Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1446

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Children's Code 1404
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

A.  The court shall cause a recording of the testimony of the hearing to be made, which shall be transcribed only in the event of an appeal from the judgment.

B.  A copy of such transcript shall be furnished without charge, to any appellant whom the court finds unable to pay for the same.

C.  The cost of such transcript shall be paid from funds appropriated to the judicial department.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.