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LA Code Civ Pro art. 1791 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1791. Comment on facts by judge prohibited

The judge in the presence of the jury shall not comment upon the facts of the case, either by commenting upon or recapitulating the evidence, repeating the testimony of any witness, or giving an opinion as to what has been proved, not proved, or refuted. Acts 1983, No. 534, §7.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1792 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1792. Charge to the jury

A. At any time during the trial, the court may instruct the jury on the law applicable to any issue in the case. B. After the trial of the case and the presentation of all the evidence and arguments, the court shall instruct the jurors on the law applicable to the cause submitted to them. The court shall reduce such instructions to writing. The court shall further instruct the jury that it may take with it or have sent to it a written copy of all instructions and charges and any object or document received in evidence when a physical examination thereof is required to enable the jury to reach its verdict. C. This charge shall be in writing and available to the parties and to jurors in their deliberations. Acts 1983, No. 534, §7; Acts 1997, No. 668, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1793 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1793. Instructions to jury; objections

  A. At the close of the evidence, or at such earlier time as the court reasonably directs, a party may file written requests that the court instruct the jury on the law as set forth in the requests.  B. The court shall inform the parties of its proposed action on the written requests and shall also inform the parties of the instructions it intends to give to the jury at the close of the evidence within a reasonable time prior to their arguments to the jury.  C. A party may not assign as error the giving or the failure to give an instruction unless he objects thereto either before the jury retires to consider its verdict or immediately after the jury retires, stating specifically the matter to which he objects and the grounds of his objection. If he objects prior to the time the jury retires, he shall be given an opportunity to make the objection out of the hearing of the jury.  D. The jury may take with it or have sent to it a written copy of all instructions and charges.  Acts 1983, No. 534, §7; Acts 1987, No. 699, §1; Acts 1997, No. 668, §1; Acts 2021, No. 259, §2.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1794 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1794. Taking evidence to jury room

A. Jurors shall be permitted to take notes. The court shall provide the needed writing implements. Jurors may, but need not, take notes and such notes as are taken may be used during the jury's deliberations but shall not be preserved for review on appeal. The trial judge shall ensure the confidentiality of the notes during the course of the trial and the jury's deliberations. At each recess prior to jury deliberation, the court shall collect and maintain any and all notes made by each juror and upon reconvening, the court shall return to each juror his individual notes and shall cause the notes to be destroyed immediately upon return of the verdict. B. The court may allow the jury to take with them any object or writing received in evidence, except depositions and except as otherwise provided in the Louisiana Code of Evidence. Acts 1983, No. 534, §7; Acts 1988, No. 515, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, No. 668, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1795 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1795. Jury request to review testimony

  If the jury, after retiring for deliberation, requests a review of certain testimony, they shall be conducted to the courtroom. After giving notice to the parties, the court may have the requested testimony read to the jury.  Acts 1983, No. 534, §7; Acts 2021, No. 259, §2.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1796 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1796. Additional instructions

A. If the jury, after retiring for deliberation, desires to receive information on any point of law, they shall be conducted to the courtroom.  B. After giving notice to the parties, the court may give the appropriate instructions. C. The court, after giving notice to the parties, may recall the jury after they have retired:  (1) To correct or withdraw an erroneous instruction. (2) To clarify an ambiguous instruction. (3) To inform the jury on a point of law which should have been covered in the original instructions. (4) To give such further instructions as may be appropriate. Added by Acts 1983, No. 534, §7.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1797 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1797. Number required for verdict

A. If trial is by a jury of six, five of the jurors must concur to render a verdict unless the parties stipulate otherwise. B. If trial is by a jury of twelve, nine of the jurors must concur to render a verdict unless the parties stipulate otherwise. C. If the parties have stipulated pursuant to Article 1761(B) that the remaining jurors shall try the issues specified if members of the jury die or become disqualified, they also shall stipulate as to the number of jurors who must concur to render a verdict. Added by Acts 1983, No. 534, §7.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1810. Directed verdicts; motion to dismiss at close of plaintiff's evidence

A party who moves for a directed verdict at the close of the evidence offered by an opponent may offer evidence in the event that the motion is not granted, without having reserved the right so to do and to the same extent as if the motion had not been made. A motion for a directed verdict that is not granted is not a waiver of trial by jury even though all parties to the action have moved for directed verdicts. A motion for a directed verdict shall state the specific grounds therefor. The order of the court granting a motion for a directed verdict is effective without any assent of the jury. Acts 1983, No. 534, §8.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1811. Motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict

