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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2609. Territorial jurisdiction; Concordia Parish justice of the peace courts

RS 13:2609 - Territorial jurisdiction; Concordia Parish justice of the peace courts
Effective January 1, 1997, the territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in Concordia Parish shall be the same as the parish police jury districts within the parish and the persons elected to the offices of justice of the peace and constable for those courts at the 1996 congressional election shall be elected from those districts. If the police jury district lines are changed thereafter, the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts shall also be changed to coincide with the new police jury district lines effective at the beginning of the next regular term of office for justices of the peace and constables. However, in the event that the change in police jury district lines increases or reduces the number of police jury districts, the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts shall not be changed but shall remain the same.
Acts 1995, No. 438, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2611. Territorial jurisdiction; St. John the Baptist Parish justice of the peace courts

RS 13:2611 - Territorial jurisdiction; St. John the Baptist Parish justice of the peace courts
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2612. Territorial jurisdiction; Pointe Coupee Parish justice of the peace courts

RS 13:2612 - Territorial jurisdiction; Pointe Coupee Parish justice of the peace courts
Effective January 1, 1997, the territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in Pointe Coupee Parish shall be the same as the parish police jury districts within the parish and the persons elected to the offices of justice of the peace and constable for those courts at the 1996 congressional election shall be elected from those districts. If the police jury district lines are changed thereafter, the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts shall also be changed to coincide with the new police jury district lines effective at the beginning of the next regular term of office for justices of the peace and constables. However, in the event that the change in police jury district lines increases or reduces the number of police jury districts, the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts shall not be changed but shall remain the same.
NOTE: §2612 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 253, eff. Jan. 1, 2027.
NOTE: The provisions of Acts 2021, No. 253 are effective for election purposes with the opening of the qualifying period for the regularly scheduled 2026 primary election for justices of the peace and constables, and the persons elected to the offices of justice of the peace and constable for such justice of the peace courts in Pointe Coupee Parish at the next regularly scheduled election and their successors shall be elected from the districts provided in Acts 2021, No. 253. The provisions of this Acts 2021, No. 253 shall be effective for all other purposes beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
RS 13:2612 - Territorial jurisdiction; Pointe Coupee Parish justice of the peace courts and constables
Effective January 1, 2026, the territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts and constables in Pointe Coupee Parish shall be the same as the eight parish council districts within the parish. If the council district lines are changed thereafter, the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts and constables shall also be changed to coincide with the new council district lines effective at the beginning of the next regular term of office for justices of the peace and constables. However, in the event that the change in council district lines increases or reduces the number of council districts, the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts and constables shall not be changed but shall remain the same.
Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1; Acts 2021, No. 253, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2027.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2613. Territorial jurisdiction; East Feliciana Parish justice of the peace courts

RS 13:2613 - Territorial jurisdiction; East Feliciana Parish justice of the peace courts
A. Effective January 1, 1997, the territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in East Feliciana Parish shall be based on and correspond to the district and precinct system adopted by the police jury of East Feliciana Parish in its reapportionment resolution of May 10, 1991, as follows:
(1) The first justice of the peace district and court, heretofore consisting of Wards 1 and 2, shall consist of District 1, Precincts 1, 2, and 3, and District 2, Precincts 1A, 1B, 1D, 1E, and 1F.
(2) The second justice of the peace district and court, heretofore consisting of Wards 3 and 4, shall consist of District 3, Precincts 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, and 2C, and District 4, Precincts 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, and 2B.
(3) The third justice of the peace district and court, heretofore consisting of Wards 5 and 6, shall consist of District 5, Precincts 1A, 1B, 2, and 3, and District 6, Precinct 1.
(4) The fourth justice of the peace district and court, heretofore consisting of Wards 7 and 8, shall consist of District 7, Precinct 1, and District 8, Precinct 1.
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 shall be elected from the districts provided in this Section.
Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 81, §1, eff. May 10, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2614. Territorial jurisdiction; St. Charles Parish justice of the peace courts

