Depositions made a part of the record on appeal may be attached in a reduced format consisting of no more than four pages of deposition testimony per physical page or in any electronic format approved by the court.
Art. 2128.1.Depositions
Book III. Proceedings in Appellate Courts · Title I. Appellate Procedure · Chapter 2. Procedure For Appealing · Enacted 2012 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 2128.1 allows depositions included in the record on appeal to be reduced to no more than four pages of deposition testimony per physical page, or submitted in a court-approved electronic format, instead of reproduced at full size on paper.
Full Text of Art. 2128.1
Amendment History
Acts 2012, No. 171, §1.
Plain-English Summary
Depositions are pretrial witness testimony taken under oath outside of court and later transcribed, and they can run to hundreds of pages. Reproducing them at ordinary transcript size adds bulk and cost to an already document-heavy appellate record.
Article 2128.1 addresses that with two options: a compressed paper format condensing up to four pages of deposition testimony onto a single physical page, or any electronic format the court approves, giving practitioners flexibility as appellate practice moves away from purely paper filings.
This article works alongside Article 2128's designation procedure and Article 2127's general duty to prepare the record. A deposition is one specific kind of material the record might contain, and Article 2128.1 addresses only how it is formatted once it is part of the record, not whether it belongs there in the first place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do depositions have to appear at full size in the record on appeal?
No. Article 2128.1 allows them to be reduced in format instead of reproduced at ordinary transcript size.
What does the reduced format for depositions allow?
Up to four pages of deposition testimony condensed onto a single physical page.
Can depositions be included in the record electronically instead of on paper?
Yes, in any electronic format the court approves.
Does this article decide whether a deposition belongs in the record on appeal?
No. It addresses only the format of a deposition once it is included, not whether it should be part of the record at all.
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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