the court reporters as provided in Subsection A of this Section and shall be payable monthly by the state treasurer upon the warrant of the said deputy court reporter.

C. The annual salary of each of the several minute clerks of said court, and the clerk who acts as minute clerk for the judges sitting as a court of appeals to be paid by the state of Louisiana out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana is hereby fixed at fifteen thousand seven hundred ninety-one dollars per annum, payable monthly by the state treasurer upon the warrant of said minute clerks.

D. The increase in salary provided herein for court reporters, deputy court reporters, and minute clerks, shall not be payable until state funds are made available therefor.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 567, §1; Acts 1973, No. 102, §1; Acts 1976, No. 612, §2; Acts 1977, No. 662, §1, eff. July 21, 1977; Acts 1979, No. 236, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 169, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 310, §1, eff. July 15, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 636, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1997, No. 164, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5823 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5823
Power to sell property
Status: in_force

The constables may seize and sell movable and immovable property, rights and credits, in the same manner as sheriffs may do.

Redesignated from R.S. 33:1733 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4875 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4875
Costs and expenses
Status: in_force

Both the plaintiff and the defendant in an action for discovery and investigation shall be dispensed from paying the costs of court, except that for taking and transcribing testimony in courts whose official stenographers do not receive salaries and before officers taking testimony under commission the plaintiff shall pay the fees fixed by law for such stenographic service in other actions. In any other action against any defendant in the action, for a cause with respect to which the action for discovery and investigation is had, the plaintiff, in addition to its main demand, may claim such amounts as it may have paid for taking and transcribing the testimony in the action.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5905 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5905
Mandatory rollback of ad valorem taxes by tax recipient bodies of the parish
Status: in_force

A. The total amount of ad valorem taxes received by other taxing authorities in the parish shall not be increased because of the provisions of Sections 9001 through 9008. To accomplish this result, it shall be mandatory for each affected taxing authority in the year in which the special district provided for herein is created to adjust millages so that taxes are not increased as a result of the creation of the special district provided for herein. Thereafter such millages shall remain in effect unless changed or increased in a manner provided by law. In the event a taxing authority increases the taxes authorized under this Section without a public referendum, such taxing authority shall have deducted from its share of state revenue sharing funds an amount equal to such taxes increased without a public referendum plus a penalty of fifteen percent of such amount. Provided however, that nothing herein shall prohibit a taxing authority from collecting, in the year in which the special district is created or in any subsequent year a larger dollar amount of ad valorem taxes by:

(1) Levying additional or increased millages as provided by law.

(2) Putting additional property on the tax rolls.

(3) Increases in the fair market or use value of the property.

B. This Section shall not apply to millages required to be levied for the payment of general obligation bonds.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 689, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:9005 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2487.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2487.17
Seal
Status: in_force

The court shall be provided with a seal which shall contain a vignette of the state seal, with the words, "Seal of the City Court of East St. Tammany", which shall be used on all orders, writs and processes issuing from the court. However, the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of such documents.

Acts 1964, No. 102, §17; Acts 2020, No. 205, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3669 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3669
Witness not compelled to appear at subsequent term until paid
Status: in_force

Any witness who may have been summoned to attend any of the courts of this state, to testify in a civil case, and shall have attended, claimed and received a certificate therefor, shall not again be compelled to obey any summons for attending said court in the case, at a subsequent term, until he be paid by the party by whom he was summoned; provided, the witness shall have made a demand for payment in writing upon the party who had him summoned, or his attorney, when he resides out of the parish, not less than thirty days before the first day of the subsequent term at which his attendance may be then required.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5081 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5081
Taking testimony in action; procedure
Status: in_force

The Attorney General, or any district attorney, acting under the direction of the former, or of the governor, shall begin any action to enforce the laws respecting monopolies, combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade, commerce or business. The prosecuting officer either in preparation for or upon the trial of the case may take testimony of any officer, director, agent or employee of any foreign or domestic corporation, joint stock association, or of any member of any copartnership, or of any individual or individuals against whom proceedings are brought. If the person or persons whose testimony is desired, resides within or outside the state, the prosecuting officer shall file in court where the action is brought, at any time, or with any special commissioner appointed in accordance with R.S. 13:5085 by the court to take testimony, a written statement setting forth the following:

(1) What the state expects to prove;

(2) The name or names and residences of the persons whose testimony he desires to take;

(3) All books, papers or documents specifically designated he desires produced;

(4) The time and place, either within or outside the state he desires the person to appear and testify, or to produce the books, papers and documents.

