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urn: urn:us-la:rs:56:46
citation: "R.S. 56:46"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 56 › Chapter 1 › Part II › Subpart B"
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  - { year: 1981, number: 837, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
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# Venue when river divides parishes

If any offense under this Chapter is alleged to have been committed in a river dividing two parishes and the exact place of commission of the offense cannot be established, any court in either parish has territorial jurisdiction.