Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Tit. II, Art. 4912. Possession or ownership of movable property; eviction proceedings; justice of the peace courts

A. (1) A justice of the peace court shall, within its territorial jurisdiction, have jurisdiction, concurrent with the parish or district court, over suits for the possession or ownership of movable property not exceeding five thousand dollars in value and over suits by landowners or lessors for the eviction of occupants or tenants of leased residential premises, regardless of the amount of monthly or yearly rent or the rent for the unexpired term of the lease.

(2) A judgment of ownership of a vehicle ordered by a justice of the peace court shall be recognized by the office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(3) The provisions of this Paragraph shall also be applicable to suits for possession and ownership of a manufactured home, as defined by R.S. 9:1149.2, not exceeding five thousand dollars in value.