Louisiana Revised Statutes & Codes
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:397 (2026)
The tests shall be conducted by a court appointed expert or experts qualified as examiners of blood or tissue samples for inherited characteristics, including but not limited to blood and tissue type. The number and qualifications of such expert or experts shall be determined by the court.
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§397. Selection of expert
The tests shall be conducted by a court appointed expert or experts qualified as examiners of blood or tissue samples for inherited characteristics, including but not limited to blood and tissue type. The number and qualifications of such expert or experts shall be determined by the court.
Acts 1972, No. 521, §2; Acts 1985, No. 38, §1; Acts 1992, No. 407, §1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20
cases, 1980–2017 · leading case: Worley v. Thirdkill, 506 So. 2d 1288 (La. Ct. App. 1987).
Worley v. Thirdkill, 506 So. 2d 1288 (La. Ct. App. 1987). “The defendant also complains *1290 that under LSA-R.S. 9:397, multiple experts are required for an admissible blood test to establish paternity.”
McGowan v. Poche, 393 So. 2d 278 (La. Ct. App. 1980). “Plaintiff appealed, arguing the language of LSA-R.S. 9:397 precludes the use of a summary judgment.”
State Through Dept. of Health & Human Resources v. Smith, 459 So. 2d 146 (La. Ct. App. 1984). “LRS 9:397. We affirm. The State of Louisiana, Department of Health and Human Resources, Support Enforcement Services, brought the action on *148 behalf of the child.”
Patterson v. Johnson, 509 So. 2d 35 (La. Ct. App. 1987). “Before the 1985 amendment, LSA-R.S. 9:397 read as follows: The tests shall be made by experts qualified as examiners of blood types who shall be appointed by the court.”
Bailey v. Douglas, 478 So. 2d 172 (La. Ct. App. 1985). “Bryant's testimony arises from the particular construction which defendant gives to LSA-R.S. 9:397. Defendant contends that by providing that the tests are to be conducted by court appointed "experts," the statute requires that at least two experts be appointed by the court.”
Schwab for & on Behalf of Schwab v. Galuszka, 463 So. 2d 737 (La. Ct. App. 1985). “R.S. 9:397 provides: "The tests shall be made by experts qualified as examiners of blood types who shall be appointed by the court.”
State ex rel. Handler v. Stanford, 590 So. 2d 748 (La. Ct. App. 1991). “LSA-R.S. 9:397 provides for the selection of the experts to conduct the tests.”
Jones v. Thibodeaux, 445 So. 2d 44 (La. Ct. App. 1984). “R.S. 9:397, provides for the selection of the experts to conduct the tests and states, in part, that the experts shall be called by the court as witnesses to testify to their findings and shall be subject to cross-examination by the parties.”
Cunningham v. Dicarlo, 539 So. 2d 1315 (La. Ct. App. 1989). “” Pursuant to LSA-R.S. 9:397 2 , the blood samples were taken at United Blood Services of Lafayette on February 17, 1987.”
State v. Bolden, 519 So. 2d 362 (La. Ct. App. 1988). “According to LSA-R.S. 9:397, an expert is one qualified as an examiner of blood samples for inherited characteristics.”
State in Interest of Bankston v. Davis, 521 So. 2d 575 (La. Ct. App. 1988). “The tests and the *578 testimony of the mother alone shall not be sufficient grounds for determining that the man is the father of the child.”
Rigaud v. Deruise, 539 So. 2d 979 (La. Ct. App. 1989). “Deruise in accordance with LSA-R.S. 9:397 et seq. and for new trial.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:397(B) — 1 case
State ex rel. Handler v. Stanford, 590 So. 2d 748 (La. Ct. App. 1991). “LSA-R.S. 9:397 provides for the selection of the experts to conduct the tests.”
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