Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1456

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

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

Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.