Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:648.4

  • 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.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

The provisions of this Part shall not apply to activities of state lessees, their assigns, or other mineral interest owners, conducted on state leases when compelled under a settlement, compromise, or agreement with the state, or judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Acts 1994, No. 2, §2, eff. June 1, 1994.