Louisiana Legal Overview: New Orleans The New Orleans metropolitan area in Louisiana is defined by the census Bureau as covering seven parishes. A parish in Louisiana is the equivalent of a county in other states. The New Orleans metro, also known as Greater New Orleans, includes Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. Tammany parishes. The city of New Orleans covers all of Orleans parish. The main cities and towns in the New Orleans metro area are listed below.
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1. Louisiana has 40 judicial districts, with each district covering one or more parishes that are served by a district court which acts as the main trial court with general jurisdiction. The Orleans Parish District Court serves is the main trial court for the city of New Orleans, with separate divisions for civil, criminal and juvenile cases. New Orleans also has a municipal court and a traffic court. The New Orleans Municipal Court has limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors and city ordinance violations.
Trending Legal Topics: Appeals from the district court have to be filed with the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, also located in New Orleans. The Louisiana Supreme Court is the highest court in the state, and may agree to review appellate court decisions. Federal cases in the Greater New Orleans area have to be filed with the New Orleans Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Federal appeals in the state of Louisiana are handled by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. |