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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 851

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

Three different modes of procedure are used in civil matters in the trial courts of this state: ordinary, summary, and executory.

The articles in this Book govern ordinary proceedings, which are to be used in the district courts in all cases, except as otherwise provided by law.

Summary and executory proceedings are regulated by the provisions of Book V.