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La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1408 (2026)
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§1408. Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filed
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: Darnell v. Alcorn, 757 So. 2d 716 (La. Ct. App. 1999).
Darnell v. Alcorn, 757 So. 2d 716 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “LSA-R.S. 18:1408 A. Upon being served, the appointed agent shall immediately mail notice of the service along with the citation to the candidate at the address on his qualifying papers or at any other place the agent believes the candidate may be temporarily residing.”
Eugene v. Davenport, 150 So. 3d 56 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 18:1408. In support of his exception of no cause of action, Davenport states that plaintiffs’ petition does not state a valid cause of action because there is no allegation that he does not meet the requirements to |sserve in the United States House of Representatives as…”
Graham v. Crawford, 176 So. 3d 1148 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “R.S. 18:1408. 5 Although Mr. Crawford 14was not personally served, he indicated at the hearing that he received unofficial notice — a telephone call from a third party on the night of Friday, September 18th — and thus he appeared at the hearing pro se.”
Russo v. Burns, 150 So. 3d 67 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 18:1408(D). 17However, we also find that Mr.”
Richmond v. Landrieu, 150 So. 3d 43 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 18:1408 provides: Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filed A.”
Louisiana State Bd. of Ethics v. Murray, 968 So. 2d 1076 (La. Ct. App. 2007). “R.S. 18:1408 provides: Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filed A.”
Huckaby v. Hunter, 427 So. 2d 1 (La. Ct. App. 1983). “on the fourth day after suit was filed, subject, however, to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 18:1408(D). The defendant is not required to answer the petition, but if he answers, he shall do so prior to trial.”
Gemrya Williams Versus Randal L. Gaines & Eliana Defrancesch, in Her Off. Capacity as Clerk of Court for the Par. of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (La. Ct. App. 2024). “R.S. 18:1408 in the event a “diligent effort” to personally serve a defendant is not or cannot be made.”
Elisa Knowles Collins v. Leslie Ricard Chambers, Hon. Marcus L. Hunter, & Nancy Landry in Her Capacity as the Sec'y of State for the State of Louisiana (La. Ct. App. 2024). “on the fourth day after suit was filed, subject, however, to the provisions of R.S. 18:1408(D). The defendant is not required to answer the petition, but if he answers, he shall do so prior to trial.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1408(A) — 2 cases
Eugene v. Davenport, 150 So. 3d 56 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 18:1408. In support of his exception of no cause of action, Davenport states that plaintiffs’ petition does not state a valid cause of action because there is no allegation that he does not meet the requirements to |sserve in the United States House of Representatives as…”
Gemrya Williams Versus Randal L. Gaines & Eliana Defrancesch, in Her Off. Capacity as Clerk of Court for the Par. of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (La. Ct. App. 2024). “R.S. 18:1408 in the event a “diligent effort” to personally serve a defendant is not or cannot be made.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1408(C) — 1 case
Gemrya Williams Versus Randal L. Gaines & Eliana Defrancesch, in Her Off. Capacity as Clerk of Court for the Par. of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (La. Ct. App. 2024). “R.S. 18:1408 in the event a “diligent effort” to personally serve a defendant is not or cannot be made.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1408(D) — 6 cases
Russo v. Burns, 150 So. 3d 67 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 18:1408(D). 17However, we also find that Mr.”
Richmond v. Landrieu, 150 So. 3d 43 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 18:1408 provides: Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filed A.”
Graham v. Crawford, 176 So. 3d 1148 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “R.S. 18:1408. 5 Although Mr. Crawford 14was not personally served, he indicated at the hearing that he received unofficial notice — a telephone call from a third party on the night of Friday, September 18th — and thus he appeared at the hearing pro se.”
Louisiana State Bd. of Ethics v. Murray, 968 So. 2d 1076 (La. Ct. App. 2007). “R.S. 18:1408 provides: Service of process; sending notice and copies; documents to be filed A.”
Huckaby v. Hunter, 427 So. 2d 1 (La. Ct. App. 1983). “on the fourth day after suit was filed, subject, however, to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 18:1408(D). The defendant is not required to answer the petition, but if he answers, he shall do so prior to trial.”
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