RS 13:2614 - Territorial jurisdiction; St. Charles Parish justice of the peace courts
A. Effective upon the election of justices of the peace and constables at the election provided for in R.S. 13:2582(F) and 2583(E), the territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in St. Charles Parish shall be the same as the seven parish council districts within the parish for the purpose of election and the persons elected to the offices of justice of the peace and constable for those courts at the 1997 special election shall be elected from those districts. If the parish council district lines are changed thereafter, the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts shall also be changed for the purpose of election to coincide with the new parish council district lines effective at the beginning of the next regular term of office for justices of the peace and constables. However, in the event that the number of parish council districts increases or decreases from seven parish council districts, the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts shall not be changed but shall remain the same for the purpose of election. Each of the justices of the peace courts shall have jurisdiction and venue throughout the parish.
B. The persons elected to the offices of justice of the peace and constable for such justice of the peace courts shall be elected from the districts provided in this Section and shall be elected according to R.S. 13:2582(F) and 2583(E).
Acts 1997, No. 1322, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2616. Territorial jurisdiction; Bienville Parish justice of the peace courts

RS 13:2616 - Territorial jurisdiction; Bienville Parish justice of the peace courts
A. Effective January 1, 2003, the territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in Bienville Parish shall be based on and correspond to the district and precinct system adopted on October 28, 1991, by the police jury of Bienville Parish in its reapportionment resolution Ordinance No. 3 as follows:
(1) The first justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, and 6-1C.
(2) The second justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4.
(3) The third justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 6-1, 6-1A, 6-1B, 6-2, 6-2A, 6-3, 6-4, and 6-5.
(4) The fourth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 4-1, 4-2, 4-2A, 4-3, 4-4, 5-1, and 5-2.
(5) The fifth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 7-1, 7-1A, 7-2, 7-2A, 7-3, 7-4, and 7-4A.
B. The persons elected to the offices of justice of the peace and constable for such justice of the peace courts at the 2002 congressional election and their successors to office shall be elected from the districts provided in this Section.
Acts 1999, No. 237, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2617. Jurisdiction; St. James Parish

RS 13:2617 - Jurisdiction; St. James Parish
A. The territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in St. James Parish shall be the same as the seven parish council districts within the parish and as provided in Subsection B.
B. Each of the justices of the peace courts in St. James Parish shall have territorial jurisdiction throughout the parish upon proof by a preponderance of the evidence by 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.
C. An affidavit executed before a notary and two witnesses as to the criteria required in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection B shall constitute proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
Acts 1999, No. 928, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2618. Territorial jurisdiction; LaSalle Parish justice of the peace courts

RS 13:2618 - Territorial jurisdiction; LaSalle Parish justice of the peace courts
A. The territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in LaSalle Parish shall be as follows:
(1) The first justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 4-1, 4-2, and 4-4.
(2) The second justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, and 4-3.
(3) The third justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 7-1, 7-2, 8-2, 8-3, 8-5, 8-6, and 8-7.
(4) The fourth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, and 10-1.
(5) The fifth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, and 9-5.
B. The districts provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be effective for election purposes with the opening of the qualifying period for the regularly scheduled 2014 primary election for justices of the peace and constables, and the persons elected to the offices of justice of the peace and constable for such justice of the peace courts in LaSalle Parish at the next regularly scheduled election and their successors shall be elected from the districts provided in Subsection A of this Section. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be effective for all other purposes beginning January 1, 2015.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 78, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2012, No. 253, §1, eff. May 25, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2619. Ward 1, justice of the peace court, Allen Parish; constable; use of surplus automobiles

RS 13:2619 - Ward 1, justice of the peace court, Allen Parish; constable; use of surplus automobiles
The local governing authority having territorial jurisdiction over Ward 1, Allen Parish, may authorize the constable of Ward 1, justice of the peace court, Allen Parish, to use any surplus automobile in the possession of the governing authority. A clearly visible sign or decal with the insignia of the court shall be placed on the vehicle designating that the vehicle is being used as an official vehicle for the constable of Ward 1, justice of the peace court, in Allen Parish.
Acts 2007, No. 16, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2620. Ward 3; Justice of the Peace Court; St. Tammany Parish

RS 13:2620 - Ward 3; Justice of the Peace Court; St. Tammany Parish
A. There shall be one justice of the peace elected in Ward 3 of St. Tammany Parish.
B. The two offices of constable in Ward 3 of St. Tammany Parish are continued.
C. The territorial limits of the Justice of the Peace Court in Ward 3 shall include the following precincts in St. Tammany Parish: 202(2), 203(2), 206(3), 207(2), 301, 302(2), 303(3), 304(2), 305(2), 306, 307, 308(2), 309, 310, 311, A01(2), A02(3), A04(2), C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C09, C10, C11, 312, and 313.
Acts 2008, No. 372, §1, eff. June 21, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2621. Territorial jurisdiction; DeSoto Parish justice of the peace courts