A.(1) Not later than seven days, exclusive of legal holidays, after the clerk has mailed or the sheriff has served the notice of judgment under Article 1913, a party may move for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. If a verdict was not returned, a party may move for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict not later than seven days, exclusive of legal holidays, after the jury was discharged. (2) A motion for a new trial may be joined with this motion, or a new trial may be prayed for in the alternative. B. If a verdict was returned the court may allow the judgment to stand or may reopen the judgment and either order a new trial or render a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. If no verdict was returned, the court may render a judgment or order a new trial. C.(1) If the motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict is granted, the court shall also rule on the motion for a new trial, if any, by determining whether it should be granted if the judgment is thereafter vacated or reversed and shall specify the grounds for granting or denying the motion for a new trial. If the motion for a new trial is thus conditionally granted, the order thereon does not affect the finality of the judgment. (2) If the motion for a new trial has been conditionally granted and the judgment is reversed on appeal, the new trial shall proceed unless the appellate court orders otherwise. (3) If the motion for a new trial has been conditionally denied and the judgment is reversed on appeal, subsequent proceedings shall be in accordance with the order of the appellate court. D. The party whose verdict has been set aside on a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict may move for a new trial pursuant to Articles 1972 and 1973. The motion for a new trial shall be filed no later than seven days, exclusive of legal holidays, after the clerk has mailed or the sheriff has served the notice of the signing of the judgment notwithstanding the verdict under Article 1913. The motion shall be served pursuant to Articles 1976 and 1314. E. If the motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict is denied, the party who prevailed on that motion may, as appellee, assert grounds entitling him to a new trial in the event the appellate court concludes that the trial court erred in denying the motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. If the appellate court reverses the judgment, nothing in this Article precludes the court from determining that the appellee is entitled to a new trial or from directing the trial court to determine whether a new trial shall be granted. F. The motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict may be granted on the issue of liability or on the issue of damages or on both issues. Acts 1983, No. 534, §8. Amended by Acts 1984, No. 40, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1813 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1813. General verdict accompanied by answer to interrogatories

A. The court may submit to the jury, together with appropriate forms for a general verdict, written interrogatories upon one or more issues of fact the decision of which is necessary to a verdict. The court shall give such explanation or instruction as may be necessary to enable the jury both to make answers to the interrogatories and to render a general verdict, and the court shall direct the jury both to make written answers and to render a general verdict. B. The court shall inform the parties within a reasonable time prior to their arguments to the jury of the general verdict form and instructions it intends to submit to the jury, and the parties shall be given a reasonable opportunity to make objections. C. When the general verdict and the answers are harmonious, the court shall direct the entry of the appropriate judgment upon the verdict and answers. D. When the answers are consistent with each other but one or more is inconsistent with the general verdict, the court may direct the entry of judgment in accordance with the answers, notwithstanding the general verdict, or may return the jury for further consideration of its answers and verdict, or may order a new trial. E. When the answers are inconsistent with each other and one or more is likewise inconsistent with the general verdict, the court shall not direct the entry of judgment but may return the jury for further consideration of its answers or may order a new trial. Acts 1983, No. 534, §8.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1814 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1814. Remittitur or additur as alternative to new trial; reformation of verdict

If the trial court is of the opinion that the verdict is so excessive or inadequate that a new trial should be granted for that reason only, it may indicate to the party or his attorney within what time he may enter a remittitur or additur. This remittitur or additur is to be entered only with the consent of the plaintiff or the defendant as the case may be, as an alternative to a new trial, and is to be entered only if the issue of quantum is clearly and fairly separable from other issues in the case. If a remittitur or additur is entered, then the court shall reform the jury verdict or judgment in accordance therewith. Added by Acts 1989, No. 173, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1841 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1841. Judgments, interlocutory and final

A judgment is the determination of the rights of the parties in an action and may award any relief to which the parties are entitled. It may be interlocutory or final. A judgment that does not determine the merits but only preliminary matters in the course of the action is an interlocutory judgment. A judgment that determines the merits in whole or in part is a final judgment.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3461 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3461. Venue; procedure

The petition for the partition of a succession shall be filed in the succession proceeding, as provided in Article 81(2). In all other respects and except when manifestly inapplicable, the procedure for partitioning a succession is governed by the provisions of Articles 4601 through 4614.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3462 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3462. Partition of succession property

When a succession has been opened judicially, the coheirs and legatees of the deceased cannot petition for a partition of the succession property unless they could at that time be sent into possession of the succession under Articles 3001, 3004, 3006, 3061, 3361, 3362, 3371, 3372, or 3381.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 4031 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 4031. Minor domiciled in the state

A. Except as provided in Paragraph B, a petition for the appointment of a tutor of a minor domiciled in the state shall be filed in the district court of the parish where:  (1) The surviving parent is domiciled, if one parent is dead; or  (2) The parent or other person awarded custody of the minor is domiciled, if the parents are divorced or judicially separated; or  (3) The minor resides. B. If the parents who are divorced or judicially separated are awarded joint custody of a minor: (1) They shall petition jointly for appointment as cotutors in the district court of the parish in which the proceedings for divorce or judicial separation were instituted, or if the award of joint custody has specified the legal domicile of the minor, in the district court of the parish of the legal domicile of the minor, or in the district court of the parish where the child resides. (2) With the permission of the judge, either parent may file a petition in the same court as provided in Subparagraph (1) for appointment as tutor for the limited purpose of enforcing a particular right or compromising a particular claim of an unemancipated minor if the other parent fails or refuses to do so. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 283, §2; Acts 1990, No. 764, §1; Acts 1995, No. 268, §1, eff. June 14, 1995.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 4032 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 4032. Minor not domiciled in the state

