When it is proved that all the judges of any judicial district are absent from their judicial district, or are otherwise unable to act, any district judge of an adjoining judicial district may grant any orders that the absent or incapacitated judges could grant, if present.
La. R.S. 13:586
Absence of district judge; authority of judge of adjoining district
Known as the Judicial Budget and Performance Accountability Act
The act spans §§ 13–13 (359 sections).
Added by Acts 1952, No. 134, §1.
Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.