Louisiana Revised Statutes 52:3 – Retrocession of jurisdiction over certain federally owned lands
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 52:3
- 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.
The governor is authorized, whenever he deems it desirable and in the public interest, to accept on behalf of the state of Louisiana the retrocession of jurisdiction over lands owned by the United States of America where such retrocession has been offered by the appropriate federal authorities who shall set forth the lands affected.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 567, §1.