GAUDIN, Judge.
In 1997, the Louisiana legislature amended LSA-C.C.P. art. 561 whereby an action in court is considered abandoned when the parties fail to take a step in its prosecution or defense for a period of three years. Previously, the article required five years before abandonment set in. At prime issue in this appeal is whether the three-year abandonment provision can by applied retroactively.
A trial judge in the 23 rd Judicial District Court held...
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