PART VII. MARKSVILLE

§2488.51. City Court of Marksville; officials and employees; jurisdiction; provisions governing

            A. The offices of the justice of the peace and constable in ward two of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, the Mayor's Court of the Town of Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, are abolished, and there is hereby created and established a court, to be styled the City Court of the Town of Marksville, Louisiana, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the town of Marksville, Louisiana and throughout the whole of wards one, two, three, four, five, six and eleven, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. The court shall be composed of a city judge, a marshal, and a clerk of the court. The court shall be domiciled in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

            B. The justice of the peace and constable courts in wards one, three, four, five, six and eleven shall work in conjunction with the city court. There shall be no justice of the peace or mayor's court in ward two.

            C. The city court shall have a small claims division and shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the Twelfth Judicial District Court in all criminal misdemeanor cases, civil cases with disputes less than fifty thousand dollars, and juvenile matters.

            D. Unless inconsistent herewith and except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the general provisions of Title 13, Chapter 7, Part 1, Sub-Part A, Revised Statutes of Louisiana (R.S. 13:1871, et seq.), shall be applicable to and shall govern and regulate the city court of the town of Marksville, Louisiana, and its officers.

            E. All cases appealable from the justice of the peace courts in wards one, three, four, five, six and eleven shall be reviewable and appealable to the city court in the manner as prescribed in Code of Civil Procedure Article 2081 et seq. and made a matter of record.

            F. The city judge and marshal of Marksville shall be elected by the qualifiedelectors of wards one, two, three, four, five, six, and eleven of Avoyelles Parish,Louisiana, at the general election for representatives in Congress, to be held inLouisiana on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2026, and every six years thereafter.

            Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1; Acts 2026, No. 972, §1, eff. June 25, 2026.