The clerk shall give written notice of the date of the trial whenever a written request therefor is filed in the record or is made by registered mail by a party or counsel of record. This notice shall be mailed by the clerk, by certified mail, properly stamped and addressed, at least ten days before the date fixed for the trial. The provisions of this article may be waived by all counsel of record at a pre-trial conference.
Art. 1572.Written Request For Notice of Trial
Book II. Ordinary Proceedings · Title V. Trial · Chapter 2. Assignment of Cases For Trial · Last amended 1980 · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 1572 requires the clerk of court to mail written notice of the trial date, by certified mail at least ten days before trial, whenever a party or counsel of record files a written request in the record or sends one by registered mail, though all counsel of record can waive this requirement at a pretrial conference.
Full Text of Art. 1572
Amendment History
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 460, §1.
Plain-English Summary
Notice of a trial date under this article is not automatic. A party or attorney of record has to ask for it, either by filing a written request in the record or by sending one to the clerk by registered mail. Once that request is made, the clerk has to act on it.
The clerk sends the notice by certified mail, properly stamped and addressed, at least ten days before the date fixed for trial, giving the requesting party a guaranteed, documented window of advance notice.
This requirement is not fixed. All counsel of record can waive it, but only at a pretrial conference, a setting where the waiver goes on the record with everyone present and aware of it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the clerk automatically notify parties of the trial date?
Only if someone requests it in writing, either filed in the record or sent by registered mail. Absent a request, Article 1572's certified-mail notice requirement does not apply.
How many days' notice of trial must the clerk give?
At least ten days before the date fixed for trial, sent by certified mail, properly stamped and addressed.
Can the written-notice requirement be waived?
Yes. All counsel of record can waive it, but only at 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
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