HLS 24RS-220 ENGROSSED
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 552
BY REPRESENTATIVE BRAUD
COURTS: Authorizes the Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court to hold certain sessions of
court west of the Mississippi River
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 13:501(B)(4), relative to district courts; to provide relative to the Twenty-Fifth
3 Judicial District; to authorize the Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court to hear civil
4 and criminal matters under the jurisdiction of the court in Plaquemines Parish west
5 of the Mississippi River; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 13:501(B)(4) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง501. Continuous sessions in districts of one parish
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10 B.
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12 (4) In the Twenty-Fifth Judicial District, the court may hold civil and
13 criminal sessions of court in Plaquemines Parish west of the Mississippi River.
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)]
HB 552 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Braud
Abstract: Authorizes the 25th JDC to hold civil and criminal sessions of court in
Plaquemines Parish west of the Mississippi River.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 24RS-220 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 552
Present law authorizes district judges to fix terms of court and hold sessions of court in
accordance with the number of parishes in the district.
Proposed law retains present law and permits the judge in the 25th JDC to hold civil and
criminal sessions of court in Plaquemines Parish west of the Mississippi River.
(Adds R.S. 13:501(B)(4))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.