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Art. 957. Bail during emergency sessions of court; selected offenses

Art. 957. Bail during emergency sessions of court; selected offenses A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an affected court conducting emergency sessions of court outside of its parish or territorial jurisdiction pursuant to Article 944 may release a defendant on bail through an unsecured personal surety as authorized by Article 317, […]

Art. 954. Jury pool; emergency sessions

Art. 954. Jury pool; emergency sessions A. Upon motion by the district attorney and after a contradictory hearing, the court may summon jurors from the host jurisdiction. The district attorney must show that the interests of justice are served by the approval of such motion. B. The summoning of jurors shall be conducted by the […]

Art. 956. Appeals; application for supervisory writs

Art. 956. Appeals; application for supervisory writs An application for a supervisory writ or an appeal from a judgment or ruling of an affected court ordered to conduct emergency sessions shall be taken to the appropriate appellate court which exercised proper appellate or supervisory jurisdiction over the affected court prior to the issuance of the […]

Art. 941. Legislative findings

TITLE XXXIII. EMERGENCY OR DISASTER PROVISIONS Art. 941. Legislative findings The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) The state of Louisiana could suffer future catastrophic damage through the occurrence of emergencies and disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from terrorist events, enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or from fire, flood, […]

Art. 942. Definitions

Art. 942. Definitions As used in this Title: (1) "Affected court" means any appellate, district, parish, city, municipal, traffic, juvenile, justice of the peace, or family court having jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions and proceedings for which the Louisiana Supreme Court has made a determination that the court shall conduct emergency sessions outside its parish or […]

Art. 943. Preemption of conflicting provisions

Art. 943. Preemption of conflicting provisions The provisions of this Title shall preempt and supersede but not repeal any conflicting provisions of this Code or any other provision of law. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.

Art. 944. Emergency sessions of court; criteria

Art. 944. Emergency sessions of court; criteria A. When the supreme court makes the determination that an appellate, district, parish, city, municipal, juvenile, traffic, justice of the peace, or family court having jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions and proceedings shall conduct proceedings outside its parish or territorial jurisdiction, the supreme court may order emergency sessions of […]

Art. 945. Venue; affected court; emergency sessions; habeas corpus

Art. 945. Venue; affected court; emergency sessions; habeas corpus A. Venue for criminal prosecutions in an affected court shall be changed by operation of law to the parish where the affected court is ordered to conduct criminal sessions for the duration of the emergency sessions. Criminal proceedings may take place in a parish other than […]