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Louisiana civil deadline calculator

Calculate 3 fixed time limits from the released Louisiana pack. Choose the deadline and trigger date to see the raw date, calculation steps, citation and checks that still need to be made.

Cited time limits: 3
Rule review: 6 August 2026
Output: Review date

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This is a self-check calculation of the sourced base period, not a final filing instruction. Louisiana legal holidays, court-specific closures and emergency closure orders are not bundled. Weekend expiries are identified but not shifted, and a weekday result may still be a local non-business day. Check La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 5059 and the current court calendar before filing or serving. Check the cited rule, the correct factual branch, every order and any electronic-filing cut-off.

State, territory or federal system

Court, tribunal or institution

Rule period

21 days from Service of citation on the defendant

La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1001AdvisoryVerify against the rules

A defendant required to answer interrogatories on facts and articles has 30 days. Exceptions, special proceedings and service branches require separate checks.

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Legal disclaimer

Deadline Engine calculates dates from encoded procedural rules. It is software, not legal advice, and no output is approved for your matter. Check the jurisdiction, inputs, current cited rule, facts and any order or agreement before recording or using the date. Responsibility for the operative deadline and diary remains with you.

Exact released scope

Deadlines covered by this calculator

Every row below is rendered from the calculator catalogue. It shows the encoded base period, exact trigger, citation, counting direction and retained primary source. Rules or orders outside this list are not implied to be covered.

Answer an ordinary Louisiana civil petition

21 days

Trigger: Service of citation on the defendant
Citation: La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1001
Counting basis: trigger day excluded, counted forwards
Scope: A defendant required to answer interrogatories on facts and articles has 30 days. Exceptions, special proceedings and service branches require separate checks.
Relief or exception: The court may grant additional time as Article 1001 permits; the calculator does not assume an extension.
Check before use: This is the sourced base period, not a final filing date. Apply the cited computation rule, current legal holidays, court closures, service branch and any order before use.

Take a devolutive appeal where no new-trial or JNOV motion was filed

60 days

Trigger: Expiry of the Article 1974 new-trial or Article 1811 JNOV application period, where neither motion was timely filed
Citation: La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2087(A)(1)
Counting basis: trigger day excluded, counted forwards
Scope: The input is the independently established expiry of the underlying post-judgment-motion period, not the judgment date. If a timely motion was filed, Article 2087(A)(2) supplies a different notice-based trigger.
Relief or exception: The appeal period is governed by Article 2087; the calculator does not assume an extension.
Check before use: This is the sourced base period, not a final filing date. Apply the cited computation rule, current legal holidays, court closures, service branch and any order before use.

Take a suspensive appeal where no new-trial or JNOV motion was filed

30 days

Trigger: Expiry of the Article 1974 new-trial or Article 1811 JNOV application period, where neither motion was timely filed
Citation: La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2123(A)(1)
Counting basis: trigger day excluded, counted forwards
Scope: The input is the independently established expiry of the underlying post-judgment-motion period. If a timely motion was filed, Article 2123(A)(2) supplies a different notice-based trigger; security requirements are not calculated.
Relief or exception: The appeal period is governed by Article 2123; the calculator does not assume an extension.
Check before use: This is the sourced base period, not a final filing date. Apply the cited computation rule, current legal holidays, court closures, service branch and any order before use.

Source boundary

Official sources and calculation basis

The base-period calculation uses La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 5059. The source pack was reviewed on 6 August 2026. A newer amendment, local rule, closure direction or case-specific order can change the date.

Official source 1 · legis.la.govOpen source
Official source 2 · legis.la.govOpen source
Official source 3 · legis.la.govOpen source
Official source 4 · legis.la.govOpen source

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