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La. Sup. Ct. R. art. XII § 1
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XII § 1 Authority to Certify Questions
Part A: Practice and Procedure | Rule XII: Certified Questions from Federal Courts and Other State Courts of Last Resort
Rule Text
When the Supreme Court of the United States, any United States Circuit Court of Appeals, any United States District Court, or any state court of last resort determines that a proceeding before it involves questions of Louisiana law that are determinative of the cause and lack clear controlling precedent from the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the court may, before rendering a decision, certify those questions to the Supreme Court of Louisiana for a judgment or opinion. The Supreme Court of Louisiana may, in its discretion, decline to answer the certified questions or reformulate the certified questions.