ACT No. 52
House Bill No. 422. By: Mr. Drew.
AN ACT
To amend Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 by adding thereto a new Section, to be designated R.S. 13:312, to incorporate therein the provisions of Article VII, Section 20, Louisiana Constitution of 1921, which Article XIV, Section 16 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 continues as a statute, providing for the establishment of four court of appeal circuits and the subdivision of each circuit into three districts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1. Section 312 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
§312. Courts of appeal; circuits and districts
There shall be four court of appeal circuits, which shall each be subdivided into three districts as follows:
1. (a) First circuit. The parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston, Point Coupee, St. Helena, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana shall compose the first circuit and the court of appeal for that circuit shall be known as "Court of Appeal, First Circuit, State of Louisiana."
(b) Districts of first circuit. The parishes of Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Mary, Terrebonne and West Baton Rouge shall compose the first district of the first circuit; the parish of East Baton Rouge shall compose the second district of the first circuit; and the parishes of East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington and West Feliciana shall compose the third district of the first circuit.
2. (a) Second circuit. The parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Tensas, Union, Webster, West Carroll and Winn shall compose the second circuit and the court of appeal for that circuit shall be known as "Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, State of Louisiana."
(b) Districts of second circuit. The parishes of East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas and
West Carroll shall compose the first district of the second circuit; the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caldwell, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Union, Webster and Winn shall compose the second district of the second circuit; and the parishes of Caddo, DeSoto and Red River shall compose the third district of the second circuit.
3. (a) Third Circuit. The parishes of Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu, Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, Grant, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, St. Martin, St. Landry, Vermilion and Vernon shall compose the third circuit and the court of appeal for that circuit shall be known as "Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, State of Louisiana."
(b) Districts of third circuit. The parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides and Sabine shall compose the first district of the third circuit; the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vernon shall compose the second district of the third circuit; and the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Landry and Vermilion shall compose the third district of the third circuit.
4. (a) Fourth circuit. The parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James and St. John the Baptist shall compose the fourth circuit and the court of appeal for that circuit shall be known as "Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, State of Louisiana."
(b) Districts of fourth circuit. The parish of Jefferson shall compose the first district of the fourth circuit; the parish of Orleans shall compose the second district of the fourth circuit; and the parishes of Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James and St. John the Baptist shall compose the third district of the fourth circuit.
Approved by the Governor: June 23, 1975.
Published in the Official Journal of the State: June 27, 1975.
A true copy:
WADE 0. MARTIN, JR.
Secretary of State.