Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Tit. VI, Art. 261. Special definitions

(1) “Crime” means any offense denounced by a state statute and does not include an offense denounced by a local ordinance.

(2) “Governor” includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state.

(3) “Executive authority” includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state.

(4) “Indictment” is limited in meaning to the finding of a grand jury.

(5) “Judge” means any judge of a district court with criminal jurisdiction.

(6) “State,” when used with reference to a state other than this state, means any state or territory of the United States of America, and includes the District of Columbia.