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LA Code Civ Pro art. 1911 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1911. Final judgment; partial final judgment; signing; appeals

  A. Except as otherwise provided by law, every final judgment shall contain the typewritten or printed name of the judge and be signed by the judge. Any judgment that does not contain the typewritten or printed name of the judge shall not be invalidated for that reason. Judgments may be signed by the judge by use of electronic signature. The various courts shall provide by court rule for the method of electronic signature to be used and to ensure the authenticity of the electronic signature.  B. For the purpose of an appeal as provided in Article 2083, no appeal may be taken from a final judgment until the requirement of this Article has been fulfilled. No appeal may be taken from a partial final judgment under Article 1915(B) until the judgment has been designated a final judgment under Article 1915(B). An appeal may be taken from a final judgment under Article 1915(A) without the judgment being so designated.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 87, §1; Acts 1979, No. 618, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2014, No. 144, §1; Acts 2014, No. 606, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1912 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1912. Final judgment; multi-parish districts, signing in any parish in the state

A final judgment may be signed in any parish within the state and shall be sent to the clerk of the parish in which the case is pending. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 242, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1913 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1913. Notice of judgment

  A. Except as otherwise provided by law, notice of the signing of a final judgment, including a partial final judgment under Article 1915, is required in all contested cases, and shall be mailed by the clerk of court to the counsel of record for each party, and to each party not represented by counsel. NOTE: Paragraph (B) and (C) eff. until Jan. 1, 2022. See Acts 2021, No. 174.  B. Notice of the signing of a final default judgment against a defendant on whom citation was not served personally, or on whom citation was served through the secretary of state, and who filed no exception, answer, or other pleading, shall be served on the defendant by the sheriff, by either personal or domiciliary service, or in the case of a defendant originally served through the secretary of state, by service on the secretary of state.  C. Except when service is required under Paragraph B of this Article, notice of the signing of a final default judgment shall be mailed by the clerk of court to the defendant at the address where personal service was obtained or to the last known address of the defendant. NOTE: Paragraph (B) and (C) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 174, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  B. Notice of the signing of a default judgment against a defendant on whom citation was not served personally, or on whom citation was served through the secretary of state, and who filed no exception, answer, or other pleading, shall be served on the defendant by the sheriff, by either personal or domiciliary service, or in the case of a defendant originally served through the secretary of state, by service on the secretary of state.  C. Except when service is required under Paragraph B of this Article, notice of the signing of a default judgment shall be mailed by the clerk of court to the defendant at the address where personal service was obtained or to the last known address of the defendant.  D. The clerk shall file a certificate in the record showing the date on which, and the counsel and parties to whom, notice of the signing of the judgment was mailed.  E. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 824, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.  Amended by Acts 1961, No. 23, §1; Acts 1968, No. 127, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1000, §1; Acts 1992, No. 700, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 512, §1; Acts 2006, No. 337, §1; Acts 2008, No. 824, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2018, No. 195, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1914 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1914. Interlocutory judgments; notice; delay for further action

A. Except as provided in Paragraphs B and C of this Article, the rendition of an interlocutory judgment in open court constitutes notice to all parties. B. The interlocutory judgment shall be reduced to writing if the court so orders, if a party requests within ten days of rendition in open court that it be reduced to writing, or if the court takes the interlocutory matter under advisement. The clerk shall mail notice of the subsequent judgment to each party. C. If the interlocutory judgment is one refusing to grant a new trial or a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the clerk shall mail notice to each party regardless of whether the motion is taken under advisement. The delay for appealing the final judgment commences to run only from the date of the mailing of the notice, as provided in Articles 2087 and 2123. D. Except as provided in Paragraph C of this Article, each party shall have ten days either from notice of the interlocutory judgment, or from the mailing of notice when required to take any action or file any pleadings in the trial court; however, this provision does not suspend or otherwise affect the time for applying for supervisory writs, nor does it affect the time for appealing an interlocutory judgment under Article 2083. E. The provisions of this Article do not apply to an interlocutory injunctive order or judgment. Acts 1983, No. 61, §1; Acts 1995, No. 657, §1; Acts 2003, No. 545, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1915 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1915. Partial final judgment; partial judgment; partial exception; partial summary judgment

