La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4901

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4901, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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Pleadings in parish and city courts

Official statutory text

In suits in a parish court or a city court, written pleadings shall be required; provided, that a court may by rule provide for oral pleadings for suits in which the amount in dispute is two thousand dollars or less, and prescribe the form of such pleadings.

Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 1987, No. 249, §1.

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