Thereupon the judge, or the commissioner, as the case may be, before whom the testimony is being or shall be taken, shall issue immediately a notice in writing, directed to the attorney of record or to the defendant or defendants themselves in the cause, notifying said person that the testimony of the person or persons, named in the notice is desired, and requiring him to whom the notice is delivered, or served, to notify and have the witness or witnesses whose testimony or evidence it is desired to take to comply with the requirements set forth in the written statement.

If the taking of such evidence is not concluded on the day and date specified in the notice, the court or the commissioner, as the case may be, may continue the taking of such evidence from day to day, or adjourn from day to day, at the same place, until the taking of such evidence has been concluded.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1381.5
The Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created an Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund which shall be maintained and supervised by the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans for the purpose of collecting and distributing proceeds received from the annual licensing fee pursuant to R.S. 22:822.

B.(1) All funds collected and deposited in the Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund are to be distributed per quarter within thirty days of receipt from the sources required to deposit funds.

(2) Each quarterly distribution shall be calculated and allocated as follows:

(a)(i) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Orleans Parish clerk of court.

(ii) The funds received by the court pursuant to this Subparagraph shall be deposited into a special escrow account, retained for one year, and shall then be disbursed to the city of New Orleans to be used in defraying the expenses of the criminal justice system in Orleans Parish. No funds shall be disbursed from the special escrow account for any purpose previously set forth by the provisions of R.S. 13:1381.4 prior to August 1, 2020.

(b) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Orleans Parish criminal sheriff's operating fund.

(c) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Orleans Parish district attorney's operating fund.

(d) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Orleans Parish indigent defender's program.

(e) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Clerk of the Criminal District Court Expense Fund for the parish of Orleans.

C. A committee shall be created consisting of the chief judge, or his designee, of the Orleans Parish criminal district court, the sheriff, or his designee, of the Orleans Parish criminal sheriff's office, the district attorney, or his designee, from the Orleans Parish district attorney's office and the director, or his designee, from the Orleans Parish indigent defender's program. This committee shall be empowered by unanimous consent to modify or alter the distribution of funds for emergencies or in the interest of the administration of criminal justice for the parish of Orleans. However, the committee may not authorize the payment of any funds to any entity other than those authorized by this Section to receive funds.

Acts 1993, No. 834, §2, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2001, No. 928, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, 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); Acts 2020, No. 110, §1; Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2563.3
Criminal jurisdiction
Status: in_force

The court shall have criminal jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, for the trial of all persons charged with offenses or crimes committed within its territorial boundaries, but not including capital crimes or those crimes or offenses which are punishable by imprisonment at hard labor under the laws of this state. It shall have jurisdiction over violations and enforcement of municipal ordinances, and over violations and enforcement of parish ordinances concurrent with the district court.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 307, §1, eff. Jan. 3, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2152.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2152.1
Additional salary for judges of the first city court of New Orleans
Status: in_force

In addition to all salary now paid by the state to the judges of the First City Court of New Orleans, the city of New Orleans may pay to each of said judges an additional salary payable monthly on his own warrant, and the city of New Orleans shall provide in its annual budget a sum sufficient for the payment of such additional salary.

Added by Acts 1961, No. 83, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 636, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2496.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2496.2
Expenses of municipal and traffic court
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a majority of the judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans may authorize a payment from the consolidated judicial expense fund of the court to defray any expense of the court including but not limited to salary supplements for any personnel as in their discretion may be necessary to expedite the business and function of the court.

