A party may serve upon any other party a written request for the admission, for purposes of the pending action only, of the truth of any matters within the scope of Articles 1422 through 1425 set forth in the request or of the truth of any relevant matters of fact, including the genuineness of any documents described in the request. Copies of documents shall be served with the request unless they have been or are otherwise furnished or made available for inspection and copying. The request may, without leave of court, be served upon the plaintiff after commencement of the action and upon any other party with or after service of the petition upon that party.
Art. 1466.Requests For Admission; Service of Request
Book II. Ordinary Proceedings · Title III. Production of Evidence · Chapter 3. Discovery · Enacted 1976 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 1466 lets a party ask another party, in writing, to admit the truth of specific facts or the genuineness of documents, a tool meant to pin down before trial what's contested.
Full Text of Art. 1466
Amendment History
Acts 1976, No. 574, §1.
Plain-English Summary
A request for admission is a different kind of discovery tool from an interrogatory. Instead of asking someone to explain what they know, it asks them to admit or deny a specific statement -- that a signature is genuine, that an event happened on a certain date, that a document is what it appears to be. Article 1466 lets any party serve these requests on any other party, covering any relevant fact within the scope of discovery or the genuineness of a described document.
If the request concerns a document, a copy has to go along with it, unless the document has already been furnished or made available for inspection. And like interrogatories, requests for admission can go out without asking the court first -- on the plaintiff any time after the suit begins, and on any other party with or after service of the petition.
The real value of this tool shows up before trial. Every fact a party admits is one less fact anyone has to prove at trial, which is why lawyers use requests for admission to narrow a case down to what's still contested.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I ask another party to admit under Article 1466?
The truth of any relevant fact within the scope of discovery, or the genuineness of a document described in the request.
Do I have to attach the documents I'm asking about?
Yes, unless the documents have already been furnished to the other party or made available for inspection and copying.
When can I serve requests for admission?
Without the court's permission -- on the plaintiff any time after the suit begins, and on any other party with or after service of the petition on that party.
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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