La. R. Sup. Ct. 2

As amended through May 31, 2024
Section 2
(A) Forty minutes, divided equally between the opposing parties, will be allowed for oral argument in lawyer discipline cases and all criminal cases except capital cases, unless additional time is requested, for good cause and allowed in advance of argument.
(B) Sixty minutes, divided equally between the opposing parties, will be allowed for oral argument in civil cases, unless additional time is requested, for good cause, and allowed in advance of argument.
(C) Sixty minutes, divided equally between the opposing parties, will be allowed for oral argument in cases in which the Judiciary Commission recommends the discipline of a judge, unless additional time is requested, for good cause, and allowed in advance of argument.
(D) Eighty minutes, divided equally between the opposing parties, will be allowed for oral argument in capital cases, unless additional time is requested, for good cause, and allowed in advance of argument.

The court in its discretion may prescribe a shorter period of oral argument for a case or class of case. Furthermore, the court in its discretion may limit oral argument in any case in which the argument becomes repetitive or irrelevant to the issue or issues before the court.

La. R. Sup. Ct. 2