A. Each matter of which an admission is requested shall be separately set forth. The matter is admitted unless, within thirty days after service of the request, or within such shorter or longer time as the court may allow, the party to whom the request is directed serves upon the party requesting the admission a written answer or objection addressed to the matter, signed by the party or by his attorney. The written answer or reasons for objection to each request for admission shall immediately follow a restatement of the request for admission to which the answer or objection is responding. If objection is made, the reasons therefor shall be stated. The answer shall specifically deny the matter or set forth in detail the reasons why the answering party cannot truthfully admit or deny the matter. A denial shall fairly meet the substance of the requested admission, and when good faith requires that a party qualify his answer or deny only a part of the matter of which an admission is requested, he shall specify so much of it as is true and qualify or deny the remainder. An answering party may not give lack of information or knowledge as a reason for failure to admit or deny unless he states that he has made reasonable inquiry and that the information known or readily obtainable by him is insufficient to enable him to admit or deny. A party who considers that a matter of which an admission has been requested presents a genuine issue for trial may not, on that ground alone, object to the request; he may, subject to the provisions of Article 1472, deny the matter or set forth reasons why he cannot admit or deny it. B. The party who has requested the admissions may move to determine the sufficiency of the answers or objections. Unless the court determines that an objection is justified, it shall order that an answer be served. If the court determines that an answer does not comply with the requirements of this rule, it may order either that the matter is admitted or that an amended answer be served. The court may, in lieu of these orders, determine that final disposition of the request be made at a pretrial conference or at a designated time prior to trial. The provisions of Article 1469 apply to the award of expenses incurred in relation to the motion.
Art. 1467.Requests For Admission; Answers and Objections
Book II. Ordinary Proceedings · Title III. Production of Evidence · Chapter 3. Discovery · Last amended 2016 · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 1467 sets a thirty-day deadline to respond to a request for admission -- silence means the matter is deemed admitted -- and lets the requesting party ask the court to rule on the sufficiency of any answer or objection that dodges the question.
Full Text of Art. 1467
Amendment History
Amended by Acts 2016, No. 132, §1, eff. 8/1/2016. Acts 1976, No. 574, §1; Acts 2010, No. 682, §1, eff. 1/1/2011.
Plain-English Summary
Requests for admission carry a real default rule: each matter is admitted unless, within thirty days of service (or whatever different time the court allows), the party served responds with a written answer or objection, signed and restating the request before addressing it. Ignore a request for admission, and the matter is treated as conclusively admitted, whether or not that's what the party meant to happen.
A proper denial has real requirements too. It has to meet the substance of what was asked head-on, and if good faith calls for admitting part and denying part, the answering party has to say which part is true and qualify or deny the rest. A party can't hide behind "I don't know" unless it has made a reasonable inquiry and the information reasonably available still isn't enough to answer. And a party can't object to a request just because the underlying fact is truly contested at trial -- that alone isn't a valid objection; the party still has to deny it or explain why it can't admit or deny it.
When an answer or objection looks evasive or improper, the requesting party can move to determine its sufficiency. Unless the court finds the objection justified, it orders a real answer served; if an answer doesn't meet the rule's requirements, the court can deem the matter admitted outright or order an amended answer. The court can also defer final disposition to a pretrial conference. Article 1469's expense-shifting provisions apply to this motion as well.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I don't respond to a request for admission?
The matter is deemed admitted automatically, without any further action by the requesting party.
Can I object to a request for admission just because it's a contested issue at trial?
No. That fact alone isn't a valid objection; the answering party still has to deny the matter or explain in detail why it can't be admitted or denied.
Can I answer 'I don't know' to avoid admitting or denying something?
Only if you've made a reasonable inquiry and the information you know or could readily obtain is still insufficient to answer.
What can I do if the other side's answer or objection seems improper?
Move to determine the sufficiency of the answer or objection. The court can order a proper answer served, deem the matter admitted, order an amended answer, or defer disposition to a pretrial conference.
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.
· Official source
Also known as: RFA response deadlinedeemed admitteddenying a request for admissionsufficiency of answers