Louisiana Supreme Court Issues Three Orders Following the Impact of Hurricane Ida

The Louisiana Supreme Court Offices and the Supreme Court Clerk of Court’s Office will be closed Wednesday, September 1, 2021 through Sunday, September 19, 2021.  All filings due during this period of closure, shall be deemed timely filed if filed on or before Monday, September 20, 2021.  However, during this closure, the Court will continue to handle emergency matters as necessary.

Cases scheduled to be heard on the September docket (September 7-9) are hereby postponed to the October docket, the week of October 18, 2021.

Emergency suspension of prescription and preemption:  All prescriptive and preemptive periods are hereby suspended statewide for a period of thirty days commencing from the Governor’s August 26, 2021 declaration of state of emergency.

Emergency suspension of abandonment:  All periods of abandonment are hereby suspended statewide for thirty days commencing from the Governor’s August 26, 2021 declaration of state of emergency.

Emergency suspension of time limitations.  All time periods, limitations, and delays limitations pertaining to the initiation, continuation, prosecution, defense, appeal, and post-conviction relief of any prosecution of any state or municipal criminal, juvenile, wildlife, or traffic matter within the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Point Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana are hereby suspended for a period of 30 days commencing from August 26, 2021.

For additional information visit www.lasc.org or contact Louisiana Supreme Court Public Information Specialist/Coordinator Trina S. Vincent at tvincent@lasc.org or 504-310-2590.