Supreme Court of Louisiana

Court of last resort · Louisiana

7,620

Cases

5,618

Decided (affirmed/reversed)

30.2%

Reversed

of decided appeals

8.4%

Remanded

of all cases

A reversal means this court overturned the ruling below. Among the 5,618 appeals it decided, 30.2% were reversed — courts of last resort often take a case precisely to reverse it.

How these appeals were decided

Affirmed51.5%
Reversed22.2%
Dismissed9.7%
Other5.7%
Remanded2.9%
Mixed2.2%
Denied2%
Modified1.6%
Transferred0.9%
Granted0.9%
Plaintiff win0.2%
Vacated0.2%
Defendant win0.1%

Source: CourtListener opinion clusters, dispositions classified into outcomes (rules-based, ~95% coverage). This is appellate data — it describes whether lower-court rulings were affirmed or reversed, not who wins at trial. Coverage varies by state, and a single court's practice shifts over time. Figures are descriptive statistics about the historical record — not a prediction about any specific appeal. Check your local rules. Not legal advice.