La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 421 : Code of Civil Procedure — COURTS, ACTIONS, AND PARTIES — ACTIONS — GENERAL DISPOSITIONS — Civil action; commencement; amicable demand unnecessary

A civil action is a demand for the enforcement of a legal right. It is commenced by the filing of a pleading presenting the demand to a court of competent jurisdiction. Amicable demand is not a condition precedent to a civil action, unless specifically required by law.

La. C.P. § 421

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