RS 13:2621 - Territorial jurisdiction; DeSoto Parish justice of the peace courts
A. The territorial limits of the justice of the peace courts in DeSoto Parish shall be as follows:
(1) The first justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 11, 15, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35, and 37.
(2) The second justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 3, 16, 23, and 30.
(3) The third justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 27, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, and 59.
(4) The fourth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20, 52, 60, and 63.
(5) The fifth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 9, 21, 22, 26, 33, 38, 39, 41, and 56.
(6) The sixth justice of the peace district and court shall consist of Precincts 10, 12, 19, 29, 36, 47, 49, 51, 58, and 61.
B. The districts provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be effective for election purposes with the opening of the qualifying period for the regularly scheduled 2014 primary election for justices of the peace and constables, and the persons elected to the offices of justice of the peace and constable for such justice of the peace courts in DeSoto Parish at the next regularly scheduled election and their successors shall be elected from the districts provided in Subsection A of this Section. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be effective for all other purposes beginning January 1, 2015.
Acts 2012, No. 260, §1, eff. May 25, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2641. §§2641, 2642 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1961

RS 13:2641 - §§2641, 2642 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2702. Statement of policy

RS 13:2702 - Statement of policy
Because of the existing possibility of attack of unprecedented size and destructiveness, upon the United States and in order, in the event of such an attack, to assure continuity of government through legally constituted leadership, authority and responsibility in offices of the government of the state, to provide for the effective operation of governments during an emergency, and to facilitate the early resumption of functions temporarily suspended, it is found and declared to be necessary to provide for special emergency judges who can exercise the powers and discharge the duties of judicial offices in the event regular judges are unavailable.
Acts 1963, No. 112, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2703. Definitions

RS 13:2703 - Definitions
Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this Chapter:
(1) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in office exists, or that the lawful incumbent of the office is absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
(2) "Emergency interim successor" means a person designated pursuant to this Chapter, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed and qualified as may be provided in accordance with the constitution and statutes, or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
(3) "Attack" means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the use of bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or processes.
Acts 1963, No. 112, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2704. Special emergency judges

RS 13:2704 - Special emergency judges
In the event that any judge of any court of record is unavailable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his office, and in the event no other judge authorized to act in the event of absence, disability or vacancy or no special judge appointed in accordance with the provisions of the constitution or statutes is available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of such office, the duties of the office shall be discharged and the powers exercised by the special emergency judges hereinafter provided for:
(1) The governor, upon approval of this Act, shall designate for each member of the supreme court, and the chief justice of the supreme court shall designate for all other courts of record, emergency judges in the number of not less than three nor more than seven for each member of the said courts, and shall specify the order of their succession.
(2) Such special emergency judges shall, in the order specified, exercise the powers and discharge the duties of such office in case of the unavailability of the regular judge or judges or persons immediately preceding them in the designation. The designating authority shall review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this Act to insure their current status.
(3) Said special emergency judges shall discharge the duties and exercise the powers of such office until such time as a vacancy which may exist shall be filled in accordance with the constitution and statutes or until the regular judge or one preceding the designee in the order of succession becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of, the office.
Acts 1963, No. 112, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2705. Formalities of taking office

RS 13:2705 - Formalities of taking office
At the time of their designation, special emergency judges shall take oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers of discharge of the duties of an office to which he succeeds, shall be required to comply with any other provision of law relative to taking office.
Acts 1963, No. 112, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2706. Period in which authority may be exercised

RS 13:2706 - Period in which authority may be exercised
Officials authorized to act as special emergency judges are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as herein authorized only after an attack upon the United States, as defined herein, has occurred. The legislature, by concurrent resolution, may at any time terminate the authority of said special emergency judges to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of office as herein provided.
Acts 1963, No. 112, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2707. Removal of designees

RS 13:2707 - Removal of designees
Until such time as the persons designated as special emergency judges are authorized to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office in accordance with this Chapter, including R.S. 13:2706, said persons shall serve in their designated capacities at the pleasure of the designating authority and may be removed or replaced by said designating authority at any time, with or without cause.
Acts 1963, No. 112, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3041. Qualifications of juror in civil cases

