Exceptions to general rules

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LA Code › Code code-of-civil-procedure › Article 43

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The general rules of venue provided in Article 42 are subject to the exceptions provided in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Book 1 of this Code and otherwise provided by law.

Amended by Acts 1982, No. 649, §1; Acts 2013, No. 78, §1.

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