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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1 (2026)

Duties of the minute clerks of courts of Orleans Parish

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TITLE 13.  COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 1.  JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, IN GENERAL

PART I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

§1.  Duties of the minute clerks of courts of Orleans Parish

The minute clerks of the court of appeals and of the civil and criminal district courts of the parish of Orleans shall attend the sessions of the court for which they are appointed, and shall, under the supervision of the judge or judges of the courts, keep the minutes of the court, issue all notices, copies of rules and orders entered on the minutes, which are required to be issued, and make due entries on the dockets of the causes and of the proceedings therein, and shall perform such other duties as the judges may direct.

Acts 2006, No. 621, §2, eff. Jan 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 474, §5(A).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2022 · leading case: Freeman v. Zara's Food Store, Inc., 204 So. 3d 691 (La. Ct. App. 2016).
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Freeman v. Zara's Food Store, Inc., 204 So. 3d 691 (La. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “She contends that, in this case, the amendment was non-substantive and thus the time to file a motion for new trial—and likewise the appeal delay—ran from the date of the May 28, 2014 judgment.”
Lakeland Anesth., Inc. v. United Health. of La., 871 So. 2d 380 (La. Ct. App. 2004). “Domke, supra § 13:1. The Louisiana Legislature has codified a form of equitable estoppel in La.”
All Crane Rental of Georgia, Inc. v. Vincent, 47 So. 3d 1024 (La. Ct. App. 2010). “Segalla, 1A Couch on Insurance 3d, § 13:1 (1997) (“Couch on Insurance 3d”). To the contrary, the jurisprudence has consistently held that a certificate of insurance is typically issued for informational purposes alone and cannot modify the terms of coverage provided in an…”
Robertson v. Lafayette Ins., 85 So. 3d 186 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “R.S. 13:1. Nevertheless, Blake has not raised the issue on appeal.”
State v. Butler, 405 So. 2d 836 (La. 1981). “; LSA-R.S. 13:1. Minute clerks employed by the judges of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court are not authorized or charged with recording, filing, or maintaining official documents required to be filed with the office of the Clerk of the Criminal District Court for the…”
Shields Mott Lund, L.L.P. v. P.R. Contractors, Inc., 122 So. 3d 554 (La. Ct. App. 2013). “R.S. 13:1 states: The minute clerks of the court of appeals and of the civil and criminal district courts of the parish of Orleans shall attend the sessions of the court for which they are appointed, and shall, under the supervision of the judge or judges of the courts, keep the…”
Mercato Elisio, L.L.C. v. City of New Orleans, New Orleans Historic Dist. Landmarks Comm'n & John Deveney (La. Ct. App. 2022). “Lemmon, LOUISIANA CIVIL LAW TREATISE: CIVIL PROCEDURE § 13:1 (2015)). This Court recognized that “[t]he general rule is that an amendment to add a party to a judgment is a change of substance, not of phraseology, that can only be accomplished by motion for a new trial or on…”
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