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La. Civ. Code art. 1352 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1352
Court order as to mode of collation exhibited to officer
Status: in_force

If the partition is to be made between children or descendants inheriting from their father, mother or other ascendant, and a collation is to be made, the officer shall cause the decree of the judge to be exhibited to him, by which it is decided whether the collation is to be made in kind, or by taking less.

Acts 2004, No. 26, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 593.1 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 593.1
Class actions; lis pendens
Status: in_force

A. When two or more actions requesting the certification of a class pursuant to Article 591 are filed in two or more Louisiana courts regarding the same transaction or occurrence at the same location, and such classes, if certified, would encompass one or more of the same plaintiffs suing in the same capacities against one or more of the same defendants in the same capacities, the defendant may, by excepting as provided in Article 925, have all such actions transferred to the district court where the transaction or occurrence occurred.

B. When two or more actions requesting the certification of a class pursuant to Article 591 are filed in two or more Louisiana courts regarding multiple related transactions or occurrences in different locations and such classes, if certified, would encompass one or more of the same plaintiffs suing in the same capacities against one or more of the same defendants in the same capacities, the defendant may, by excepting as provided in Article 925, have all such actions transferred to the district court where the first suit was brought.

Acts 2012, No. 713, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1734 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1734
Fixing the bond; calling the jury venire
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by R.S. 13:3105 et seq., when the case has been set for trial, the court shall fix the amount of the bond to cover all costs estimated by the court related to the trial by jury and shall fix the time for filing the bond, which shall be no later than sixty days prior to trial. Notice of the fixing of the bond shall be served on all parties. If the bond is not filed timely, any other party shall have an additional ten days to file the bond.

B. When the bond has been filed, the clerk of court shall order the jury commission to draw a sufficient number of jurors to try and determine the cause, such drawing to be made in accordance with R.S. 13:3044.

Acts 1987, No. 148, §1; Acts 1995, No. 148, §1; Acts 2005, No. 28, §1; Acts 2021, No. 382, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 3224 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3224
EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE PRESERVATION
Status: in_force

OF THE THING

Art. 3224. Preservation of property of another.

He who, having in his possession the property of another, whether in deposit or on loan or otherwise, has been obliged to incur any expense for its preservation, acquires on this property two species of rights.
La. Ch. Code art. 533 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 533
Duties of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall:

(1) Assist local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies in the development of programs, resources, or expertise which promote the detection and prosecution of offenders committing crimes of sexual abuse against children.

(2) Provide information relative to child sexual abuse, child sexual abuse programs, including programs dealing with prevention, detection, and treatment of sex abuse to various units of state and local government and other interested parties.

(3) Assist units of local government and qualified private nonprofit institutions in identifying sources of funding to begin the operation of coordinated children's advocacy programs in the state.

Acts 2003, No. 749, §1.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 204 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 204
Execution of warrant
Status: in_force

The warrant shall be directed to all peace officers in the state. It shall be executed only by a peace officer, and may be executed in any parish by any peace officer having authority in the territorial jurisdiction where the person arrested is found, or by any peace officer having authority in one territorial jurisdiction in this state who enters another jurisdiction in close pursuit of the person arrested.
La. Ch. Code art. 1459 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1459
Review by MHAS
Status: in_force

All minor patients presently unrepresented by privately retained counsel and who are the subject of involuntary commitment under any prior statute shall have their cases reviewed by attorneys provided by the MHAS within one year from the effective date of this Code, or be discharged or be committed again according to the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Ch. Code art. 604 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 604
Persons subject to proceedings
Status: in_force

A court exercising juvenile jurisdiction shall have exclusive original jurisdiction, in conformity with any special rules prescribed by law, over any child alleged to be in need of care and the parents of any such child.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Civ. Code art. 1782 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1782
If the obligor is insolvent
Status: in_force

When the obligation is such that its performance requires the solvency of the obligor, the term is regarded as nonexistent if the obligor is found to be insolvent.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2088 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 2088
Divesting of jurisdiction of trial court
Status: in_force

A. The jurisdiction of the trial court over all matters in the case reviewable under the appeal is divested, and that of the appellate court attaches, on the granting of the order of appeal and the timely filing of the appeal bond, in the case of a suspensive appeal, or on the granting of the order of appeal, in the case of a devolutive appeal. Thereafter, the trial court has jurisdiction in the case only over those matters not reviewable under the appeal, including the right to do any of the following:

(1) Allow the taking of a deposition, as provided in Article 1433.

(2) Extend the return day of the appeal, as provided in Article 2125.

(3) Make, or permit the making of, a written narrative of the facts of the case, as provided in Article 2131.

(4) Correct any misstatement, irregularity, informality, or omission of the trial record, as provided in Article 2132.

(5) Test the solvency of the surety on the appeal bond as of the date of its filing or subsequently, consider objections to the form, substance, and sufficiency of the appeal bond, and permit the curing thereof, as provided in Articles 5123, 5124, and 5126.

(6) Grant an appeal to another party.

(7) Execute or give effect to the judgment when its execution or effect is not suspended by the appeal.

(8) Enter orders permitting the deposit of sums of money within the meaning of Article 4658.

(9) Impose the penalties provided by Article 2126, or dismiss the appeal, when the appellant fails to timely pay the estimated costs or the difference between the estimated costs and the actual costs of the appeal.

(10) Set and tax costs, expert witness fees, and attorney fees.

(11) Amend a judgment to provide proper decretal language in accordance with Article 1918 or 1951.

(12) Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 250, §4.

