La. Navigation and Shipping § 34:808

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 34:808 - Intervention of interested parties

Any person having any interest therein may claim the offending vessel and file an articulate verified answer to the plaintiff's petition, and thereafter the cause shall proceed contradictorily between the plaintiff and the claimant-respondent in the manner provided for the disposition of civil suits at law, except as otherwise herein specifically provided.