Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:4226

  • 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 appropriate courts are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain violations of this Chapter, and shall have jurisdiction in all kinds of cases arising under this Chapter.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §24; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.