La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1841
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
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. C.P. § 1841