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LA Code Civ Pro art. 4924 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 4924. Appeals from justice of the peace courts; district courts with concurrent jurisdiction

A. Appeal from a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace court or a clerk of court shall be taken to the parish court or, if there is no parish court, to the district court of the parish in which the justice of the peace court is situated. B. The case is tried de novo on appeal. However, a trial de novo, in the district court from the justice of the peace court, is not subject to the jurisdictional limit of the justice of the peace court. C. No further appeal from the judgment of the parish or district court is allowed. D. Supervisory jurisdiction of the proceedings in the parish or district court may be exercised by the court of appeal which otherwise would have had appellate jurisdiction. Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 1999, No. 678, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 4925 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 4925. Delay for appeal; justice of the peace courts; district courts with concurrent jurisdiction

  A. The appellant from a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace court or the clerk of court shall file suit for a trial de novo in the district court or the parish court within fifteen days from the date of the judgment or from the service of notice of judgment, when such notice is necessary. A copy of the suit for trial de novo shall be provided to all parties or their attorney of record. A copy of either the notice of suit for trial de novo or the suit pleadings shall also be provided to the justice of the peace court whose judgment is being appealed. The rules of the district court or parish court shall thereafter apply.  B. When an application for new trial is timely filed, however, the delay for appeal commences on the day after the motion is denied, or from service of notice of the order denying a new trial, when such notice is necessary.  Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 2015, No. 424, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5001 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5001. Appeals from city and parish courts

  A. An appeal from a judgment rendered by a parish court or by a city court shall be taken to the court of appeal.  B. Appeal shall be on the record and shall be taken in the same manner as an appeal from the district court.  Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1134, §1; Acts 2021, No. 259, §2.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5002 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5002. Delay for appeal

A. An appeal from a judgment rendered by a city court or a parish court may be taken only within ten days from the date of the judgment or from the service of notice of judgment, when such notice is necessary. B. When an application for new trial is timely filed, however, the delay for appeal commences on the day after the motion is denied, or from service of notice of the order denying a new trial, when such notice is necessary. Acts 1986, No. 156, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5003 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5003. Procedure for appealing

The appellate procedure provided by Book III for appeals from the district court shall be applicable. Acts 1986, No. 156, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5011 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5011. Procedure

The rules provided in Articles 4917 through 4923 apply to a suit in a district court, when a justice of the peace would have concurrent jurisdiction thereof. Acts 1986, No. 156, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5051 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5051. Liberal construction of articles

The articles of this Code are to be construed liberally, and with due regard for the fact that rules of procedure implement the substantive law and are not an end in themselves.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5052 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5052. Unambiguous language not to be disregarded

When the language of an article is clear and free from ambiguity, its letter is not to be disregarded under the pretext of pursuing its spirit.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5053 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5053. Words and phrases

Words and phrases are to be read in their context, and are to be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language employed. The word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5054 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5054. Clerical and typographical errors disregarded

Clerical and typographical errors in this Code shall be disregarded when the legislative intent is clear.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5055 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5055. Number; gender

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) Words used in the singular number apply also to the plural; words used in the plural number include the singular; and  (2) Words used in one gender apply also to the others.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5056 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5056. Conjunctive, disjunctive, or both

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) The word "and" indicates the conjunctive;  (2) The word "or" indicates the disjunctive; and  (3) When the article is phrased in the disjunctive, followed by the words "or both", both the conjunctive and disjunctive are intended.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5057 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5057. Headings, source notes, cross references

The headings of the articles of this Code, and the source notes and cross references thereunder, are used for purposes of convenient arrangement and reference, and do not constitute parts of the procedural law.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5058 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5058. References to code articles or statutory sections

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) A reference in this Code to a book, title, chapter, section, or article, without further designation, means a book, title, chapter, section, or article of this Code; and  (2) A reference in this Code to an article of a code, or to a statutory section, applies to all prior and subsequent amendments thereof.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5059 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5059. Computation of time

