The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson · New Orleans and Baton Rouge · Louisiana
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- La. Const. art. V, § 1; La. R.S. 1:55; Governor's and Parish President's emergency declarations; Louisiana Supreme Court emergency orders
- Issued
- 2020-06-03 June 3, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-05 8:00 a.m. (read as 2020-06-05)
- End
- 2020-09-14 (Phase III, Ex. 069) (read as 2020-09-14)
- In force
- June 5, 2020 to Sept. 14, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- litigants, attorneys, jurors, the public
- Functions reached
- Collection
- New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY
Operative words
Beginning June 5, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., the Thomas F. Donelon Courthouse will be open to the public with the following Phase II restrictions: 1. Jury Trials: Criminal and civil jury trials shall recommence beginning July 20, 2020. 2. Civil Matters: A. Civil trials and motions involving witness testimony may proceed in person, provided each courtroom shall be limited to a maximum of 12 persons, excluding the judge and the judge's staff. Social distancing of not less than 6 feet shall be observed.... B. All civil matters not involving witness testimony... shall continue to proceed by video conference via the court's Zoom platform
Enforcement
Retrieval noteScanned four-page order; page 1 read by rendering to PNG.