La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 851
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Three different modes of procedure are used in civil matters in the trial courts of this state: ordinary, summary, and executory.
The articles in this Book govern ordinary proceedings, which are to be used in the district courts in all cases, except as otherwise provided by law.
Summary and executory proceedings are regulated by the provisions of Book V.
La. C.P. § 851