  A. In computing a period of time allowed or prescribed by law or by order of court, the date of the act, event, or default after which the period begins to run is not to be included. The last day of the period is to be included, unless it is a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a legal holiday.  B. A half-holiday is considered as a legal holiday. A legal holiday is to be included in the computation of a period of time allowed or prescribed, except when:  (1) It is expressly excluded;  (2) It would otherwise be the last day of the period; or  (3) The period is less than seven days.  C.(1) A legal holiday shall be excluded in the computation of a period of time allowed or prescribed to seek rehearing, reconsideration, or judicial review or appeal of a decision or order by an agency in the executive branch of state government.  (2) Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph shall not apply to the computation of a period of time allowed or prescribed to seek rehearing, reconsideration, or judicial review or appeal of a decision or order by the Department of Revenue, the Department of Environmental Quality, or the Department of Insurance relative to examination reports in R.S. 22:1983.  Acts 2018, No. 128, §1; Acts 2019, No. 300, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5091 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5091. Appointment; contradictory proceedings against attorney; improper designation immaterial

A. The court shall appoint an attorney at law to represent the defendant, on the petition or ex parte written motion of the plaintiff, when: (1) It has jurisdiction over the person or property of the defendant, or over the status involved, and the defendant is: (a) A nonresident or absentee who has not been served with process, either personally or through an agent for the service of process, and who has not waived objection to jurisdiction. (b) An unemancipated minor or mental incompetent who has no legal representative, and who may be sued through an attorney at law appointed by the court to represent him. (c) Deceased and no succession representative has been appointed. (2) The action of proceeding is in rem and: (a) The defendant is dead, no succession representative has been appointed, and his heirs and legatees have not been sent into possession judicially. (b) The defendant is a corporation, a limited liability company, or partnership on which process cannot be served for any reason. (c) The defendant's property is under the administration of a legal representative, but the latter has died, resigned, or been removed from office and no successor thereof has qualified, or has left the state permanently without appointing someone to represent him. B. All proceedings against such a defendant shall be conducted contradictorily against the attorney at law appointed by the court to represent him. For the limited purpose of any such action or proceeding, the appointed attorney at law shall be the proper representative of the succession of any such decedent to the same extent as if he were the regularly appointed and duly qualified administrator or executor in such decedent's succession. C. The improper designation of the attorney appointed by the court to represent such a defendant as curator ad hoc, tutor ad hoc, special tutor, or any other title, does not affect the validity of the proceeding. D. The improper designation of a defendant for whom an attorney has been appointed by the court in an action or proceeding in rem under Paragraph (A)(2) of this Article shall not affect the validity of the proceedings and any judgment rendered therein shall be binding upon the parties and property involved in the action or proceeding in rem. Therefore, naming an attorney to represent the unopened succession of the defendant, the succession of the defendant, the estate of the defendant, the deceased defendant, or any other similar designation or appellation shall satisfy the requirements of Paragraph (A)(2)(a). The designation of a corporation or a partnership by a name sufficient to identify the same to a reasonably prudent man, regardless of any errors which it might contain, shall satisfy the requirements of Paragraph (A)(2)(b). Amended by Acts 1964, No. 4, §1; Acts 1991, No. 366, §1, eff. July 6, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 584, §2; Acts 1997, No. 578, §1; Acts 1999, No. 145, §2.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5091.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5091.1. Appointment of attorney in disavowal actions

In any action to disavow paternity, the judge shall appoint an attorney to represent the child whose status is at issue, and the attorney so appointed shall not represent any other party in the litigation. Added by Acts 1976, No. 430, §3.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5091.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5091.2. Curator ad hoc in adoption cases

In complying with the provisions of the Louisiana Children's Code Articles 1011, 1107, or 1190 and related statutes, the judge of the competent court is authorized to appoint an attorney who shall serve as curator ad hoc who will assist the court in complying with the statutory requirements for maintaining the confidentiality of termination, surrender, adoption, and related records and proceedings. Added by Acts 1978, No. 450, §3; Acts 1997, No. 1056, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5092 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5092. Qualifications; suggestions for appointment not permitted

When the court appoints an attorney at law to represent an unrepresented party, it shall appoint an attorney qualified to practice law in this state. The court shall not accept any suggestion as to the name of the attorney to be appointed, unless manifestly in the interest of the unrepresented party.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5093 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5093. Oath not required; waiver of citation and acceptance of service

