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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:808

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

Any person having any interest therein may claim the offending vessel and file an articulate verified answer to the plaintiff‘s petition, and thereafter the cause shall proceed contradictorily between the plaintiff and the claimant-respondent in the manner provided for the disposition of civil suits at law, except as otherwise herein specifically provided.