If the minor is not domiciled in the state, a petition for the appointment of a tutor may be filed in any parish where:  (1) Immovable property of the minor is situated; or  (2) Movable property of the minor is situated, if he owns no immovable property in the state.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 4033 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 4033. Petitions filed in two or more courts; stay of proceedings in second and subsequent courts; adoption of proceedings by first court

If petitions for the appointment of a tutor are filed in two or more competent courts, the court in which a petition was first filed shall proceed to a determination of the issues and the proceedings in the other courts shall be stayed. However, the first court may adopt as its own any of the proceedings taken in the other courts.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 4034 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 4034. Proceedings subsequent to appointment of tutor

Proceedings relative to a tutorship subsequent to the confirmation or appointment of a tutor who is domiciled in the state shall be brought in the parish of his domicile if he is living at the time or, if he is dead, in the parish where he was last domiciled. If the proceedings are brought in a court other than the one which confirmed or appointed the tutor, the court may require the filing of certified copies of all or any part of the proceedings in the other court. Proceedings relative to a tutorship subsequent to the confirmation or appointment of a tutor who is not domiciled in this state, or who has left the state permanently, shall be brought in the court which confirmed or appointed him. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 4, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1843 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1843. Final default judgment

  A final default judgment is that which is rendered against a defendant who fails to plead within the time prescribed by law. NOTE: Art. 1843 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 174 eff. Jan. 1, 2022. Art. 1843. Default judgment  A default judgment is that which is rendered against a defendant who fails to plead within the time prescribed by law.  Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1844 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1844. Judgment of dismissal; effect

A judgment of dismissal with or without prejudice shall be rendered and the effects thereof shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of Articles 1671 through 1673.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1871 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1871. Declaratory judgments; scope

Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions may declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for; and the existence of another adequate remedy does not preclude a judgment for declaratory relief in cases where it is appropriate. The declaration shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1872 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1872. Interested parties may obtain declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations

A person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writing constituting a contract, or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1873 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1873. Construction of contract

A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1874 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1874. Interested person may obtain declaration of rights; purpose

A person interested as or through an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or cestui que trust, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, an infant, lunatic, or insolvent, may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect thereto:  (1) To ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin or others;  (2) To direct the executors, administrators, or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity; or  (3) To determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1875 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1875. Powers enumerated not exclusive

The enumeration in Articles 1872 through 1874 does not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in Article 1871 in any proceeding where declaratory relief is sought, in which a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1876 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1876. Court may refuse declaratory judgment

The court may refuse to render a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1877 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1877. Review of judgments and decrees

All orders, judgments, and decrees under Articles 1871 through 1883 may be reviewed as other orders, judgments, and decrees.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1878 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1878. Supplemental relief; expedited hearing for constitutional determination; effect of pendency of other proceedings

A. Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper. The application therefor shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief. If the application is considered sufficient, the court, on reasonable notice, shall require any adverse party whose rights have been adjudicated by the declaratory judgment or decree, to show cause why further relief should not be granted forthwith. B. In any action or proceeding seeking a declaratory judgment as to the constitutionality of the expenditure of state funds, the court shall set the matter with preference and proceed to hear and determine the matter as expeditiously as the ends of justice may require, notwithstanding resolution of a pending petition for injunction sought pursuant to Article 3601 or a petition for mandamus sought pursuant to Article 3862. Acts 2014, No. 41, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1879 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1879. Trial and determination of issue of fact

When a proceeding under Articles 1871 through 1883 involves the determination of an issue of fact, such issue may be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other civil actions in the court in which the proceeding is pending.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1880 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1880. Parties

When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and no declaration shall prejudice the rights of persons not parties to the proceeding. In a proceeding which involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, such municipality shall be made a party, and shall be entitled to be heard. If the statute, ordinance, or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, the attorney general of the state shall also be served with a copy of the proceeding and be entitled to be heard.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1881 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1881. Construction

Articles 1871 through 1883 are declared to be remedial. Their purpose is to settle and afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations, and they are to be liberally construed and administered.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1882 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1882. Provisions independent and severable

Articles 1873 through 1883 are declared independent and severable, and the invalidity, if any, of any part or feature thereof shall not affect or render the remainder of the articles invalid or inoperative.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1883 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1883. Uniformity of interpretation

Articles 1871 through 1882 shall be interpreted and construed so as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact them, and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory judgments and decrees.