Courts of Louisiana

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State courts of Louisiana

• Louisiana Supreme Court
• Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal (5 circuits)
• Louisiana District Courts (42 districts)

Federal courts located in Louisiana

• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana; having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas)
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Former federal courts of Louisiana

• United States District Court for the District of Orleans (territorial court of the Territory of Orleans, extinct, abolished when Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812)
• United States District Court for the District of Louisiana (extinct, subdivided)

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Mayors Courts

There are 250 towns and villages in Louisiana with a mayor/magistrate court system in Louisiana.

Justice of the Peace Courts

There are approximately 390 justice of the peace courts in Louisiana with judicial authority of a ward or district elected to six year terms.

See also

• Judiciary of Louisiana

References

External links

• National Center for State Courts – directory of state court websites.