La. Code Civ. Proc. Ann. art. 1841 (2026)

TITLE VI. JUDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DISPOSITIONS

Art. 1841. Judgments, interlocutory and final

           A judgment is the determination of the rights of the parties in an action and may award any relief to which the parties are entitled. It may be interlocutory or final.

           A judgment that does not determine the merits but only preliminary matters in the course of the action is an interlocutory judgment.

           A judgment that determines the merits in whole or in part is a final judgment.