A. A final judgment may be rendered and signed by the court, even though it may not grant the successful party or parties all of the relief prayed for, or may not adjudicate all of the issues in the case, when the court: (1) Dismisses the suit as to less than all of the parties, defendants, third party plaintiffs, third party defendants, or intervenors. (2) Grants a motion for judgment on the pleadings, as provided by Articles 965, 968, and 969. (3) Grants a motion for summary judgment, as provided by Articles 966 through 969, but not including a summary judgment granted pursuant to Article 966(E). (4) Signs a judgment on either the principal or incidental demand, when the two have been tried separately, as provided by Article 1038. (5) Signs a judgment on the issue of liability when that issue has been tried separately by the court, or when, in a jury trial, the issue of liability has been tried before a jury and the issue of damages is to be tried before a different jury. (6) Imposes sanctions or disciplinary action pursuant to Article 191, 863, or 864 or Code of Evidence Article 510(G). B.(1) When a court renders a partial judgment or partial summary judgment or sustains an exception in part, as to one or more but less than all of the claims, demands, issues, or theories against a party, whether in an original demand, reconventional demand, cross-claim, third-party claim, or intervention, the judgment shall not constitute a final judgment unless it is designated as a final judgment by the court after an express determination that there is no just reason for delay. (2) In the absence of such a determination and designation, any such order or decision shall not constitute a final judgment for the purpose of an immediate appeal and may be revised at any time prior to rendition of the judgment adjudicating all the claims and the rights and liabilities of all the parties. C. If an appeal is taken from any judgment rendered under the provisions of this Article, the trial court shall retain jurisdiction to adjudicate the remaining issues in the case. Acts 1983, No. 534, §3; Acts 1992, No. 71, §1; Acts 1997, No. 483, §2, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 89, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 553, §1; Acts 2013, No. 391, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1916 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1916. Jury cases; compromise agreements; signature of judgment by the court

A. After a trial by jury, the court shall prepare and sign a judgment in accordance with the verdict of the jury within ten days of the rendition of the verdict, or the court may order counsel for a party in the case to prepare and submit a judgment to the court for signature within ten days of the rendition of the verdict, in accordance with the rules for Louisiana district courts. B. When the parties to a contested matter reach a compromise agreement which is recited in open court and on the record capable of being transcribed, the court may order counsel for a party to prepare and submit a judgment to the court for signature, in accordance with the rules for Louisiana district courts, within twenty days of the recital. Acts 2006, No. 474, §1; Acts 2008, No. 824, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1917 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1917. Findings of the court and reasons for judgment

A. In all appealable contested cases, other than those tried by a jury, the court when requested to do so by a party shall give in writing its findings of fact and reasons for judgment, provided the request is made not later than ten days after the mailing of the notice of the signing of the judgment. B. In nonjury cases to recover damages for injury, death, or loss, whether or not requested to do so by a party, the court shall make specific findings that shall include those matters to which reference is made in Paragraph C of Article 1812 of this Code. These findings need not include reasons for judgment. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 431, §3, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 111, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 112, §1, eff. June 26, 1980; Acts 2005, No. 205, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1918 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1918. Form of final judgment

  A. A final judgment in accordance with Article 1841 shall be identified as such by appropriate language; shall be signed and dated; and shall, in its decree, identify the name of the party in whose favor the relief is awarded, the name of the party against whom the relief is awarded, and the relief that is awarded. If appealed, a final judgment that does not contain the appropriate decretal language shall be remanded to the trial court, which shall amend the judgment in accordance with Article 1951 within the time set by the appellate court.  B. When written reasons for the judgment are assigned, they shall be set out in an opinion separate from the judgment.  Acts 2021, No. 259, §2.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1919 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1919. Judgment affecting immovable property; particular description

All final judgments which affect title to immovable property shall describe the immovable property affected with particularity. This article does not apply to judgments in succession proceedings recognizing heirs or legatees and sending them into possession.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1920 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1920. Costs; parties liable; procedure for taxing

Unless the judgment provides otherwise, costs shall be paid by the party cast, and may be taxed by a rule to show cause. Except as otherwise provided by law, the court may render judgment for costs, or any part thereof, against any party, as it may consider equitable.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1921 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1921. Interest allowed by the judgment

The court shall award interest in the judgment as prayed for or as provided by law.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1922 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1922. Money judgments; judgment debtor; date of birth; social security number

