Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:73 – Time compact becomes operative; parties to compact
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:73
- 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.
This compact becomes operative immediately upon ratification by any two or more of the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas and when the Congress has given its consent subject to La. Const. Art. I, § 10, of the United States. Any state contiguous to any of the aforementioned states or riparian upon waters which flow into waters under the jurisdiction of any of the aforementioned states and which are frequented by anadromous fish or marine species may become a party hereto as hereinafter in this Part provided.
Acts 1981, No. 837, §2.