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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 3511

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

To the extent not otherwise provided under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.), a creditor who seizes property under a writ of attachment or of sequestration acquires a privilege from the time of seizure if judgment is rendered maintaining the attachment or sequestration.

Acts 1989, No. 137, §18, eff. Sept.  1, 1989.