Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:5201

  • 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 Cameron Parish Port, Harbor, and Terminal District, hereinafter referred to as the “district”, is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state with full corporate powers. The territorial limits and territorial jurisdiction of the district shall be composed of all of the area comprising Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the parish of Cameron. The district shall have such authority, power, and jurisdiction as provided in this Chapter.

            Acts 2016, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.