Art. 1913. Notice of judgment

            A. Except as otherwise provided by law, notice of the signing of a final judgment is required in all contested cases and shall be mailed or delivered in open court by the clerk of court to the counsel of record for each party, and to each party not represented by counsel. Delivery of the signed judgment in open court shall constitute notice of judgment and shall be documented in the record of the proceeding.

            B. Notice of the signing of a default judgment against a defendant on whom citation was not served personally, or on whom citation was served through the secretary of state, and who filed no exception, answer, or other pleading, shall be served on the defendant by the sheriff, by either personal or domiciliary service, or in the case of a defendant originally served through the secretary of state, by service on the secretary of state.

            C. Except when service is required in accordance with Paragraph B of this Article, notice of the signing of a default judgment shall be mailed by the clerk of court to the defendant at the address where personal service was obtained or to the last known address of the defendant.

            D. The clerk shall file a certificate in the record showing the date on which, and the counsel and parties to whom, notice of the signing of the judgment was mailed or delivered in open court.

            E. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 824, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

            Amended by Acts 1961, No. 23, §1; Acts 1968, No. 127, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1000, §1; Acts 1992, No. 700, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 512, §1; Acts 2006, No. 337, §1; Acts 2008, No. 824, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1; Acts 2018, No. 195, §1; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2025, No. 250, §3.