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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4504

  • 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.

Municipalities of the state, having a population of one hundred thousand or more, are hereby granted the exclusive jurisdiction, power and authority to supervise, govern, regulate and control, all trackless trolley busses and motor busses, operating under franchises granted by the municipality, and to fix reasonable and just rates and fares for the transportation of passengers or services rendered by such carriers or utilities.

Acts 1956, No. 234, §1.