Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 25:762

  • 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.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

A.  A landmarks commission and an historic preservation district commission shall have the power to institute suit in any court of competent jurisdiction, to prevent any unlawful action in violation of the provisions of this Part or of any of the rules and regulations adopted by the commission in conformity with it.  

B.  Any owner, agent, lessee or other person acting for or in conjunction with him, who shall violate the ordinance or law or rules, regulations or decisions of a commission, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each violation.  Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.  

Acts 1974, No. 273, §12.