La. R. Dist. Ct. 1.0

As amended through October 31, 2024

Rule 1.0 - Construction of Rules and Appendices

These Rules and Appendices are intended to govern interaction between the courts, counsel, and litigants, and to ensure the administration of justice in an efficient and effective manner.

Administrative rules governing internal operating procedures of individual courts on topics not otherwise covered by these Rules may be adopted by en banc order of the court.

Such administrative rules shall be made available to the public by filing a copy with the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court and by filing a copy with the clerk of court for the appropriate parish or parishes.

La. Dist. Ct. 1.0

Adopted 4/1/2002, effective 4/1/2002. Amended November 20, 2009, effective 1/1/2010. Comment amended December 11, 2018, effective 1/1/2019; amended December 11, 2018, effective 1/1/2019.

Comments

(a) The Louisiana Supreme Court has constitutional authority to promulgate these Rules under La. Const. art. V,' 5. These Rules are intended to supplement the Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure. Therefore, a conflict between a Rule and legislation should be resolved by following the legislation.

(b) The Appendices are subordinate to the Rules. Therefore, a conflict between a Rule and an Appendix should be resolved by following the Rule. The information in the Appendices was provided by the various judicial districts and may be revised in accordance with the procedure found in Rule 1.3(b).

(c) Previous district court rules adopted by individual judicial districts often included various rules that duplicated the Code of Civil Procedure and applicable Revised Statutes. No provisions restating existing law have been included in these Rules. The citations to authorities for deleted topics are as follows:

(1) Construction of Pleadings - La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 865.

(2) Form of Pleadings - La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 853, 854 and 862.

(3) Signing Pleadings - La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 863.

(4) Exceptions and Motions - La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 852-54, 862, 865, 921-24, and 962.

(5) Time of trial of exceptions - La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 929.

(6) Curators ad hoc - La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 5091-5098; La. R.S. 13:3421-3445; and La. Civ. Code arts. 47-53.

(7) Motions for summary judgment - La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 966 and 967.