§ 98. Louisiana

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1948

   Title 28, United States Code, section —

   Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869

   Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 98

   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 881

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 881

2. 1961

   Pub. L. 87–36 § 4 · 75 Stat. 80

   Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 98

   Pub. L. 87–36 struck out from enumeration in subsec. (a)(1) the parishes of Iberia and Saint Mary, in subsec. (b)(1) Lafayette, Saint Martin and Vermilion, and in subsec. (b)(5) Acadia, and created sixth division of subsec. (b), consisting of such parishes

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 87–36 struck out from enumeration in subsec. (a)(1) the parishes of Iberia and Saint Mary, in subsec. (b)(1) Lafayette, Saint Martin and Vermilion, and in subsec. (b)(5) Acadia, and created sixth division of subsec. (b), consisting of such parishes.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 4. Section 98 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read 62 Stat. 881. as follows: “§ 98. Louisiana “Louisiana is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana. “(a) The Eastern District comprises two divisions. “(1) The New Orleans Division comprises the parishes of Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington. “Court for the New Orleans Division shall be held at New Orleans. “(2) The Baton Rouge Division comprises the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Point Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. “Court for the Baton Rouge Division shall be held at Baton Rouge. “(b) The Western District comprises six divisions. “(1) The Opelousas Division comprises the parishes of Evangeline and Saint Landry. “Court for the Opelousas Division shall beheld at Opelousas. “(2) The Alexandria Division comprises the parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, La Salle, Kapides, and Winn. “Court for the Alexandria Division shall be held at Alexandria. “(3) The Shreveport Division comprises the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, and Webster. “Court for the Shreveport Division shall be held at Shreveport, “(4) The Monroe Division comprises the parishes of Caldwell, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll. “Court for the Monroe Division shall be held at Monroe. “(5) The Lake Charles Division comprises the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, and Vernon. “Court for the Lake Charles Division shall be held at Lake Charles. “(6) The Lafayette Division comprises the parishes of Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, and Vermilion. “Court for the Lafayette Division shall be held at Lafayette.”

3. 1971

   Pub. L. 92–208 § 3(a) · 85 Stat. 741

   Amended · 28 U.S.C. § 98

   Pub. L. 92–208 created a Middle District consisting of the nine parishes formerly making up Baton Rouge Division of Eastern District and designated as the entire Eastern District the thirteen parishes formerly making up New Orleans Division of Eastern District

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 92–208 created a Middle District consisting of the nine parishes formerly making up Baton Rouge Division of Eastern District and designated as the entire Eastern District the thirteen parishes formerly making up New Orleans Division of Eastern District.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 98 of title 28 of the United States Code is 75 Stat. 83. amended to read as follows: “§ 98. Louisiana “Louisiana is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana. “(a) “Eastern District The Eastern District comprises the parishes of Assumption, Jefferson. Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington. “Court for the Eastern District shall be held at New Orleans. “(b) “Middle District The Middle District comprises the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. “Court for the Middle District shall be held at Baton Rouge. “(c) “Western District The Western District comprises six divisions. “(1) The Opelousas Division comprises the parishes of Evangeline and Saint Landry. “Court for the Opelousas Division shall be held at Opelousas. “(2) The Alexandria Division comprises the parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, La Salle, Rapides, and Winn. “Court for the Alexandria Division shall be held at Alexandria. “(3) The Shreveport Division comprises the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, and Webster. “Court for the Shreveport Division shall be held at Shreveport. “(4) The Monroe Division comprises the parishes of Caldwell, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll. “Court for the Monroe Division shall be held at Monroe. “(5) The Lake Charles Division comprises the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, and Vernon. “Court for the Lake Charles Division shall be held at Lake Charles. “(6) The Lafayette Division comprises the parishes of Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, and Vermilion. “Court for the Lafayette Division shall be held at Lafayette.”

4. 1978

   Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–408 § 3(a) · 92 Stat. 883

   Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 98(c)

   Pub. L. 95–408 struck out par. (1) to (6) designations which had divided the parishes of Western District into six divisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–408 struck out par. (1) to (6) designations which had divided the parishes of Western District into six divisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 98(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “Western District “(c) The Western District comprises the parishes of Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, Jefferson Davis, De Soto, East Carroll, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Jackson, Lafayette, La Salle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Tensas, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn. “Court for the Western District shall be held at Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, Opelousas, and Shreveport.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 95–408 effective 180 days after Oct. 2, 1978, with such amendment not to affect the composition or preclude the service of any grand or petit juror summoned, empaneled, or actually serving in any judicial district on the effective date of this Act, see section 5 of Pub. L. 95–408, set out as a note under section 89 of this title.

5. 1984

   Pub. L. 98–353 title II § 203(b) · 98 Stat. 333

   Inserted · 28 U.S.C. § 98(a)

   Pub. L. 98–353 inserted “, and Houma” after “New Orleans”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–353 inserted “, and Houma” after “New Orleans”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 98(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, and Houma” after “New Orleans”.

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