RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 253 (HB 51) 2021 Regular Session LaCombe
Prior law provided for 12 justices of the peace and constables in Pointe Coupee Parish, where
territorial limits coincided with the 12 police jury districts.
New law reduces the number of justices of the peace and constables from 12 to eight, whose
territorial limits coincide with the eight parish council districts.
New law provides for applicability at the election of justices of the peace and constables in
2026, and provides that new law shall be effective for all other purposes beginning Jan. 1,
2027.
(Amends R.S. 13:2612)