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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2563.6

  • 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 judge shall sit and hold court a minimum of one day per week in each of the municipalities of Donaldsonville, Gonzales and Sorrento for the purpose of hearing any matter within the jurisdiction of the court.  

Added by Acts 1976, No. 307, §1, eff. Jan. 3, 1977.