Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:8041

  • 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.

A.  There is hereby created the LaSalle-Grant Solid Waste Disposal District, hereinafter referred to as the “district”.  The district shall be composed of all territory within the geographic limits of the parishes of Grant and LaSalle and may include all territory within any municipality within these parishes at the request of the governing authority of such municipality.  Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, other parishes shall be allowed to dispose of their waste within the district with the approval of a majority of the board of commissioners of the district.

B.  The purpose of the district is to provide solid waste disposal within its jurisdiction.

Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.