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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4715 (2026)

Providing parish court-house and jail

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§4715.  Providing parish court-house and jail

The police jury of each parish shall provide a good and sufficient court-house, with rooms for jurors, and a good and sufficient jail, at such place as they may deem most convenient for the parish at large, provided that when the seat of justice is established by law, they shall not have power to remove it.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: Amiss v. Dumas, 411 So. 2d 1137 (La. Ct. App. 1982).
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Amiss v. Dumas, 411 So. 2d 1137 (La. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 4× “R.S. 33:4715, the defendants are only to provide the structure, or physical plant, of the jail; that under the provision of La.”
Arce v. Louisiana, 226 F. Supp. 3d 643 (E.D. La. 2016). · cites it 2× “R.S. § 33:4715. Jefferson Parish also bears the responsibility of financing and physically maintaining the parish jail.”
Gorton v. Ouachita Par. Police Jury, 814 So. 2d 95 (La. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “His investigation revealed that there was condensation *104 on the floor at the time of the accident. Liability of the OPPJ The sheriff is the keeper of the jail.”
City of Shreveport v. Caddo Par., 658 So. 2d 786 (La. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “15:304 and LSA-R.S. 33:4715. It also sought to recover the costs of housing the felony pretrial detainees at the rate of $25.”
Citizens, Electors & Taxpayers v. Layrisson, 449 So. 2d 613 (La. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 3× “33:2922 upon LSA-R.S. 33:4715, [6] which imposes upon parish governing authorities the duty to provide a "good and sufficient" courthouse and jail.”
Neola N. Howard, Etc. v. Ray Fortenberry, Etc., 723 F.2d 1206 (5th Cir. 1984). “La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 33:4715 (West 1966). 8 .”
Jackson v. Beasley, 712 So. 2d 162 (La. Ct. App. 1998). “R.S. 33:4715 to provide a "good and sufficient court-house" and a "good and sufficient jail.”
Fisher v. Catahoula Par. Police Jury, 165 So. 3d 321 (La. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “R.S. 33:4715 provides “[t]he police jury Lof each parish shall provide a good and sufficient court-house .”
Griffin v. Foti, 523 So. 2d 935 (La. Ct. App. 1988). “R.S. 33:4715 provides that the police jury of each parish shall provide a good and sufficient court house and jail, and R.”
Sw. Louisiana Hosp. Ass'n v. Hunt, 551 So. 2d 818 (La. Ct. App. 1989). “R.S. 33:4715: The police jury of each parish shall provide a good and sufficient courthouse, with rooms for jurors, and a good and sufficient jail, at such place as they may deem most convenient for the parish at large, provided that when the seat of justice is established by…”
Prator v. Caddo Par., 900 So. 2d 350 (La. Ct. App. 2005). “R.S. 33:4715. From this interpretation of the scope of these “keeping and feeding” per diems, Caddo Parish is not entitled to a credit for the ordinary or extraordinary medical expenses for DOC, federal and out-of-parish inmates because Caddo Parish is not responsible for those…”
Cent. Louisiana Bank & Trust Co. v. Avoyelles Par. Police Jury, 493 So. 2d 1249 (La. Ct. App. 1986). “We agree with the trial court that under these various statutory provisions a law enforcement district and a parish may agree to jointly fund the construction or improvement of a jail.”
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