Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1683

  • 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 office of state parks is hereby authorized to maintain a system for classifying all holdings within its jurisdiction.  Such classification system will provide objectives which will encompass preservation, commemoration, and recreation as identified in the statement of purpose in La. Rev. Stat. 56:1682.  

Acts 1980, No. 827, §1.