COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish

The bill was renumbered from HB 708 Enrolled to HLS 26RS-748 Original, indicating a transition from a final approved version back to a draft version for review.

The legal citation for the eviction authority changed from R.S. 13:2586(C)(9) to Code of Civil Procedure Article 4912(C).

The bill text was reorganized, moving the specific district boundary definitions to a new Section 1 and adding a Section 2 regarding precinct shapefiles, while the enrolled version had these sections in a different order.

The enrolled version included a detailed digest explaining the bill's purpose and history, which was removed in this original draft version.

The bill was transitioned from an 'Engrossed' draft to an 'Enrolled' final version, which is the version sent to the Governor for signature.

The legal citation for the new eviction jurisdiction provision was changed from 'Code of Civil Procedure Article 4912(C)' to 'R.S. 13:2586(C)(9)' to align with the existing structure of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

Precinct boundaries for the six new justice of the peace districts were finalized using specific 2026 precinct shapefiles, replacing the placeholder text found in the earlier draft.

A new provision was added to ensure that justice of the peace courts retain jurisdiction over any cases that were already filed with the court on or before the effective date of the Act.