La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1602
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
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.
La. C.P. § 1602