La. Civ. Code art. 3114
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3114, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Attendance of parties and witnesses.
Official statutory text
The parties must attend the arbitrators either in person, or by their attorney, with their witnesses and documents. If one or both of them should not appear, the arbitrators may proceed and inquire into the affair in their absence.
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