Courts, Orders and Legislation

 

• Federal Courts
• Louisiana Appellate Courts in New Orleans Area
• State District Courts, City Courts & More in New Orleans Area
• Executive Orders
• Louisiana Legislation
• Useful Louisiana Government Links

  Legislature, Executive Orders, Courts, and Municipal Codes

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Federal Courts

• United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
• United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

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Louisiana Appellate Courts in New Orleans Area

• Louisiana Supreme Court
• Legislative Extensions of Precriptive Period for Insurance Claims Declared Constitutional
• Emergency Pro Bono Civil Legal Assistance Rule
• Third Circuit Court of Appeal:  www.la3circuit.org.

• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal
  • Continuity of Operations Plan (Posted June 8, 2006.)  
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal

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District Courts, City Courts & More in New Orleans Area

• Orleans Parish Civil District Court and First City Court
• Orleans Parish First City Court Information on Evictions.
• Orleans Parish Second City Court
• Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
• Orleans Parish Recorder of Mortgages, the Register of Conveyances and the Office of Notarial Archives
• Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
• Orleans Parish Traffic Court
• Orleans Parish Municipal Court
• 24th Judicial District Court
• 34th Judicial District Court

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Legislation

• House Bill 90, La. R.S. 9:2551-2565, signed November 23, 2005 by Gov. Blanco, deals with suspension (or extension) of prescription and peremptive periods and other legal deadlines.
• Senate Bill 16, La. R.S. 10:9-211, effective December 6, 2005, requires settlement monies on claims arising under homeowner insurance policies be paid jointly to claimant/mortgagee and mortgagor and that proceeds be placed in interest-bearing escrow account. Interest on proceeds of funds shall accrue to the benefit of the claimant. Defines "settlement proceeds" where funds in excess of $25,000. Click on bill for more details.
• §1299.58.3. Living Will Statute with Suggested Form

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