Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Children's Code > Title VIII > Chapter 18 - Expungement

• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
• Usury: Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan. ^{Source: OCC}