X § 7 Granted Writ Applications

When the Louisiana Supreme Court agrees to hear a case (grants a writ), the lower court must send the case record to the Clerk of Court within 14 days. After that, the case gets scheduled for oral arguments, and both sides need to file briefs following the normal rules, unless the Court says otherwise. If the person who asked for the review doesn't want to write a new brief, they can instead just resubmit their original application along with any supporting papers they already filed.

Sometimes the Court will grant immediate relief right when it agrees to hear the case, instead of waiting for full arguments later. If this happens and it affects you, you have the right to ask the Court to reconsider (file for rehearing) within the normal deadline. The Court can also pause or delay that immediate relief on its own, giving itself time to consider a rehearing request before the decision takes full effect.