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- RS 13:1218 · Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 178, §1.
- RS 13:1219 · Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 638, §3
- RS 13:1221 · Destruction of useless records
- RS 13:1222 · Motor vehicles for the office of the clerk of court
- RS 13:1271 · Judges to appoint court reporters
- RS 13:1272 · Duties; salary
- RS 13:1273 · Transcription of testimony; fees
- RS 13:1274 · Transcription for purpose of appeal
- RS 13:1275 · Failure to pay cost or file testimony
- RS 13:1276 · Preservation of notes
- RS 13:1277 · Supplies
- RS 13:1278 · Illness, disability, or absence
- RS 13:1279 · Suits in forma pauperis not affected
- RS 13:1301 · Sessions of court
- RS 13:1302 · Criers
- RS 13:1303 · Order of trial of cases
- RS 13:1304 · Repealed by Acts 2026, No. 748, §2, eff. June 3, 2026.
- RS 13:1305 · Judicial depository
- RS 13:1306 · Interest on unclaimed judicial deposits; use by sheriff
- RS 13:1307 · Same; judicial depository to turn interest over to sheriff
- RS 13:1308 · Registry of court
- RS 13:1309 · Same; failure to make deposit and return; penalty
- RS 13:1310 · Deposit of unclaimed funds in court registry; procedure; use of funds
- RS 13:1311 · Sheriff, constables, and deputies; powers of peace officers; exemption from liability
- RS 13:1312 · Judicial expense fund; sources, control, and administration
- RS 13:1335 · Criminal district court for the parish of Orleans
- RS 13:1336 · Criminal district court for the Parish of Orleans; jurisdiction; powers; probation officers
- RS 13:1337 · Appellate and supervisory jurisdiction; writs
- RS 13:1338 · Transfer of cases
- RS 13:1341 · Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 743, §9, eff. Aug. 1, 1975
- RS 13:1341.2 · Office expenses, reimbursement to judges
- RS 13:1342 · Vacations of judges
- RS 13:1343 · Allotment of cases among judges; holding of preliminary examination not ground for recusation
- RS 13:1344 · Homicide section; Orleans Parish Criminal District Court; assignment of judges; jurisdiction; transfer of cases; expedited handling of writs and appeals; applicability of section to other district courts
- RS 13:1345 · Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 143, §3.
- RS 13:1346 · Magistrate section; judge; election; salary; powers; jurisdiction
- RS 13:1347 · Commissioners of magistrate section
- RS 13:1371 · Repealed by Acts 2026, No. 15, §6, eff. April 30, 2026.
- RS 13:1371.1 · Repealed by Acts 2026, No. 15, §6, eff. April 30, 2026.
- RS 13:1371.2 · Clerk; election; term of office; deputy clerks
- RS 13:1372 · Salaries of deputies; payment
- RS 13:1373 · Minute clerks and court reporters
- RS 13:1373.1 · Minute clerks, court reporters, and deputy court reporters
- RS 13:1374 · Salaries of messengers; payment
- RS 13:1375 · Physician for parish prison
- RS 13:1376 · Other costs prohibited, city and state not liable
- RS 13:1377 · Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 110, §5.
- RS 13:1378 · Repealed by Acts 2026, No. 15, §6, eff. April 30, 2026.
- RS 13:1381 · Fees
- RS 13:1381.1 · Indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees
- RS 13:1381.2 · Sheriff's detention and prison security fee fund
- RS 13:1381.3 · Clerk of Court expense fund
- RS 13:1381.4 · Judicial expense fund for Criminal District Court
- RS 13:1381.5 · The Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund
- RS 13:1381.6 · Filing of pleadings and documents in criminal cases by facsimile transmission
- RS 13:1381.7 · Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
- RS 13:1382 · Jury terms
- RS 13:1383 · Sections; court buildings
- RS 13:1384 · Criminal district courts; office or positions and functions
- RS 13:1385 · REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 834, §6, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.
- RS 13:1401 · Family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge; establishment; jurisdiction
- RS 13:1401.1 · Election districts
- RS 13:1402 · Evidence; pleadings; trials; appeals
- RS 13:1403 · Judges; qualification; election
- RS 13:1404 · Salary of judges
- RS 13:1405 · Clerk
- RS 13:1406 · Continuous session; vacation or absence of judge
- RS 13:1407 · Place of session; conduct of business; expenses
- RS 13:1408 · REPEALED BY ACTS 1990, NO. 158, §3, EFF. JULY 1, 1990.
- RS 13:1409 · Sitting in chambers
- RS 13:1410 · Family courts; authority to hire law clerks
- RS 13:1411 · Court reporters; transcripts
- RS 13:1414 · Nonrefundable fee; assessment and disposition
- RS 13:1415 · Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 622, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
- RS 13:1421 · Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 460, §7, eff. July 1, 1979
- RS 13:1441 · Declaration of purpose
- RS 13:1442 · Civil jurisdiction; in general
- RS 13:1443 · Civil jurisdiction; amount in controversy; eviction suits; injunctive actions
- RS 13:1444 · Civil jurisdiction; limitations
- RS 13:1445 · Juvenile jurisdiction
- RS 13:1446 · Criminal jurisdiction
- RS 13:1447 · Powers; contempt; marriage ceremonies
- RS 13:1448 · Jurisdiction over persons and property
- RS 13:1449 · Venue
- RS 13:1450 · No trial by jury
- RS 13:1451 · Civil procedure
- RS 13:1452 · Appeals in civil cases
- RS 13:1452.1 · Appeals from decisions of traffic hearing officer
- RS 13:1453 · Criminal procedure
- RS 13:1454 · Review of criminal proceedings
- RS 13:1455 · Application; preexisting parish courts
- RS 13:1456 · Citation of Chapter
- RS 13:1457 · Bailiffs of parish courts
- RS 13:1458 · Minute clerks of parish courts
- RS 13:1561 · Gun court docket; probation supervision program
- RS 13:1561.1 · Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 172, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1979
- RS 13:1564 · Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish; judges; qualifications; election; term; salary
- RS 13:1565 · Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish; continuous session; quarters; conduct of business; expenses
- RS 13:1565.1 · Clerk
- RS 13:1565.2 · Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish; judicial expense fund; existing fees in juvenile matters; disposition