ACT No. 261
SENATE BILL NO. 162 BY SENATOR SHEPHERD AND REPRESENTATIVE TOOMY
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A) (4) (b) (i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT
To amend and reenact RPS. 13:312(5) and 312.1(E), relative to courts; to provide relative to courts of appeal; to provide relative to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal; to provide relative to election of judges; to provide relative to filling of certain vacancies; to create election sections in the first district and provide for their composition; to provide certain terms, conditions, and procedures; and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1. R.S. 13:312(5) and 312.1(E) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§312. Courts of appeal; circuits and districts
There shall be five court of appeal circuits, which shall be subdivided into districts as follows:
5. (a) Fifth Circuit. The parishes of Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist shall compose the fifth circuit and the court of appeal for that circuit shall be known as "Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, State of Louisiana."
(b) Districts of the fifth circuit.
(i) The parish of Jefferson shall compose the first district of the fifth circuit. The first district shall be further divided into two election sections. Election section one shall consist of Precincts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5, 7. 8. 9. 10, 11, 12. 13. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32, 33. 34. 35, 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 51. 52. 53. 54, 55, 56, 57, 58. 59. 60. 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 116, 117, 118. 119. 120. 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133. 134, 136, 138, 152, 155, 157A. 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179-A. 182, 183, 184, 185A. 185B. 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197A. 197B. 197C. 198, 199, 202, 203, 204, 205. 210, 211, 212A 212B. 213A. 213B. 213C. 214A. 214B. 215, 216, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 246, 247, 248, 249, 1-G. 2-G. 3-G. 4-G. 5-G, 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, 9-G, 10-G. 11-G. 1-GI. 1-H. 2-H. 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H. 9-H, 13-KA, 1-K 2-K. 3-K. 4-K, 5-K. 6-K, 7-K 8-K 9-K. 10-K 11-K 12-K 14-K 15-K. 16-K. 17-K.18-K. 19-K, 20-K 25-K 27-K 28-K. 29-K 30-K, 34-K, 35-K 1-L, l-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W, and 7-W of Jefferson Parish. Election section two shall consist of Precincts 104, 108, 115, 150, 151, 153, 154,156, 157B, 179B. 180, 181, 187, 188, 200, 201, 13-KB. 21-K 22-K, 23-K 24-K 26-K, 31-K. 33-K 173 and 2-W.
(ii) The parish of St. James and that portion of St. John the Baptist Parish east of the Mississippi River shall compose the second district of the fifth circuit.
(iii) The parish of St. Charles and that portion of St. John the Baptist Parish west of the Mississippi River shall compose the third district of the fifth circuit.
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This Act shall become effective upon the entering by the court of a written consent judgment expressing agreement of the parties and settlement of claims in the matter entitled Henry Williams, et al. v. Fox McKeithen, et al., No. 05-1180, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, in which such consent judgment the parties agree to the implementation of the provisions of this Act.
Approved by the Governor, July 6, 2007.
Published in the Official Journal of the State: July 18, 2007.
A true copy:
Jay Dardenne
Secretary of State
ACT No. 416
HOUSE BILL NO. 846 BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A) (4) (b) (i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:477(introductory paragraph) and (11), 621.11, and 700.3 and R.S. 16:51(A) (11), 262, 263, 264, and 265 and to enact R.S. 13:477(42), 621.42.1, 621.47, 700.4, and 996.65 and RS. 16:51 (A) (42), 921, 922, 923, 924, and 925, relative to the creation of a new judicial district out of the Eleventh Judicial District; to create the Forty-Second Judicial District Court; to provide that Sabine Parish shall comprise the Eleventh Judicial District; to provide that DeSoto Parish shall comprise the Forty-Second Judicial District; to provide for the transfer of cases; to provide for a judicial expense fund for the Forty-Second Judicial District; to provide for assistant district attorneys for the Eleventh and the Forty-Second Judicial Districts; to provide for salaries; to provide for law clerks; to provide for a referendum election in the parishes of DeSoto and Sabine on approving the split of the Eleventh Judicial District and the creation of the Forty-Second Judicial District; to provide for the office of a judge of the Forty-Second Judicial District, including term of office,
