Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:1138

  • 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.

Proceedings may be brought before courts of competent jurisdiction under state law in the parish in which the commission is domiciled for the purpose of contesting the validity of any decision of the board.

Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.