Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:2606

  • 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.

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of a local governing authority to create a children’s cabinet or an advisory board to coordinate programs and services for children and families within the authority’s jurisdiction and to provide for the powers, duties, and functions of such cabinet or advisory board.

Acts 1997, No. 883, §1, eff. July 10, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §§2, 3, eff. April 24, 1998.