La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1604
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
When a party applies for a continuance on account of the absence of a material witness, the adverse party may require him to disclose on oath what facts he intends to prove by such witness, and if the adverse party admits that if the witness were present he would testify as stated in the affidavit, the court shall proceed to the trial of the case.
La. C.P. § 1604