B. Nothing in this Section shall authorize an increase in salary for any judge of such court.

Acts 2001, No. 1214, §1, eff. June 29, 2001; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 631, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2100 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2100
City Court of Minden; deputy clerks; compensation
Status: in_force

The judge of the city court of Minden may appoint such deputy clerks as he deems necessary. The salaries of the deputy clerks shall be jointly fixed and paid in equal proportions by the city of Minden and the parish of Webster, or may be fixed by the judge of the city court and paid from available criminal court funds.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 171, §1, eff. July 1, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2602 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2602
Territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts of East Baton Rouge Parish
Status: in_force

A. The territorial jurisdiction of the several justice of the peace courts within the parish of East Baton Rouge, as they exist on the effective date of this Section, shall continue and shall not be diminished or otherwise changed by reason of the annexation into any municipality within the parish of all or any part of the area comprising such territorial jurisdiction of a justice of the peace court.

B. Whenever, by reason of annexation, the territorial jurisdiction of a mayor's court or a city court is extended into all or any part of the territorial jurisdiction of a justice of the peace court theretofore existing, the territorial jurisdiction of the mayor's court or the city court, as the case may be, shall be concurrent with that of the justice of the peace court.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 777, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.24
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 judicial district to any of the judges of the Tenth Judicial District, except such amount as may be paid for administering the fund and then only after prior legislative approval.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 108, §1; Acts 1982, No. 616, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3271 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3271
Transfer of action; clerk transmits copy of record
Status: in_force

When a court orders the transfer of an action to another court under Article 121, 122, or 932 of the Code of Civil Procedure, upon the payment of all fees due him under R.S. 13:3272 by the party requesting the transfer, the clerk of the transferring court shall transmit, by registered or certified mail, to the clerk of the court to which the action is transferred a certified copy of all of the pleadings, exhibits, and other documents filed, of the citation and return thereon, of all minute entries relating to the action, and of all orders and judgments rendered therein.

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5232 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5232
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that:

(1) The free exercise of religion is a fundamental right of the highest order in this state.

(2) In 1974, this legislature and the people of Louisiana chose to adopt the exact language found in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America regarding religious free exercise as Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(3) At the time of adoption of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the United States Supreme Court interpreted the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America to provide the same level of protection for an action of the government that explicitly burdened religious exercise as for an action that indirectly burdened religious exercise through its effect. In both instances, the government had to show that it had a compelling interest in taking a particular action and that it was taking the action in a way that was least restrictive of a person's right to freely exercise his religious beliefs. This rule was set forth in the case of Sherbert v. Verner , 374 U.S. 398 (1963), among other cases.

(4) It was the intent of the legislature and the people of Louisiana in 1974 to provide that level of protection to its citizens.

(5) In 1990, the United States Supreme Court, in Employment Division v. Smith , 494 U.S. 872 (1990), reduced the protection available to persons in the exercise of their religious beliefs where a law was facially neutral or generally applicable by holding that the government need only give a rational basis for the action and need not supply the least restrictive means to achieve its goal.

(6) The courts of Louisiana have not adopted the standard set forth in Employment Division v. Smith . It was and continues to be the intent of this state that the protections afforded by the Sherbert case apply in Louisiana.

(7) In 2023, the legislature and the people of Louisiana adopted Article XII, Section 17 of the Constitution of Louisiana which provides for the freedom of worship in churches or other places of worship.

Acts 2010, No. 793, §1; Acts 2025, No. 358, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2104
Eunice; surplus in civil fee account
Status: in_force

In the instance in which a surplus of filing fees and costs has accumulated in the Eunice City Court civil fee account and the surplus has remained unclaimed for a period of five years or more, the judge of the court may transfer the amount of the surplus to the general operational fund of the court. This Section shall not affect the payment of civil fees to which the judge is entitled pursuant to R.S. 13:1874(A).

Acts 1991, No. 903, §1, eff. July 23, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1595.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1595.1
Additional judges for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court; creation; personnel
Status: in_force

In addition to the presently existing Sections "A", "B", "C", and "E" of the present Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, there is hereby created one new section of the court for purposes of nomination and election only, to be designated as Section "F". There is hereby established one additional judgeship, the judge of which shall preside over Section "F". Such judge shall have the right to appoint a crier and stenographer for his own section of the court, who shall perform the same duties and receive the same compensation, payable in the same manner, and from the same sources as similar officials in other sections of the court.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 683, §1, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 201, §1, eff. June 29, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 460, §5, eff. July 1, 1979; Acts 1986, No. 230, §1; Acts 1991, No. 8, §2(A), eff. June 6, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 466, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 2014, midnight.

NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 145 regarding terms of office for judges serving in Section "F".
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2495 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2495
Clerk of court
Status: in_force

A. There shall be one clerk of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans who shall be appointed by the judges thereof and shall be subject to removal by a majority of the judges of the court, at will. The court shall adopt such rules and regulations governing the functions, duties, operation, and procedure of the clerk's office as may be necessary.

B. The salary and benefits of the clerk shall be paid by the city of New Orleans on the warrant of the administrative judge. If the city fails to pay the salary and benefits, they may be paid from the consolidated judicial expense fund of the court.

C. The clerk shall retain all of the benefits of its office, including but not limited to hospitalization coverage, retirement benefits, insurance benefits, and sick and annual leave benefits, and it shall be paid through the payroll system utilized by the city of New Orleans for its other employees.

Acts 1983, No. 417, §1, eff. July 2, 1983; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 631, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2020, No. 37, §1, eff. June 4, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4111
Venue of executory proceeding against continuous tract of land in different parishes
Status: in_force

An executory proceeding to enforce a mortgage or privilege affecting the whole of a continuous tract of land situated partly in different parishes, at the option of the plaintiff, may be brought at the domicile of the defendant, or in any parish where a portion of the tract is situated.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3415 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3415
Party not liable for slander or libel uttered by his attorney
Status: in_force

No party to an action or proceeding is liable for any slanderous or libellous words uttered by his attorney at law.

Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1990, No. 989, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1910.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1910.1
City Court of Houma; judicial building fund
Status: in_force

A. In all cases over which the City Court of Houma has jurisdiction, the court may impose a service charge not to exceed twenty dollars per filing. The fee shall be paid to the clerk of court at the time of filing. The collection of the filing fee shall be subject to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq.

B. In each proceeding where a fine is imposed or court costs are ordered to be paid, a service charge not to exceed twenty dollars may be collected by the appropriate entity, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed.

C. All monies collected in accordance with this Section shall be forwarded to the court and placed in an account dedicated exclusively to the acquisition, leasing, construction, equipping, and maintenance of any new and existing city court and for the maintenance and payment of any bond indebtedness on any such existing facilities.

D. The court and the parish government jointly shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made from the fund.

E. The city court shall obtain prior approval of the local governing authority within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, through the adoption of an ordinance, before the fund is created and the fees authorized by this Section are imposed.

F. No bonds or other obligations shall be issued or sold unless prior written approval of the State Bond Commission is obtained.

G. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the additional service charge imposed by this Section shall expire upon the expiration of any bond or obligation issued or sold pursuant to this Section.

Acts 2003, No. 518, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1414 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1414
Nonrefundable fee; assessment and disposition
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees and costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court for the judicial district court, except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq., shall collect from every person filing any suit or proceeding in the Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish a nonrefundable fee of ten dollars per such suit.

NOTE: Subsection B eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

B. The clerk of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, within thirty days of the close of each fiscal year, shall remit all costs collected pursuant to this Section to be deposited in the state treasurer's account for credit to a special statutorily dedicated fund account after meeting the requirements of Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The monies in this account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the account following compliance with the requirement of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Disbursement of funds shall be made by the office of children and family services in the Department of Children and Family Services, or its successor, in accordance with Paragraph (E)(2) of this Section and only in amounts appropriated by the legislature. Monies deposited into this account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriations bills and shall be available for annual appropriations by the legislature.

NOTE: Subsection B as enacted by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

B. The clerk of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, within thirty days of the close of each fiscal year, shall remit all costs collected pursuant to this Section to be deposited in the state treasurer's account for credit to a special statutorily dedicated fund account after meeting the requirements of Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The monies in this account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the account following compliance with the requirement of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Disbursement of funds shall be made by the Department of Children and Family Services, or its successor, in accordance with Paragraph (E)(2) of this Section and only in amounts appropriated by the legislature. Monies deposited into this account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriations bills and shall be available for annual appropriations by the legislature.

