Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:2015

  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Any person who is denied a license by the department may institute legal proceedings against the department in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court.  If the court finds that the license should have been issued, the court may issue a writ of mandamus to compel the department to issue the license.

Acts 1986, No. 845, §1; Acts 1993, No. 159, §1; Acts 2007, No. 454, §1.