Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 2375

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

The purchaser is liable for nothing beyond the purchase price.  He shall pay the full purchase price to the sheriff, despite the existence of a mortgage, lien, or privilege on the property inferior to that of the seizing creditor.