Louisiana Supreme Court Issues Emergency Order Suspending Criminal Matters in 21 Parishes - Press Release

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<p style="text-align:center;"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/press_room/press_releases/pressroompicgrid.css" /></p><div align="left" style="text-align:center;"><table style="background-color:#428bca;border-color:X357ebd;width:100%;"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td bgcolor="#428bca" height="21" valign="middle" width="100%"><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">2020 Press Releases </span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="16%"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></div><table style="text-align:center;"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td width="82">CONTACT:&nbsp;</td><td width="253">Trina S. Vincent<br />504-310-2590</td></tr></tbody></table><div align="left" style="text-align:center;"><table style="background-color:#F7EBC6;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:3px;width:100%;"><tbody style=""><tr valign="top"><td style="text-align:left;" width="38%"><span style="color:#212073;text-transform:uppercase;"><strong>September 9, 2020</strong></span></td><td width="62%"><p align="right" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="color:#212073;"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong></strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT ISSUES EMERGENCY ORDER SUSPENDING CRIMINAL MATTERS IN 21 PARISHES</strong></p><p style="text-align:left;"><strong>New Orleans &minus; </strong>Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson announced today that considering the state of emergency declared statewide by Governor John Bel Edwards as a result of then-Tropical Storm Laura on August 21, 2020 in Executive Proclamation Number 108 JBE 2020 and the catastrophic damage that Hurricane Laura has caused in the state, the Louisiana Supreme Court has issued an emergency <a href="/court_closure_orders/2020/2020-09-09_LASC_CriminalSuspensionOrder.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Order</strong></a> suspending deadlines in criminal matters in 21 parishes: <strong>Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Calcasieu, Cameron, Claiborne, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Sabine, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, </strong>and <strong>Winn</strong>.</p><p>The <a href="/court_closure_orders/2020/2020-09-09_LASC_CriminalSuspensionOrder.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Order</strong></a> reads as follows:</p><ol><li><strong>Emergency suspension of time limitations. </strong>All time periods, limitations, and delays&nbsp;pertaining to the initiation, continuation, prosecution, defense, appeal, and post-conviction relief of any prosecution of any state or municipal criminal, juvenile, wildlife, or traffic matter within the parishes of Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Calcasieu, Cameron, Claiborne, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Sabine, Union, Vermilion, Vernon and Winn are hereby suspended for a period of 30 days commencing from August 21, 2020.<br /></li><li><strong>Prior Order. </strong>Part 2 of the Order of this Court dated September 2, 2020 suspending time&nbsp;limitations in Calcasieu Parish for ninety (90) days commencing on September 2, 2020 is hereby rescinded in accordance with Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 955D and replaced with the time limitation specified above. All other provisions of the September 2, 2020 Order remain in effect.<br /></li></ol><p style="text-align:left;"><strong>For more information visit<a href="/"> lasc.org</a> or contact Louisiana Supreme Court Public Information Specialist/Coordinator Trina S. Vincent at <a href="mailto:tvincent@lasc.org">tvincent@lasc.org</a> or (504) 310-2590.</strong></p><ul><li><a href="/Press_Room/Press_Releases/2020/2020-28_Esp.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#003e69;box-sizing:border-box;overflow-wrap:break-word;">En Espa&ntilde;ol</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="/Press_Room/Press_Releases/2020/2020-28_Viet.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:#003e69;box-sizing:border-box;overflow-wrap:break-word;">bằng tiếng việt</a></li></ul><p style="text-align:left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>-30-</strong></p>
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