Constitution adopted Mar. 7 1868, Title IV, Art. 83
Art. 83. — The General Assembly shall divide the State into judicial districts, which shall remain unchanged for four years, and for each district court, one judge, learned in the law, shall be elected for each district, by a plurality of the qualified electors thereof. For each district there shall be one district court, except in the parish of Orleans, in which the General Assembly may establish as many district courts as the public interests may require. Until otherwise provided, there shall lie seven district courts for the parish of Orleans, with the following original jurisdiction : the first, exclusive criminal jurisdiction; the second, exclusive probate jurisdiction; the third, exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from justices of the peace; the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh district courts, exclusive jurisdiction in all civil cases, except probate, when the sum in contest is above one hundred dollars, exclusive of interest. These seven courts shall also have such further jurisdiction, not inconsistent herewith, as shall be conferred by law.
The number of districts in the State shall not be less than twelve nor more than twenty. The clerks of the district courts shall be elected by the qualified electors of their respective parishes, and shall hold their offices for four years.
Louisiana Acts of 1868, 1st session of 1st legislature
1868 Sep. 29, Act 115, page 151
AN ACT
To create the parish of Richland, and providing for the organization thereof.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That a new parish be and is hereby created, composed of contiguous portions of the parishes of Ouachita, Franklin, Carroll and Morehouse, ...
Louisiana Acts of 1868, 1st session of 1st legislature
1868 Oct. 30, Act 208, page 272
AN ACT
To form a now Parish to be called the Parish of Iberia.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That from and after the passage of this act there shall be a new parish formed from a portion of the south part of the parish of St. Martin and from a portion of the north part of the parish of St. Mary, to be called and known by the name of the parish of Iberia.
