Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4681

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.

It is unlawful to withdraw from any district court the record, or any part thereof, of any civil or criminal proceeding heretofore or hereafter filed in such court, except as may be allowed to attorneys or parties interested in any cause by order of the clerk of court, or, in his absence, by the deputy clerk of court, as custodian of such court records.