Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 2501

  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

A party in whose favor a judgment of possession has been rendered may obtain from the clerk a writ of possession directing the sheriff to seize and deliver the property to him if it is movable property, or to compel the party in possession to vacate the property by use of force, if necessary, if it is immovable.