A. A final judgment for the payment of money shall include the date of birth of all parties against whom it is rendered, if the date of birth is known by the attorney preparing the judgment. However, the failure to include the date of birth of the judgment debtors shall not affect the validity of the judgment. B.(1) A final judgment for the payment of money shall also include the last four digits of the social security number of the judgment debtors, if known by the attorney preparing the judgment. However, the failure to include such information shall not affect the validity of the judgment. (2) A recorded lien having the effect of a money judgment shall also include the last four digits of the social security number of the debtor, or the Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identification number of the debtor in the case of a debtor doing business other than as an individual, if known by the attorney preparing the lien. However, the failure to include such information shall not affect the validity of the lien. C.(1) The recorder shall not refuse to record a money judgment or lien which does not include the information required by Paragraph B of this Article. If any judgment or lien being recorded does not include the information required by this Article, the recorder shall be entitled to collect a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars per debtor in addition to the applicable fee set forth in R.S. 13:841. (2) The fee authorized by Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph shall not apply if, at the time of recording the judgment, the creditor attaches to and records with the judgment an affidavit setting forth the information required by Paragraph B of this Article or by Civil Code Article 3352(A)(5). (3) A person recording an affidavit of distinction pursuant to R.S. 9:5501 through 5503 shall not be required to pay a fee for recording the affidavit of distinction. (4) The provisions of Subparagraph (3) of this Paragraph shall not apply to an affidavit of distinction recorded in order to distinguish the affiant from a debtor named in a judgment or lien which was recorded prior to July 1, 2012. Acts 1995, No. 1295, §1; Acts 2003, No. 599, §1; Acts 2007, No. 11, §1, eff. June 18, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 20, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1951 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1951. Amendment of judgment

  On motion of the court or any party, a final judgment may be amended at any time to alter the phraseology of the judgment or to correct deficiencies in the decretal language or errors of calculation. The judgment may be amended only after a hearing with notice to all parties, except that a hearing is not required if all parties consent or if the court or the party submitting the amended judgment certifies that it was provided to all parties at least five days before the amendment and that no opposition has been received. A final judgment may not be amended under this Article to change its substance.  Acts 2013, No. 78, §1; Acts 2021, No. 259, §2.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1971 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1971. Granting of new trial

A new trial may be granted, upon contradictory motion of any party or by the court on its own motion, to all or any of the parties and on all or part of the issues, or for reargument only. If a new trial is granted as to less than all parties or issues, the judgment may be held in abeyance as to all parties and issues.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1972 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1972. Peremptory grounds

A new trial shall be granted, upon contradictory motion of any party, in the following cases:  (1) When the verdict or judgment appears clearly contrary to the law and the evidence. (2) When the party has discovered, since the trial, evidence important to the cause, which he could not, with due diligence, have obtained before or during the trial. (3) When the jury was bribed or has behaved improperly so that impartial justice has not been done. Acts 1983, No. 534, §10.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1973 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1973. Discretionary grounds

A new trial may be granted in any case if there is good ground therefor, except as otherwise provided by law.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1974 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1974. Delay for applying for new trial

  A party may file a motion for a new trial not later than seven days, exclusive of legal holidays, after the clerk has mailed or the sheriff has served the notice of judgment as required by Article 1913.  Amended by Acts 1961, No. 23, §1; Acts 1974, No. 520, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2021, No. 259, §2.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1975 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1975. Application for new trial; verifying affidavit

A motion for a new trial shall set forth the grounds upon which it is based. When the motion is based on Article 1972(2) and (3), the allegations of fact therein shall be verified by the affidavit of the applicant.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1976 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1976. Service of notice

Notice of the motion for new trial and of the time and place assigned for hearing thereon must be served upon the opposing party as provided by Article 1314.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1977 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1977. Assignment of new trial

When a new trial is granted, it shall be assigned for hearing in accordance with the rules and practice of the court.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1978 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1978. Procedure in new trial

It shall not be necessary in a non-jury trial to resummon the witnesses or to hear them anew at a new trial if their testimony has once been reduced to writing, but all such testimony and evidence received on the former trial shall be considered as already in evidence. Any party may call new witnesses or offer additional evidence, and with the permission of the court recall any witness for further examination or cross-examination as the case may be. However, the parties shall not be precluded from producing new proofs, on the ground they have not been offered on the first trial. When a new trial is granted for reargument only, no evidence shall be adduced. Amended by Acts 1988, No. 515, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 1979 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 1979. Summary decision on motion; maximum delays

