Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1870

  • 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.

            The Nineteenth Judicial District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any proceeding instituted pursuant to this Chapter.

            Acts 2023, No. 259, §§1, 3A, eff. June 12, 2023.