La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4653

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4653, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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Parish where proceeding brought

Official statutory text

A. Except as provided in the second paragraph of this article, a concursus proceeding may be brought in any parish of proper venue, under Article 42 only, as to any claimant impleaded therein.

B. If the competing or conflicting claims are for money due or claimed to be due on account of, or otherwise involve, any sale, lease, or other transaction affecting or pertaining to immovable property or any character of interest therein, the proceeding shall be brought in the parish where the immovable property or any part thereof is situated.

Acts 1989, No. 117, ยง1.

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