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La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1403

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Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 18 — Louisiana Election Code · Status: effective

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La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1403, Jurisdiction, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2702229
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The district courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of actions objecting to candidacy, objecting to the calling of a special election, contesting the certification of a recall petition, and contesting elections. In a judicial district wherein there is a criminal and a civil district court, the civil district court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction.