Judiciary of Louisiana
[1] The Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over any case where a law or ordinance of this state has been declared unconstitutional or when a defendant has been convicted of a capital crime and the death penalty has actually been imposed.
The Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Louisiana serves as a research arm for the Supreme Court and often acts as a resource center where ideas for simplifying and expediting judicial procedures and/or correcting shortcomings in the system are studied.
The parish and city courts hear misdemeanor, juvenile, traffic, small claims, and family law cases.
The Louisiana Mayors' Courts hears misdemeanor and traffic cases, as well as utility debts within the municipality of less than $5,000.
The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana may recommend the Supreme Court censure, suspend with or without salary, remove from office, or involuntarily retire a judge for willful misconduct relating to his official duty, willful and persistent failure to perform his duty, persistent and public conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute, and conduct while in office which would constitute a felony, or conviction of a felony, as well as disqualify a judge from exercising any judicial function, without loss of salary, during pending disciplinary proceedings in the Supreme Court, and involuntarily retire a judge for disability that seriously interferes with the performance of his duties and that is or is likely to become permanent.
The Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Louisiana serves as a research arm for the Supreme Court and often acts as a resource center where ideas for simplifying and expediting judicial procedures and/or correcting shortcomings in the system are studied.