An attorney at law appointed by the court to represent an unrepresented party need not take an oath before entering on the performance of his duties, as his oath of office as an attorney applies to all of his professional duties. An attorney appointed to represent a defendant may waive citation and accept service of process, but may not waive any defense. No further action may be taken by the court after service or acceptance thereof until after the expiration of the delay allowed the defendant to answer, even though the appointed attorney may have filed an exception or answer prior thereto.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5094 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5094. Duties; notice to nonresident or absentee

When an attorney at law is appointed by the court to represent a defendant who is a nonresident or an absentee, the attorney shall use reasonable diligence to communicate with the defendant and inform him of the pendency and nature of the action or proceeding, and of the time available for the filing of an answer or the assertion of a defense otherwise.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5095 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5095. Same; defense of action

  The attorney at law appointed by the court to represent a defendant shall use reasonable diligence to inquire of the defendant, and to determine from other available sources, what defense, if any, the defendant may have, and what evidence is available in support thereof.  Except in an executory proceeding, the attorney may except to the petition, shall file an answer or other pleading in time to prevent a final default judgment from being rendered, may plead therein any affirmative defense available, may prosecute an appeal from an adverse judgment, and generally has the same duty, responsibility, and authority in defending the action or proceeding as if he had been retained as counsel for the defendant. NOTE: Art. 5095 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 174, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. Art. 5095. Same; defense of action  A. The attorney at law appointed by the court to represent a defendant shall use reasonable diligence to inquire of the defendant, and to determine from other available sources, what defense, if any, the defendant may have, and what evidence is available in support thereof.  B. Except in an executory proceeding, the attorney may except to the petition, shall file an answer or other pleading in time to prevent a default judgment from being rendered, may plead therein any affirmative defense available, may prosecute an appeal from an adverse judgment, and generally has the same duty, responsibility, and authority in defending the action or proceeding as if he had been retained as counsel for the defendant.  Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5096 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5096. Compensation

The court shall allow the attorney at law appointed to represent a defendant a reasonable fee for his services, which shall be paid by the plaintiff, but shall be taxed as costs of court. The attorney so appointed may require the plaintiff to furnish security for the costs which may be paid by, and the reasonable fee to be allowed, the attorney. If the attorney so appointed is retained as counsel for the defendant, the attorney shall immediately advise the court and opposing counsel of such employment.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5097 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5097. Attorney appointed to represent claimant in worker's compensation case

Articles 5092, 5093, and 5098 apply to an attorney at law appointed by the court to represent a claimant in a worker's compensation case who seeks authority to compromise or to accept a lump sum settlement. Acts 1983, 1st E.S., No. 1, §6.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5098 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5098. Validity of proceeding not affected by failure of attorney to perform duties; punishment of attorney

The failure of an attorney appointed by the court to represent an unrepresented party to perform any duty imposed upon him by, or the violation by any person of, the provisions of Articles 5092 through 5096 shall not affect the validity of any proceeding, trial, order, judgment, seizure, or judicial sale of any property in the action or proceeding, or in connection therewith. For a wilful violation of any provision of Articles 5092 through 5096 an attorney at law subjects himself to punishment for contempt of court, and such further disciplinary action as is provided by law.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5121 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5121. Bond payable to clerk; cash bonds by plaintiffs authorized; person in interest may sue

When a party to a judicial proceeding is required by law or order of court to furnish security, any bond so furnished shall be made payable to the clerk of the trial court in which the proceeding was brought. When the party required to furnish same is a plaintiff, a cash bond may be furnished in lieu of other security, at his option. Any person in interest may sue thereon. No error, inaccuracy, or omission is naming the obligee on the bond is a defense to an action thereon. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 492, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5121.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5121.1. Bond secured by immovable property

Any party to a judicial proceeding who is required by law or court order to provide security may furnish as security a bond secured by immovable property located in this state. The party providing the property bond shall present to a judge of the parish in which the immovable is located an assessment certificate, a homestead exemption waiver if applicable, and a mortgage certificate. Prior to presenting the bond to the court having jurisdiction over the judicial proceeding the bond shall be recorded in the mortgage office of the parish where the immovable is located and the recordation shall be evidenced on the mortgage certificate.  Added by Acts 1984, No. 200, §2, eff. June 29, 1984.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5122 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5122. Oath of surety and principal on bond

