If several items of property have been seized, or if one item of property which is divisible into portions has been seized, the judgment debtor, at any time prior to the first advertisement, may designate the order in which the items or portions of property will be sold, except that the judgment creditor can direct the sale of property on which he has a mortgage, or a privilege other than that resulting from the seizure. If the judgment debtor does not designate the order of sale, the order of sale shall be at the discretion of the sheriff. When property is offered by items or portions and the total price bid is insufficient to satisfy the judgment, with interest and costs, or if the judgment debtor so requests, the property shall be offered in globo and thus sold if a higher bid is obtained.
Art. 2295.Order of Sale; Sale In Globo
Book IV. Execution of Judgments · Title II. Money Judgments · Chapter 1. Writ of Fieri Facias · Amendment history unavailable · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 2295 lets the judgment debtor choose the order in which multiple seized items or portions of divisible property are sold, defaults to the sheriff's discretion if the debtor makes no choice, and requires the property to be offered and sold in globo, as one combined lot, when separate bids fall short or the debtor requests it.
Full Text of Art. 2295
Plain-English Summary
When the sheriff has seized several separate items, or one item of property that can be divided into portions, the judgment debtor gets the first say in what order they go up for sale. The debtor can make that choice any time before the first advertisement of the sale. Letting the debtor choose gives them a chance to offer up the least essential property first, in the hope that the judgment gets satisfied before everything has to be sold.
That control has a limit. It does not extend to property on which the judgment creditor already holds a mortgage or a privilege other than the one arising from the seizure itself. For that property, the creditor directs the order of sale, since it is the collateral specifically backing the debt owed to that creditor. If the debtor does not designate an order, the sheriff decides it.
Sale in globo means selling multiple seized items, or portions of one divisible item, together as a single combined lot instead of piece by piece. It comes into play when property sold item by item or in portions does not bring in enough to cover the judgment along with interest and costs, or whenever the debtor requests it. Either way, the property is sold in globo only if that combined offering draws a higher bid than selling it separately would, so the shift to a combined sale happens only when it works to the debtor's advantage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who decides the order in which seized items are sold?
The judgment debtor gets the first choice, made any time before the first sale advertisement. If the debtor does not choose, the sheriff decides the order.
What is a sale in globo?
Selling multiple seized items, or portions of one divisible item, together as a single combined lot rather than one at a time.
When does a sale in globo happen?
When property sold item by item or in portions does not bring enough to cover the judgment with interest and costs, or whenever the judgment debtor requests it, and only if the combined bid comes in higher than selling separately would.
Can the debtor control the sale order for property the creditor already has a mortgage on?
No. Article 2295 lets the judgment creditor direct the order of sale for property on which that creditor holds a mortgage or a privilege other than the one arising from the seizure itself.
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the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (legis.la.gov). Enacted by the Louisiana Legislature.
Last verified July 30, 2026.
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