Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2084.3

  • 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 private entity requesting approval from or submitting a proposal to the authority shall furnish a copy of its request or proposal to each affected local jurisdiction and responsible public entity.  Each affected local jurisdiction which is not a responsible public entity for the qualifying transportation facility shall within sixty days after receiving a copy of the request or proposal submit written comments regarding the proposed qualifying transportation facility to the authority indicating whether the facility is compatible with local comprehensive transportation plans.

Acts 2006, No. 304, §1.