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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1095

  • 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 Tangipahoa Parish Juvenile Justice District is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the parish.  

Acts 1986, No. 733, §1; eff. July 8, 1986.