If a tenant contests an eviction but does not post an appeal bond, what will be the outcome?

When a tenant contests an eviction but fails to post an appeal bond, the outcome is that the court will proceed with issuing a judgment for eviction. In Louisiana, posting an appeal bond is a requirement for a tenant who seeks to delay the enforcement of an eviction judgment while pursuing an appeal. If the tenant does not meet this requirement, the judgments rendered by the court can be enforced immediately.

This means that even if the tenant contests the eviction, without the bond, they do not have the necessary legal protection to delay or prevent the eviction process from moving forward. As such, the landlord can proceed to regain possession of the property without any further requirements or delays associated with the appeal.

Therefore, the correct outcome is that the court will ultimately issue a judgment for eviction, allowing for the landlord to execute the eviction order as the tenant has not fulfilled the procedural requirement of posting the appeal bond.