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P. Williams (HB 9) Act No. 68
Prior law provided that in the City Court of Plaquemine and 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.
Existing law 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.
New law increases the civil jurisdictional amount in dispute in the City Court of Plaquemine
and the City Court of Shreveport from $25,000 to $35,000.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Amends C.C.P. Art. 4843(E) and (G))