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, no bond shall be accepted in a judicial proceeding unless accompanied by affidavits of:  (1) Each surety that he is worth the amount for which he bound himself therein, in assets subject to execution, over and above all of his other obligations. (2) The party furnishing the bond that he is informed and believes that each surety on the bond is worth the amount for which the surety has bound himself therein, in assets subject to execution, over and above all of the other obligations of the surety. (3) The party furnishing a bond secured by immovable property under Article 5121.1 that he is worth the amount for which he has bound himself and that the immovable securing the bond contains assets subject to execution, over and above all his other obligations. B. This Article does not apply to a bond executed by a surety company licensed to do business in this state. Amended by Acts 1984, No. 200, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5123 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5123. Testing sufficiency and validity of bond

Any person in interest wishing to test the sufficiency, solvency of the surety, or validity of a bond furnished as security in a judicial proceeding shall rule the party furnishing the bond into the trial court in which the proceeding was brought to show cause why the bond should not be decreed insufficient or invalid, and why the order, judgment, writ, mandate, or process conditioned on the furnishing of security should not be set aside or dissolved. If the bond is sought to be held invalid on the ground of the insolvency of a surety other than a surety company licensed to do business in this state, the party furnishing the bond shall prove the solvency of the surety on the trial of the rule.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5124 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5124. Furnishing new or supplemental bond to correct defects of original

Within four days, exclusive of legal holidays, of the rendition of judgment holding the original bond insufficient or invalid, or at any time if no rule to test the original bond has been filed, the party furnishing it may correct any defects therein by furnishing a new or supplemental bond, with either the same surety if solvent, or a new or additional surety. The new or supplemental bond is retroactive to the date the original bond was furnished, and maintains in effect the order, judgment, writ, mandate, or process conditioned on the furnishing of security. The furnishing of a supplemental bond, or the furnishing of a new bond by a different surety, does not discharge or release the surety on the original bond; and the sureties on both are liable in solido to the extent of their respective obligations thereon and may be joined in an action on the bond.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5125 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5125. Insufficiency or invalidity of bond; effect on orders or judgments; appeal from order for supplemental bond

No appeal, order, judgment, writ, mandate, or process conditioned on the furnishing of security may be dismissed, set aside, or dissolved on the ground that the bond furnished is insufficient or invalid unless the party who furnished it is afforded an opportunity to furnish a new or supplemental bond, as provided in Articles 5124 and 5126. No suspensive appeal is allowed from an order or ruling of a trial court requiring or permitting a new or supplemental bond to be furnished as provided in Articles 5124 and 5126.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5126 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5126. Insufficiency or invalidity of new or supplemental bond

The party furnishing a new or supplemental bond under the provisions of Article 5124 may correct an insufficiency or invalidity therein by furnishing a second new or supplemental bond within four days, exclusive of legal holidays, of rendition of judgment holding the new or supplemental bond insufficient or invalid, or at any time if no rule to test the new or supplemental bond has been filed. If the second new or supplemental bond is insufficient or invalid, the party furnishing it may not correct the defects therein by furnishing a further new or supplemental bond.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5127 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5127. Release bond

No property seized under any order, judgment, writ, mandate, or process of a court may be released from seizure under a release or forthcoming bond unless it is executed by:  (1) A surety company licensed to do business in this state; or  (2) An individual surety, and has been approved by the sheriff after the latter has satisfied himself of the solvency of the surety. Articles 5121 through 5126 apply to a release or forthcoming bond.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5151 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5151. Discussion defined

Discussion is the right of a secondary obligor to compel the creditor to enforce the obligation against the property of the primary obligor or, if the obligation is a legal or judicial mortgage, against other property affected thereby, before enforcing it against the property of the secondary obligor.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 5152 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 5152. Surety's right to plead

When a surety is sued by the creditor on the suretyship obligation, and the right of discussion has been created by contract between the surety and the creditor, the surety may plead discussion to compel the creditor to obtain and execute a judgment against the principal before executing a judgment against the surety. Acts 2010, No. 185, §1.