RS 13:3041 - Qualifications of juror in civil cases
A. It is the policy of this state that all qualified citizens have an obligation to serve on petit juries when summoned by the courts of this state, unless excused.
B. The qualifications of a juror in any civil case are as required by Article 401 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.
C. The court may disqualify a prospective petit juror in accordance with Article 787 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 313, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 2003, No. 678, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3042.1. Postponements of petit jury participation

RS 13:3042.1 - Postponements of petit jury participation
A. Individuals scheduled to appear for petit jury service have the right to postpone the date of their initial appearance for jury service one time only. When requested, postponements shall be granted, provided that:
(1) The juror has not previously been granted a postponement;
(2) The prospective juror appears in person or contacts the clerk of the court by telephone, electronic mail, or in writing to request a postponement; and
(3) Prior to the grant of a postponement with the concurrence of the clerk of the court, the prospective juror fixes a date certain on which he or she will appear for petit jury service that is not more than six months after the date on which the prospective juror originally was called to serve and on which date the court will be in session.
B. A subsequent request to postpone petit jury service may be approved by a judicial officer only in the event of an extreme emergency, such as a death in the family, sudden grave illness, or a natural disaster or a national emergency in which the prospective juror is personally involved, that could not have been anticipated at the time the initial postponement was granted. Prior to the grant of a second postponement, the prospective juror shall fix a date certain on which the individual will appear for jury service within six months of the postponement on a date when the court will be in session.
Acts 2003, No. 678, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3043. Jury commission

RS 13:3043 - Jury commission
The membership of the jury commission, the qualifications, appointment, term of service, oath, and quorum of the commissioners, and the requirement of public meetings are governed by Article 404 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure. Notice of jury 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3045. Delivery of general venire box to clerk after drawing of jurors in civil cases

RS 13:3045 - Delivery of general venire box to clerk after drawing of jurors in civil cases
After the jury commission has selected the names of persons to serve as jurors in civil cases as prescribed in R.S. 13:3044 they shall lock and seal the general venire box and deliver it to the clerk of the court, as custodian thereof.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 313, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3046. Selecting a new general venire; revising and supplementing a general venire

RS 13:3046 - Selecting a new general venire; revising and supplementing a general venire
The selection of a new general venire, the revising and supplementing of a general venire, and the functions of the jury commission and of the clerk of court in connection therewith, are governed by the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 313, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3047. Time for service of jurors in civil cases

RS 13:3047 - Time for service of jurors in civil cases
In districts composed of more than one parish, the jurors drawn for the first week of the session shall constitute the jury in civil cases for that week, and those drawn for the second shall serve for the time for which they are drawn, provided, that if the jury drawn for any week of the session do not serve as jurors during that week, they may be required to serve during a subsequent week of any session of the court until another venire is drawn by the commission, unless sooner discharged by the district judge. If a jury be empaneled in any case, and the trial commenced and the week for which the jury is drawn expires, such jurors shall continue to serve in the cause in which they are empaneled, until a verdict is rendered or they are discharged by the court.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3048. Tales jury box and tales jurors

RS 13:3048 - Tales jury box and tales jurors
The jury commission at such times as the court may order, shall select one hundred tales jurors, good men and true, and place their names in a box known as the tales jury box, securely seal the box and deliver it to the district clerk of the parish, who shall keep it so sealed and unopened in his possession until ordered by the court to produce it. If on the trial of any civil case, the regular venire is exhausted, or it appears that it will be exhausted, before the selection of a jury therein, the court at its discretion may instruct the clerk to open the tales jury box and draw therefrom such number of tales jurors as in its judgment may be necessary to serve on the case, and the sheriffs shall forthwith summon such tales jurors to serve in the case. The tales jurors so summoned shall report immediately for jury service in said court in the case; provided, that the names of tales jurors drawn from such tales jury box and who do not serve shall not be returned to the tales jury box by the district clerk, but the slips upon which the names are written shall be destroyed in the presence of the court by the district clerk. The jury commission, at any time, without the order of the court, may supplement the names of tales jurors in the tales jury box, until the full complement of one hundred is reached. All tales jurors shall possess the same qualifications as provided for regular jurors, but no publication of the tales jury list shall be necessary. The jury commission shall not make known in any manner, the names placed in the tales jury box, and should any of them do so, he shall be held in contempt of court and punished accordingly. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to limit the right of the judge in civil cases or by all parties litigant to a civil suit, or their counsel, after the list of regular jurors is exhausted, after the trial has commenced, to order the summoning of talesmen from among the bystanders or persons in proximity to the court house, or from any portion of the parish, which the judge may designate.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3050. Lengthy Trial Fund

