Persons other than those made parties to the original action may be made parties to the reconventional demand.
Art. 1064.Additional Parties
Book II. Ordinary Proceedings · Title I. Pleading · Chapter 6. Incidental Actions · Enacted 1995 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 1064 allows a defendant to bring persons other than the original parties into the reconventional demand.
Full Text of Art. 1064
Amendment History
Acts 1995, No. 858, §1.
Plain-English Summary
A reconventional demand doesn't have to stay confined to the plaintiff and defendant who are already in the case. Article 1064 lets the defendant add new parties — people who weren't part of the original suit at all — to the reconventional demand.
This matters when the defendant's claim reaches someone beyond the original plaintiff. Rather than filing an entirely separate suit against that outside party, the defendant can bring the person directly into the existing case through the reconventional demand, so the whole dispute gets resolved together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a defendant add new parties to a reconventional demand?
Yes. Article 1064 permits persons other than the original parties to the principal action to be made parties to the reconventional demand.
Why would a defendant want to add a new party to a reconventional demand rather than file a separate suit?
It lets the whole dispute, including claims against people outside the original suit, get resolved in one proceeding instead of two.
Does adding a new party to a reconventional demand require anything beyond what Article 1064 allows?
Article 1064 supplies the authority to add the party; the new party still has to be properly served and brought into the case under the applicable service rules.
Source & verification. Article text is reproduced verbatim from
the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (legis.la.gov). Enacted by the Louisiana Legislature.
Last verified July 30, 2026.
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