Section 1974 – Delay for applying for new trial

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana

The delay for applying for a new trial shall be seven days, exclusive of legal holidays. The delay for applying for a new trial commences to run on the day after the clerk has mailed, or the sheriff has served, the notice of judgment as required by Article 1913.

La. C.P. § 1974

Amended by Acts 1961, No. 23, §1; Acts 1974, No. 520, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.