Jurisdiction where offense committed in river between two parishes or in Gulf of Mexico

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RS 136 - Jurisdiction where offense committed in river between two parishes or in Gulf of Mexico

If any offense is alleged to have been committed in a river dividing two parishes, any court in either parish has territorial jurisdiction if otherwise competent as herein provided; if committed in any lake, bay, inlet, or other body of water bound by more than one parish, any court in any parish bordering on such waters has territorial jurisdiction if otherwise competent as herein provided.

If any offense is alleged to have been committed in the Gulf of Mexico within the waters of the state, any court in any parish bordering on the Gulf has territorial jurisdiction if otherwise competent as provided herein.


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