Louisiana homeowners have only 15 calendar days to file an Answer in LA District Court. LA uses executory process — a unique civil law foreclosure system. Act immediately.
Louisiana uses executory process, a unique civil law foreclosure procedure. The lender files a Petition for Executory Process. You have only 15 days to respond. Failure to respond results in an immediate order of seizure and sale.
15 Days — One of the Shortest Deadlines
Louisiana gives you only 15 calendar days. The executory process is fast — the court can sign the seizure order without a hearing if you don't respond.
| Deadline | 15 calendar days |
| Court | LA District Court (parish of property) |
| Process | Executory Process (La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2631) |
| Filing Fee | None for defendant's response |