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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 9
BY REPRESENTATIVE PATRICK WILLIAMS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
COURTS/CITY: Increases the jurisdictional amount in dispute in the City Court of
Shreveport
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4843(E) and (G), relative to the2
jurisdictional amount in dispute for city courts; to increase the jurisdictional amount3
in dispute for the City Court of Shreveport; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. Code of Civil Procedure Article 4843(E) and (G) are hereby amended and6
reenacted to read as follows: 7
Art. 4843. City court jurisdiction; amount in dispute; injunctive actions by state or8
political subdivision9
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E. In the City Court of Bogalusa, the City Court of Bunkie, the City Court11
of Eunice, the City Court of Lake Charles, the City Court of Marksville, the City12
Court of Natchitoches, a city court in New Orleans, the City Court of Opelousas, the13
City Court of Plaquemine, the City Court of Port Allen, the City Court of Shreveport,14
the City Court of Sulphur, and the City Court of Winnsboro, the civil jurisdiction is15
concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, or the value16
of the property involved, does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.17
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G. In the City Court of Abbeville, the City Court of Baker, the City Court19
of Baton Rouge, the City Court of Kaplan, the City Court of Leesville, the City Court20 HLS 13RS-159 ENGROSSED
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of Minden, the City Court of Shreveport, the City Court of Springhill, and the City1
Court of Zachary, the civil jurisdiction is concurrent with the district court in cases2
where the amount in dispute, or the value of the property involved, does not exceed3
thirty-five thousand dollars.4
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Patrick Williams HB No. 9
Abstract: Increases the civil jurisdictional amount in dispute for the City Court of
Shreveport from $25,000 to $35,000.
Present law provides that in the City Court of Shreveport, the civil jurisdiction is concurrent
with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, or the value of the property
involved, does not exceed $25,000.
Present law also provides that in the City Court of Abbeville, the City Court of Baker, the
City Court of Baton Rouge, the City Court of Kaplan, the City Court of Leesville, the City
Court of Minden, the City Court of Springhill, and the City Court of Zachary the civil
jurisdiction is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, or the
value of the property involved, does not exceed $35,000.
Proposed law increases the civil jurisdictional amount in dispute in the City Court of
Shreveport from $25,000 to $35,000.
(Amends C.C.P. Art. 4843(E) and (G))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original bill.
1. Changed the civil jurisdictional amount for the City Court of Shreveport from an
amount that does not exceed $50,000 in proposed law to an amount that does not
exceed $35,000.