COURTS: Provides relative to justice of the peace courts and constables in Avoyelles Parish

HB 964 expands the authority of justice of the peace courts and constables in Evangeline Parish by granting them concurrent jurisdiction over property standards and nuisance violations anywhere within the parish. This change allows these courts to enforce local ordinances and enables constables to issue summonses and serve subpoenas for violations occurring throughout the parish, not just in specific zones. The bill also updates the legislative text to include both subsections (7) and (8) of the relevant state code regarding these local court powers.