La. Code Civ. Proc. Ann. art. 1602 (2026)

Art. 1602. Peremptory grounds

           A continuance shall be granted if at the time a case is to be tried, the party applying for the continuance shows that he has been unable, with the exercise of due diligence, to obtain evidence material to his case; or that a material witness has absented himself without the contrivance of the party applying for the continuance.

           Amended by Acts 1966, No. 186, §1.