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• 19th Judicial District Court to close at noon in honor of Juneteenth holiday

  June 18, 2021 11:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Capital city officials are closing the 19th Judicial District Court early in honor of Juneteenth, according to a Friday news release. Officials say the 19th JDC will close at noon on Friday to honor, remember, and celebrate the commemoration of the end of slavery in the... more »

• State Supreme Court gives go-ahead for jury trials to begin Play Video

  June 30, 2020 8:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Courthouses across the state have been closed for months due to the COVID-19 health crisis, but with Louisiana's Supreme Court guidance allowing for all jury trials to resume Tuesday, June 30 officials who oversee the 19th Judicial District court in downtown Baton Rouge are preparing the facility... more »