La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2165 : Code of Civil Procedure — PROCEEDINGS IN APPELLATE COURTS — APPELLATE PROCEDURE — PROCEDURE IN APPELLATE COURT — Appeals deemed abandoned TEXT PDF An appeal is abandoned when the parties fail to take any step in its prosecution or disposition for the period provided in the rules of the appellate court. La. C.P. § 2165 Amended by Acts 1966, No. 36, §1; Acts 1982, No. 186, §2.