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La. Rev. Stat. § 16:3 (2026)

Representation of state in city courts; fees

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§3. Representation of state in city courts; fees

            The district attorneys throughout the state shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions before city courts constituted by law.

            They shall receive the same fees now provided by law for convictions for the same offenses in the district courts of Louisiana.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1972–2003 · leading case: City of Baton Rouge v. Short, 345 So. 2d 37 (La. 1977).
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City of Baton Rouge v. Short, 345 So. 2d 37 (La. 1977). · cites it 3× “R.S. 16:3 directed that "[t]he district attorneys throughout the state shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions before city courts constituted by law.”
In Re Fuselier, 837 So. 2d 1257 (La. 2003). “R.S. 16:3 provides, "the district attorneys throughout the state shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions before city courts constituted by law.”
City of Baton Rouge v. Mahnken, 257 So. 2d 690 (La. 1972). “R.S. 16:3 6 . R.S. 13:1894.1 has impliedly repealed that statute, to the extent that it is inconsistent, giving to city attorneys the authority to prosecute violations of R.”
State in Interest of AH, 670 So. 2d 361 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “R.S. 16:3 states that the district attorneys throughout the state shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions before city courts constituted by law.”
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