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 Rules for Louisiana District Courts

RULES FOR LOUISIANA DISTRICT COURTS
AND
NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR LOUISIANA FAMILY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS

Adopted April 1, 2002

Includes Amendments through November 3, 2008, effective January 1, 2009
(Title V Rules and Appendices 20-25 adopted April 29, 2008, effective July 1, 2008)

 

NOTICE:  The Supreme Court signed an order on Dec. 12, 2001 establishing a standing committee of the Supreme Court to be known as the Court Rules Committee. The Committee is charged with receiving comments and/or proposed additional rules or amendments and with making recommendations for proposed additional rules or amendments.

Louisiana judges and licensed members of the Louisiana bar may forward their comments, proposed amendments to existing rules and recommendations for additional rules to the Court Rules Committee of the Supreme Court in care of Hugh M. Collins, Judicial Administrator of the Supreme Court, c/o Timothy J. Palmatier, Esq., Chief Deputy Judicial Administrator, 400 Royal Street, Ste. 1190, New Orleans, LA 70130-8101 or webmaster@lasc.org . Please be advised that any comments which are forwarded constitute matters of public record and are subject to public inspection. Final approval of any changes will rest with the Supreme Court.

Listed below are the Rules for Louisiana District Courts, Titles I, II and III; the Numbering Systems for Louisiana Family and Domestic Relations Courts, Title IV; and Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts, Title V.

 

By Order dated November 3, 2008, the Louisiana Supreme Court adopted amendments and additions to the Rules for Louisiana District Courts to be effective January 1, 2009.

By Order dated April 29, 2008, the Louisiana Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Rules for Louisiana District Courts, Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts to be effective July 1, 2008.  These Rules replace the numbering system for juvenile proceedings previously in place.

By Order dated November 3, 2004, the Supreme Court of Louisiana approved amendments to Titles I, II and III of the Louisiana Rules for District Courts to be effective January 1, 2005. The October 29, 2003 version of the Rules are listed below.  

Previous version in PDF format (as amended 10/29/2003)

 


The Louisiana Supreme Court adopted amendments and additions to the Rules for Louisiana District Courts (adopted November 3, 2008, effective January 1, 2009)

Attachment A (amendments and additions to Rules for Louisiana District Courts)


The Louisiana Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Rules for Louisiana District Courts, including appendices, Title V, Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts (adopted April 29, 2008, effective July 1, 2008)

Attachment A (Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts for the Parishes of East Baton Rouge, Orleans, Jefferson and Caddo)

Appendices (Appendices 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25)


 

RULES FOR LOUISIANA DISTRICT COURTS

TITLE I

Rules for Proceedings in District Courts, Family and Domestic Relations Courts, and Juvenile Courts

TITLE II

Rules for Civil (except for Family and Domestic Relations) Proceedings in District Courts

TITLE III

Rules for Criminal Proceedings in District Courts

TITLE IV

(Local Rules relative to Title IV have been placed in a table at the beginning of the Title)

Numbering System for Family and Domestic Relations Proceedings in District Courts and in Family Court for Parish of East Baton Rouge  (District by District Presentation)

TITLE V

Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts for the Parishes of East Baton Rouge, Orleans, Jefferson and Caddo

Appendices (Appendices 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25)

 

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