La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2823
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2823, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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In any case in which evidence by affidavit is permitted under Article 2821, the court may require further evidence of any fact sworn to therein by the introduction of evidence as in ordinary cases.
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