City of Baton Rouge v. DeFrances

LANIER, Judge.

Article 96 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1898, effective May 12, 1898, authorized the legislature to abolish Justice of the Peace courts in wards containing cities of more than 5,000 inhabitants and create courts of limited jurisdiction in their place. Pursuant to Act 169 of 1898, effective on the second Tuesday of April, 1900, the offices of Justice of the Peace of the first and second wards of the Parish of East Baton Rouge were abolished and the City Court of the City of Baton Rouge was created., This Act designated the City Court as the “Judicial Department” of the City…