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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana expands the territorial jurisdiction of the City Court of Franklin into portions of Ward Four in St. Mary Parish
Last action · May 11, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Vincent J. St. Blanc , III
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What This Bill Does
Act 41 extends the of the City Court of the town of Franklin to include specific areas within Ward Four of St. Mary Parish effective August 1, 2026.
Residents in the newly included portions of Ward Four fall under the of the City Court of Franklin alongside the local justice of the peace for applicable cases.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Residents of Ward Four of St. Mary Parish
Their legal matters originating in the newly designated geographic zone now fall under the jurisdiction of the City Court of Franklin, concurrent with the local justice of the peace.
City Court of Franklin
The geographic boundaries of the court's legal authority are expanded to cover additional portions of Ward Four.
Key Facts
- The territorial jurisdiction of the City Court of Franklin is expanded to include specific portions of Ward Four in St. Mary Parish.
- The expansion covers areas extending from the easternmost boundary of Ward Three, north of La. Hwy. 182, south of Bayou Teche, and continuing to the Centerville Bridge Approach Road.
- In the portions of Ward Four outside the town of Franklin, the City Court will hold jurisdiction concurrent with the justice of the peace in applicable cases.
- The act becomes effective on August 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 11, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 41.
- May 11, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 7, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 7, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 6, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 6, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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- May 5, 2026SenateFloorRead by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Mar 31, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Mar 30, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
- Mar 24, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 23, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (16-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- Jan 23, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
- Jan 20, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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