Failure to timely file by defendant; forfeiture of defenses

La. Rev. Stat. § 19:7, under Expropriation.

La. Rev. Stat. § 19:7

§7. Failure to timely file by defendant; forfeiture of defenses Failure of the defendant in any such suit to timely file any answer, exceptions, or other responsive pleadings constitutes a waiver by the defendant of all defenses to the suit except claims for compensation. Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.