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urn: urn:us-la:rs:27:18
citation: "R.S. 27:18"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 27 › Chapter 2"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1996, number: 7, section: 1, effective_date: 1996-05-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1997, number: 1004, section: 1, effective_date: 1997-07-10, role: amendment }
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# Venue

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the venue for any civil proceeding by or against the board or to which the board is a party shall be the parish of East Baton Rouge.

B. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, the venue for any civil proceeding involving a licensee, involving the conducting of gaming activities or operations, by or against any licensee, or to which a licensee is a party, shall be the domicile of the licensee. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any regulatory or enforcement action by or against the state.