RS 13:3050 - Lengthy Trial Fund
A. The Judicial Council shall promulgate rules to establish a Lengthy Trial Fund that shall be used to provide full or partial wage replacement or wage supplementation to jurors who serve for more than ten days on civil petit juries and criminal petit juries if conviction of the alleged crime carries a sentence of twenty years or more at hard labor.
B. The court rules shall provide for the following:
(1) The selection and appointment of an administrator for the fund.
(2) Procedures for the administration of the fund, including payments of salaries of the administrator and other necessary personnel.
(3) Procedures for the accounting, auditing, and investment of money in the fund.
(4) A report by the Judicial Council on the administration of the fund in its annual report on the judicial branch, setting forth the money collected for and disbursed from the fund.
C. The administrator shall use the fees deposited in the Lengthy Trial Fund to pay full or partial wage replacement or supplementation to jurors whose employers pay less than full regular wages when the period of jury service lasts more than ten days.
D. The court may pay replacement or supplemental wages of up to three hundred dollars per day per juror beginning on the eleventh day of jury service. In addition, for any jurors who qualify for payment by virtue of having served on a jury for more than ten days, the court may, upon finding that such service posed a significant financial hardship to a juror, even in light of payments made with respect to jury service after the tenth day, award replacement or supplemental wages of up to one hundred dollars per day from the fourth to the tenth day of jury service.
E. The form for payment shall disclose the juror's regular wages, the amount the employer will pay during the term of jury service starting on the eleventh day and thereafter, the amount of replacement or supplemental wages requested, and any other information the administrator deems necessary for proper payment.
F. The juror also shall be required to submit verification from the employer as to the wage information provided to the administrator, for example, the employee's most recent earnings statement or similar document, prior to initiation of payment from the fund.
G. If an individual is self-employed or receives compensation other than wages, the individual may provide a sworn affidavit attesting to his or her approximate gross weekly income, together with such other information as the administrator may require, in order to verify weekly income.
Acts 2003, No. 678, §1.
NOTE: Acts 2003, No. 678, §3, provided that §3050 would become effective when the supreme court completes its report as requested by HCR 149 of the 2003 R.S. and transmits its recommendations to the legislature and the legislature provides for a source of funding. HCR 149 failed to pass.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3051. Challenge of venire not permitted except for fraud or irreparable injury

RS 13:3051 - Challenge of venire not permitted except for fraud or irreparable injury
A general venire or petit jury venire shall not be set aside for any reason unless fraud has been practiced or some great wrong committed that would work irreparable injury. This Section does not affect the right to challenge for cause, a juror who is not qualified to serve.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 313, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3052. Time for urging objections

RS 13:3052 - Time for urging objections
All objections to the manner of selecting or drawing the jury or to any defect or irregularity that can be pleaded against any array or venire must be urged before entering on the trial of the case; otherwise, all such objections shall be considered as waived and shall not afterwards be urged or heard.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3053. Compensation of jury commissioners

RS 13:3053 - Compensation of jury commissioners
All jury commissioners are entitled to recover compensation at the rate of seventy-five dollars per day during actual attendance at meetings and an additional fee of twenty-one cents per mile for each mile going to and returning from their place of meeting.
Amended by Acts 1958, No. 525, §1; Acts 1971, No. 130, §1; Acts 1974, No. 139, §1; Acts 1974, No. 272, §1; Acts 1975, No. 193, §1; Acts 1981, No. 832, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3057. Jury summons; civil summons effective in criminal action; criminal summons effective in civil action

RS 13:3057 - Jury summons; civil summons effective in criminal action; criminal summons effective in civil action
If the district judges of the parish, other than the parish of Orleans, in which a person is summoned so direct, a person who has been summoned to serve as a civil juror but who has not served, may be required to serve as a juror in any criminal action the trial of which is commenced during the period for which he is summoned. Any person summoned to serve as a criminal juror, but who has not served, may be required to serve as a juror in any civil action the trial of which is commenced during the period for which he is summoned.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 182, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3101. Drawing petit and tales jurors for civil district court; emptying and refilling general venire box

