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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:136

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

The district attorneys and the attorney general prosecuting any case to favorable judgment for the state under this Part shall be paid a reasonable attorneys fee, as the court may fix, out of the property of the defendant and this fee shall be taxed as costs of court.  

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 783, §1, eff. July 17, 1978.