C. The monies appropriated by the legislature and disbursed from the special account shall not displace, replace, or supplant appropriations from the general fund. This Subsection shall mean that no appropriation for any fiscal year from the special account shall be made for any purpose for which a general fund appropriation was made in the previous year unless the total appropriations for the fiscal year from the state general fund for such purpose exceed general fund appropriations for the previous year.

D. All monies in this account shall be used solely for the purpose of providing fiscal support to those non-profit organizations located and operating in the parish of East Baton Rouge and providing shelter for battered women and their children. A shelter is defined for purposes of this Section as a temporary residence providing assistance to battered women and their children in the reestablishment of independent living from a financial, emotional, and psychological perspective.

NOTE: Paragraph (E)(1)(intro. para.) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

E.(1) Within thirty days of the receipt of such funds, the office of children and family services shall distribute the funds among those qualifying organizations. A qualifying organization must be recognized as a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and be located within the parish of East Baton Rouge and shall provide:

NOTE: Paragraph (E)(1)(intro. para.) as enacted by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

E.(1) Within thirty days of the receipt of such funds, the Department of Children and Family Services shall distribute the funds among those qualifying organizations. A qualifying organization shall be recognized as a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and be located within the parish of East Baton Rouge and shall provide:

(a) A shelter with a minimum of thirty-six beds for battered women and their dependent children.

(b) Two in-house meals per day.

(c) Residencies for no less than fifteen days nor more than six weeks.

(d) A meaningful program to assist in the reestablishment of independent living from a financial, emotional, and psychological perspective.

(2) Funds shall be apportioned among the qualifying organizations on the same percentage basis that the qualifying organizations' points bear to the total number of points of all qualifying organizations. Each qualifying organization shall receive five points per available bed, one point for each percentage of bed occupancy during the year, and two points for each person sheltered for at least fifteen days. All figures shall be based on the qualifying organizations' performance during the preceding calendar year.

NOTE: Paragraph (E)(3) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

(3) Organizations seeking to be qualified shall apply on an annual basis to the office of children and family services within the time and in the manner designated by the office of children and family services and afford such reasonable proof as is required to establish its entitlement to funds.

NOTE: Paragraph (E)(3) as enacted by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

(3) Organizations seeking to be qualified shall apply on an annual basis to the Department of Children and Family Services within the time and in the manner designated by the Department of Children and Family Services and afford such reasonable proof as is required to establish its entitlement to funds.

Acts 1995, No. 963, §1; Acts 2009, No. 409, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2019, No. 404, §3, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2025, No. 477, §6, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2077 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2077
Lafayette; motor vehicles for office of marshal
Status: in_force

The city of Lafayette shall pay for the maintenance and operation of the motor vehicles used or employed by the city marshal and his deputies in the performance of their respective duties.

Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5802.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5802.1
Minimum salary for constables and justices of the peace in Ouachita parish
Status: in_force

Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the police jury of the parish of Ouachita shall pay the constables and justices of the peace thereof a salary of not less than thirty dollars per month.

Added by Acts 1962, No. 77, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1702.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.41
Judicial expense fund; Fortieth Judicial District Court
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court for the Fortieth 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.; and, in all criminal cases over which the court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty, or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined but which shall not exceed seven dollars fifty cents, 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 Fortieth Judicial District Court. The judges, en banc, shall have control over and administer the funds 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, may appoint such 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, 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 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 to any of the judges of the court except as may be paid for administering the fund and then only after prior legislative approval.

E. Prior to January 1, 1985, by unanimous vote, the judges of the Twenty-ninth Judicial District Court shall adopt a court rule which will transfer a portion of the balance in the judicial clerk's fund for the Twenty-ninth Judicial District Court to the judicial expense fund for the Fortieth Judicial District Court on January 1, 1985.

Acts 1984, No. 52, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1990, No. 382, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4357 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4357
Record of sales under writs of fieri facias
Status: in_force

The sheriff shall record in a book kept by him for such purpose an exact account of all sales made by him under a writ of fieri facias, noting the sale, a description of the property sold, the name of the purchaser, and the price of adjudication. This book shall be available for inspection by any interested person.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.