RS 13:3101 - Drawing petit and tales jurors for civil district court; emptying and refilling general venire box
The jury commission for the Parish of Orleans appointed in accordance with Article 404 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure shall draw petit and tales jurors for service in the civil district court for the Parish of Orleans, in such numbers and at such times as ordered by the presiding judge thereof, or, in the absence, recusation, inability to act, or vacancy in the office of the presiding judge, upon order of the acting presiding judge thereof. The drawing of juries for service in the civil district court shall be made by the jury commission and the civil sheriff. The general venire box shall be emptied of its contents and refilled with other names whenever the jury commission shall be so ordered by any judge of the criminal district court.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 313, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3102. Employment of clerks by jury commissioners

RS 13:3102 - Employment of clerks by jury commissioners
The jury commissioners for the parish of Orleans may employ one chief clerk at a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars per month, and two subpoena clerks at salaries of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month each.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3105. Compensation of jurors in civil cases

RS 13:3105 - Compensation of jurors in civil cases
A. Those serving as jurors in the trial of civil cases triable by a jury in the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans shall be entitled to compensation and an allowance for mileage necessarily traveled going to and from the courthouse in accordance with R.S. 13:3049, the said sum total to be charged as costs and paid by the party cast for such costs. The party praying for the jury shall deposit with the clerk of the civil district court the sum of twenty-five dollars as jury costs. In addition, prior to the commencement of the trial, the party praying for the jury shall deposit in the registry of the court the sum of three hundred dollars for each day the court estimates the trial will last. No case triable by jury shall be placed on the court's jury trial docket or fixed for trial unless the twenty-five-dollar deposit is made. No such trial by jury shall commence until the additional deposit provided for in this Subsection is made.
B. Any deposit so made as herein provided shall be returned to the party making such deposit and any bond filed as herein provided shall be cancelled in the event that the matter in which trial by jury has been requested has been tried, settled, determined or otherwise disposed of for any reason, without having been tried by a jury.
C. The judge of the division of the civil district court to whom a case to be tried by a jury has been allotted shall have the right to entirely waive the depositing of such jurors' compensation and the filing of bond, upon proper showing to the satisfaction of the said judge that the party or parties praying for such trial by jury is or are financially unable to deposit such sum and furnish such bond. The said judge shall have the further right and discretion of determining whether the compensation to be paid to the jurors serving in such case shall be paid prior to the actual trial of the said case in whole or by partial payments should such party or parties be financially able to provide for such payment prior to such trial. In the event that all or any part of such jurors' compensation is not paid by the party cast upon rendition of the verdict of any such jury trying such case, such compensation shall be advanced by the clerk of court out of the jury fees on deposit with him or, if such fund is not sufficient so to do, then out of the judicial expense fund, and the said clerk and/or the judicial expense fund shall have a right thereafter to recover such sum so advanced from the party cast, if it be found that such party cast is financially able to make such payment in reimbursement of such jurors' compensation, or from the surety on any bond furnished by said party against whom judgment has been rendered.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 327, §1; Acts 1968, No. 540, §1; Acts 1973, No. 68, §1; Acts 1975, No. 233, §1; Acts 2010, No. 900, §1, eff. July 2, 2010; Acts 2022, No. 314, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3106. Provisions applicable to Orleans Parish

RS 13:3106 - Provisions applicable to Orleans Parish
The provisions of R.S. 13:3041, 3042, 3042.1, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3055, and 3056 shall apply to all parishes of the state, including Orleans Parish. The provisions of R.S. 13:3043 through 3046, both inclusive, 3048, 3049, 3053, and 3054, shall have no application to Orleans Parish.
Acts 2003, No. 678, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:4401. §§4401 to 4404 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961

RS 13:4401 - §§4401 to 4404 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:4405. Sheriff to record sales in conveyance office in New Orleans; penalties

RS 13:4405 - Sheriff to record sales in conveyance office in New Orleans; penalties
The sheriff of the parish of Orleans shall record in the conveyance office of the city of New Orleans all judicial sales of real property made by him, besides having the sales recorded in the clerk's office as now required by law.
Amended by Acts 1964, No. 43, §§2, 3; Acts 2006, No. 622, §3, eff. Dec. 11, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 537, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:4406. Sections applicable to Orleans Parish

RS 13:4406 - Sections applicable to Orleans Parish
The provisions of R.S. 13:4405 apply only to Orleans Parish. The provisions of R.S. 13:4341 have no application to Orleans Parish. The provisions of R.S. 13:4343 through 13:4350, R.S. 13:4353 through 13:4357, and R.S. 13:4359 through 13:4366 are applicable to all parishes, including Orleans Parish.
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:4407. Newspaper advertisement of judicial sales

