§ 13:1444 — Civil jurisdiction; limitations

Except as otherwise provided by law, a parish court has no jurisdiction in any of the following cases or proceedings:
(1) A claim of title to immovable property.
(2) A case involving the right to public office or position.
(3) A case in which the plaintiff asserts civil or political rights under the federal or state constitutions.
(4) A claim for annulment of marriage, divorce, separation of property, or alimony.
(5) A succession, interdiction, receivership, liquidation, habeas corpus, or quo warranto proceeding.
(6) A case in which the state, or a parish, municipal, or other political subdivision is a defendant.
(7) A case where the action is against an officer or employee of the state, a state agency, or a political subdivision arising out of the discharge of his official duties or within the course and scope of his employment, or the suit is otherwise subject to the provisions of R.S. 13:5104.
(8) Any other case or proceeding excepted from the jurisdiction of these courts by law.

Legislative History

Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 1986, No. 152, §1, eff. June 28, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 361, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2004, No. 823, §1, eff. July 12, 2004.