Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 4916 – Venue; justice of the peace courts
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 4916
- 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.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
The rules of venue provided in Articles 41 through 45 and in Articles 71 through 79 apply to suits brought in justice of the peace courts, except where these articles use the word “parish” it shall be construed to mean the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace court.
Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 2012, No. 392, §1.