RS 13:4407 - Newspaper advertisement of judicial sales
In the parish of Orleans, any advertisement for the judicial sale of immovable property under this Chapter shall contain the docket number of the suit, the case name of the parties involved, the date of the sale, the municipal address of the property subject to such sale or, if no municipal address is available, the district, lot, and square number, the amount of the writ of seizure and sale, the place and time of the sale, the terms of the sale, and the name and telephone number of the attorney representing the creditor.
Acts 1992, No. 485, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5731. Supervision of sanitary conditions at city penal institutions

RS 13:5731 - Supervision of sanitary conditions at city penal institutions
The coroner of the Parish of Orleans, as ex officio city physician shall exercise general supervision over the sanitary conditions of all houses of detention and the parish prison in Orleans Parish. He shall have the authority to thoroughly inspect these institutions as often as he deems necessary and to report to the city council of New Orleans any recommendations for improvements and alterations in these institutions which will improve the sanitary condition thereof and secure the health of the inmates and prisoners.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 165, §1; Acts 1971, No. 142, §1; Acts 1978, No. 104, §2; Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1621 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3201. Personal jurisdiction over nonresidents

RS 13:3201 - Personal jurisdiction over nonresidents
A. A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident, who acts directly or by an agent, as to a cause of action arising from any one of the following activities performed by the nonresident:
(1) Transacting any business in this state.
(2) Contracting to supply services or things in this state.
(3) Causing injury or damage by an offense or quasi offense committed through an act or omission in this state.
(4) Causing injury or damage in this state by an offense or quasi offense committed through an act or omission outside of this state if he regularly does or solicits business, or engages in any other persistent course of conduct, or derives revenue from goods used or consumed or services rendered in this state.
(5) Having an interest in, using or possessing a real right on immovable property in this state.
(6) Non-support of a child, parent, or spouse or a former spouse domiciled in this state to whom an obligation of support is owed and with whom the nonresident formerly resided in this state.
(7) Parentage and support of a child who was conceived by the nonresident while he resided in or was in this state.
(8) Manufacturing of a product or component thereof which caused damage or injury in this state, if at the time of placing the product into the stream of commerce, the manufacturer could have foreseen, realized, expected, or anticipated that the product may eventually be found in this state by reason of its nature and the manufacturer's marketing practices.
B. In addition to the provisions of Subsection A, a court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident on any basis consistent with the constitution of this state and of the Constitution of the United States.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 47, §3. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 734, §1, eff. July 21, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 764, §2; Acts 1984, No. 398, §1; Acts 1987, No. 418, §1; Acts 1988, No. 273, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3203. Venue

RS 13:3203 - Venue
A suit on a cause of action described in R.S. 13:3201 may be instituted in the parish where the plaintiff is domiciled, or in any parish of proper venue.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 47, §3; Acts 1997, No. 1056, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:3204. Service of process

RS 13:3204 - Service of process
A. In a suit under R.S. 13:3201, a certified copy of the citation or the notice in a divorce under Civil Code Article 102 and of the petition or a certified copy of a contradictory motion, rule to show cause, or other pleading filed by the plaintiff in a summary proceeding under Code of Civil Procedure Article 2592 shall be sent by counsel for the plaintiff, or by the plaintiff if not represented by counsel, to the defendant by registered or certified mail, or actually delivered to the defendant by commercial courier, when the person to be served is located outside of this state or by an individual designated by the court in which the suit is filed, or by one authorized by the law of the place where the service is made to serve the process of any of its courts of general, limited, or small claims jurisdiction.
B. If service of process cannot be made on the nonresident by registered or certified mail or by actual delivery, the court shall order that service of process be made on an attorney at law appointed to represent the defendant pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 5091.
C. Service of process so made has the same legal force and validity as personal service on the defendant in this state.
D. For purposes of this Section, a "commercial courier" is any foreign or domestic business entity having as its primary purpose the delivery of letters and parcels of any type, and which:
(1) Acquires a signed receipt from the addressee, or the addressee's agent, of the letter or parcel upon completion of delivery.
(2) Has no direct or indirect interest in the outcome of the matter to which the letter or parcel concerns.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 47, §3. Acts 1989, No. 120, §1; Acts 1992, No. 787, §1; Acts 1995, No. 205, §1; Acts 1995, No. 331, §1; Acts 1995, No. 943, §1; Acts 1999, No. 395, §2; Acts 2003, No. 619, §1.