Preservation of documents and records of the courts of appeal; destruction of certain records
La. R.S. 13:4686
in effect13:4686. Preservation of documents and records of the courts of appeal; destruction of certain records
A. Effective August 15, 2010, the Louisiana State University Law Library shall cease to serve as the depository for duplicate copies of transcripts and briefs of cases finally disposed of by the Courts of Appeal of the State of Louisiana. Thereafter, the clerks of the Courts of Appeal shall not transmit such duplicate copies of transcripts and briefs.
B. Any duplicate records transmitted to the Louisiana State University Law Library by a Court of Appeal prior to August 15, 2010, may be removed and destroyed by the library after the lapse of five years from the date of deposit. The duplicate records transmitted by a Court of Appeal shall be retained for the five-year period except as otherwise ordered by the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except as authorized by order of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Louisiana State University Law Library shall not dispose of any records of any criminal cases that have been previously transferred to the Louisiana State University Law Library by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal or the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.
Acts 1990, No. 88, §1; Acts 2010, No. 463, §1.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=77817Fetched: 10/20/2026