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La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.15 (2026)

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PART V.  VENUE FOR ACTIONS CONTESTING COMPUTATION

OF SENTENCE, DISCHARGE, PAROLE, GOOD TIME DATES

§571.15.  Venue

Venue in any action in which an individual committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections contests the computation of his sentence or sentences, discharge, good time dates, or any action concerning parole shall be in the parish of East Baton Rouge.  Venue in a suit contesting the actions of the committee on parole shall be controlled by this Part and R.S. 15:574.2 and 574.11 and not by the Code of Criminal Procedure, Title XXXI-A, Post Conviction Relief, or Title IX, Habeas Corpus, regardless of the captioned pleadings stating the contrary.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 720, §2, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1990, No. 670, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 55 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Madison v. Ward, 825 So. 2d 1245 (La. Ct. App. 2002).
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Madison v. Ward, 825 So. 2d 1245 (La. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 5× “R.S. 15:571.15. [12] The district court's decision would be subject only to review on supervisory writs by the appellate court.”
State Ex Rel. Bartie v. State, 501 So. 2d 260 (La. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 8× “R.S. 15:571.15 is a special venue statute pertaining to LDOC which provides as follows: Venue in any action in which an individual committed to the Department of Corrections contests the computation of his sentence or sentences, discharge, parole, or good time dates shall be in…”
Richardson v. Dept. of Pub. Saf., 627 So. 2d 635 (La. 1993). · cites it 4× “When a person is adversely affected by the action or non-action of the parole board, claims are filed under La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 15:571.15 and 574.2(B)(2) (West 1992).”
State v. Kent, 178 So. 3d 219 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “- R.S. 15:571.15 provides that *232 the venue iri actions contesting good time dates, computation of sentences, or parole shall be in the parish of East Baton Rouge.”
State v. Odom, 993 So. 2d 663 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “R.S. 15:571.15. For the reasons discussed above, this assignment of error by the state has merit.”
State v. Robinson, 818 So. 2d 246 (La. Ct. App. 2002). “R.S. 15:571.15, the statute governing venue for actions contesting computation of sentence, discharge, parole, and good time dates, mandates that all such actions shall be brought in the parish of East Baton Rouge.”
State v. Campbell, 210 So. 3d 508 (La. Ct. App. 2016). “R.S. 15:571.15, venue in any action in which an individual committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections contests the computation of his sentence or sentences, discharge, good time dates, or any action concerning parole shall be in the parish of East Baton Rouge.”
State Ex Rel. Mitchell v. State, 580 So. 2d 906 (La. 1991). “See LSA-R.S. 15:571.15 and 574.2(B)(2). For the reasons assigned, the writ previously granted is recalled as improvidently granted, and defendant's application is denied.”
Stemley v. Goines, 954 So. 2d 403 (La. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “R.S. 15:571.15, which provides: Venue in any action in which an individual committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections contests the computation of his sentence or sentences, *404 discharge, good time dates, or any action concerning parole shall be in the parish…”
State v. Tucker, 528 So. 2d 218 (La. Ct. App. 1988). “R.S. 15:571.15. CLAIM NO. 3 Relator claims the trial court failed to comply with La.”
Keith Bryant v. the State of Louisiana, Through the Dep't of Pub. Saf. & Corr.; Sec'y James W. Leblanc, Angela Griffin & Other Unknown, No. 2023-C-0786 (La. Ct. App. Apr. 17, 2024). · cites it 7× “R.S. 15:571.15 provides in pertinent part: Venue in any action in which an individual committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections contests the computation of his sentence or sentences, discharge, good time dates, or any action concerning parole shall be in the…”
State ex rel. Lay v. Cain, 691 So. 2d 135 (La. Ct. App. 1997). “R.S. 15:571.15 and 15:574.2(B)(2). This includes all actions contesting the computation of sentences, discharge, and good time dates.”
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