Louisiana § RS 13:4283 - Form of writs
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 13:4283 — Form of writs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 13:4283. Form of writs
Writs of execution or of fieri facias shall be in the following form:
State of Louisiana,
_______________ )
____________Court,
vs. )
Parish of __________,
_______________ )
No. __________,
State of Louisiana,
To the Sheriff of the Parish of __________, Greeting:
We command you, that by seizure and sale of the property, real and personal, rights and credits of _____, in the manner prescribed by law, you cause to be made the sum of _____ dollars and _____ cents, debt, with interest thereon from the _____ day of _____, 19___, until paid, at the rate of _____ per centum per annum; and also the sum of _____ dollars and _____ cents, costs, as well as your own costs and charges, to satisfy a judgment lately rendered against the said _____ in our _____ court for the parish of _____, in favor of the said _____. And how you shall have executed this writ you make return to our said court as the law directs.
Witness, the Honorable Judge of the said court, this _____ day of _____, in the year of our Lord 19___.
____________, Clerk of said Court.
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 13:4283 ("Form of writs") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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