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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:152

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.

An appeal from an order granted under authority of La. Rev. Stat. 51:143 shall be within five days, and shall be heard and determined within forty days from the time the appeal is lodged, or if the court is in vacation, within forty days after it convenes.