The court shall decide on a motion for a new trial within ten days from the time it is submitted for decision. The time may be extended for a specified period upon the written consent or stipulation of record by the attorneys representing all parties. When the court grants a motion for a new trial, it shall specify each of its reasons in the order. Acts 2013, No. 78, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 2001 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 2001. Grounds in general

The nullity of a final judgment may be demanded for vices of either form or substance, as provided in Articles 2002 through 2006.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 2002 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 2002. Annulment for vices of form; time for action

  A. A final judgment shall be annulled if it is rendered:  (1) Against an incompetent person not represented as required by law. NOTE: Subparagraph (2) eff. until Jan. 1, 2022. See Acts 2021, No. 174.  (2) Against a defendant who has not been served with process as required by law and who has not waived objection to jurisdiction, or against whom a valid final default judgment has not been taken. NOTE: Subparagraph (2) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 174, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  (2) Against a defendant who has not been served with process as required by law and who has not waived objection to jurisdiction, or against whom a valid default judgment has not been taken.  (3) By a court which does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of the suit.  B. Except as otherwise provided in Article 2003, an action to annul a judgment on the grounds listed in this Article may be brought at any time.  Acts 1997, No. 578, §1; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 2003 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 2003. Same; action lost through acquiescence

A defendant who voluntarily acquiesced in the judgment, or who was present in the parish at the time of its execution and did not attempt to enjoin its enforcement, may not annul the judgment on any of the grounds enumerated in Article 2002.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 2004 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 2004. Annulment for vices of substance; peremption of action

A. A final judgment obtained by fraud or ill practices may be annulled. B. An action to annul a judgment on these grounds must be brought within one year of the discovery by the plaintiff in the nullity action of the fraud or ill practices. C. The court may award reasonable attorney fees incurred by the prevailing party in an action to annul a judgment on these grounds. Acts 2001, No. 512, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 2005 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 2005. Annulment of judgments; effect of appeal

A judgment may be annulled prior to or pending an appeal therefrom, or after the delays for appealing have elapsed. A judgment affirmed, reversed, amended, or otherwise rendered by an appellate court may be annulled only when the ground for nullity did not appear in the record of appeal or was not considered by the appellate court.  An action of nullity does not affect the right to appeal.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 2006 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 2006. Court where action brought

An action to annul a judgment must be brought in the trial court, even though the judgment sought to be annulled may have been affirmed on appeal, or even rendered by the appellate court.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 2031 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 2031. Revival of judgments

A. A money judgment may be revived at any time before it prescribes by an interested party by the filing of an ex parte motion brought in the court and suit in which the judgment was rendered. The filing of the motion to revive interrupts the prescriptive period applicable to the judgment. The motion to revive judgment shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the holder and owner of the judgment, stating that the original judgment has not been satisfied. A judgment shall thereupon be rendered reviving the original judgment. No citation or service of process of the motion to revive shall be required. The court may order the judgment debtor to pay additional court costs and reasonable attorney fees in connection with the judgment revival action. Notice of signing of the judgment of revival shall be mailed by the clerk of court to the judgment debtor at his last known address as reflected in the suit record. B. At any time after the signing of the judgment of revival, the judgment debtor may, by contradictory motion, have the judgment of revival annulled, upon showing that the judgment which has been revived was in fact satisfied prior to the signing of the judgment of revival. If the judgment debtor proves that the judgment has been satisfied prior to the filing of the motion to revive the judgment, the holder or owner of the judgment shall pay all court costs, fees, and attorney fees incurred by the judgment debtor in opposing the ex parte order of revival and the cancellation of the judgment from the mortgage records. Acts 2003, No. 806, §1; Acts 2005, No. 205, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 2081 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 2081. Applicability of Title

The provisions of this Title are applicable to all appeals to the supreme court and the courts of appeal, except as otherwise provided by law.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 2082 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 2082. Definition of appeal

Appeal is the exercise of the right of a party to have a judgment of a trial court revised, modified, set aside, or reversed by an appellate court.