B. In the case of a suspensive appeal, when the appeal bond is not timely filed and the suspensive appeal is thereby not perfected, the trial court maintains jurisdiction to convert the suspensive appeal to a devolutive appeal, except in an eviction case.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 4, §1. Acts 1968, No. 128, §1. Acts 1977, No. 175, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Acts 1983, No. 126, §1; Acts 2008, No. 658, §1; Acts 2021, No. 259, §2; Acts 2025, No. 250, §§3, 4.
La. Civ. Code art. 1916 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1916
Rules applicable to nominate contracts
Status: in_force

Nominate contracts are subject to the special rules of the respective titles when those rules modify, complement, or depart from the rules of this title.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 490 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 490
Counts
Status: in_force

Counts are charges of crime joined in the same indictment. Recitals in one count may be incorporated in subsequent counts by means of a clear and distinct reference. The conclusion of the indictment applies to all counts stated therein.
La. Civ. Code art. 1520 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1520
Prohibited substitutions, definitions
Status: in_force

A disposition that is not in trust by which a thing is donated in full ownership to a first donee, called the institute, with a charge to preserve the thing and deliver it to a second donee, called the substitute, at the death of the institute, is null with regard to both the institute and the substitute.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 45, §1; Acts 2001, No. 825, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 3422 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3422
Nature of possession; right to possess
Status: in_force

Possession is a matter of fact; nevertheless, one who has possessed a thing for over a year acquires the right to possess it.

Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
La. Civ. Code art. 1393 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1393
Subsequent deterioration or destruction of property.
Status: in_force

Where, after the partition, the thing decays by its nature, or perishes by accident, such loss gives rise to no action of warranty.
La. Civ. Code art. 568.1 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 568.1
Donation and alienation
Status: in_force

If a thing subject to the usufruct is donated inter vivos by the usufructuary, he is obligated to pay to the naked owner at the termination of the usufruct the value of the thing as of the time of the donation. If a thing subject to the usufruct is otherwise alienated by the usufructuary, the usufruct attaches to any money or other property received by the usufructuary. The property received shall be classified as consumable or nonconsumable in accordance with the provisions of this Title, and the usufruct shall be governed by those provisions subject to the terms of the act establishing the original usufruct. If, at the time of the alienation, the value of the property received by the usufructuary is less than the value of the thing alienated, the usufructuary is bound to pay the difference to the naked owner at the termination of the usufruct.

Acts 2010, No. 881, §1, eff. July 2, 2010.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 836 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 836
Presence of corporation or association
Status: in_force

When a corporation, partnership, or other association is a defendant, the requirements of this Title are fulfilled if its counsel is present.
La. Civ. Code art. 2324.2 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2324.2
Reduction of recovery
Status: in_force

A. When the recovery of damages by a person suffering injury, death, or loss is reduced in some proportion by application of Article 2323 or 2324 and there is a legal or conventional subrogation, then the subrogee's recovery shall be reduced in the same proportion as the subrogor's recovery.

B. Nothing herein precludes such persons and legal or conventional subrogees from agreeing to a settlement which would incorporate a different method or proportion of subrogee recovery for amounts paid by the legal or conventional subrogee under the Louisiana Worker's Compensation Act, R.S. 23:1021, et seq.

Acts 1989, No. 771, §1, eff. July 9, 1989.
La. Civ. Code art. 293 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 293
Waiver of excuse by subsequent acceptance of tutorship.
Status: in_force

The persons mentioned in the preceding article, who have accepted a tutorship posterior to their being invested with the offices, engaged in the service, or intrusted with the mission which dispenses from it, shall not be admitted to be excused on that account.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1811 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1811
Motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict
Status: in_force

A.(1) Not later than seven days, exclusive of legal holidays, after the clerk has mailed or delivered in open court, or the sheriff has served, the notice of judgment in accordance with Article 1913, a party may move for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. If a verdict was not returned, a party may move for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict not later than seven days, exclusive of legal holidays, after the jury was discharged.

(2) A motion for a new trial may be joined with this motion, or a new trial may be prayed for in the alternative.

B. If a verdict was returned the court may allow the judgment to stand or may reopen the judgment and either order a new trial or render a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. If no verdict was returned, the court may render a judgment or order a new trial.

C.(1) If the motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict is granted, the court shall also rule on the motion for a new trial, if any, by determining whether it should be granted if the judgment is thereafter vacated or reversed and shall specify the grounds for granting or denying the motion for a new trial. If the motion for a new trial is thus conditionally granted, the order thereon does not affect the finality of the judgment.

(2) If the motion for a new trial has been conditionally granted and the judgment is reversed on appeal, the new trial shall proceed unless the appellate court orders otherwise.

(3) If the motion for a new trial has been conditionally denied and the judgment is reversed on appeal, subsequent proceedings shall be in accordance with the order of the appellate court.

D. The party whose verdict has been set aside on a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict may move for a new trial pursuant to Articles 1972 and 1973. The motion for a new trial shall be filed no later than seven days, exclusive of legal holidays, after the clerk has mailed or the sheriff has served the notice of the signing of the judgment notwithstanding the verdict under Article 1913. The motion shall be served pursuant to Articles 1976 and 1314.

E. If the motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict is denied, the party who prevailed on that motion may, as appellee, assert grounds entitling him to a new trial in the event the appellate court concludes that the trial court erred in denying the motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. If the appellate court reverses the judgment, nothing in this Article precludes the court from determining that the appellee is entitled to a new trial or from directing the trial court to determine whether a new trial shall be granted.

F. The motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict may be granted on the issue of liability or on the issue of damages or on both issues.

Acts 1983, No. 534, §8. Amended by Acts 1984, No. 40, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2025, No. 250, §3.
La. Ch. Code art. 1210 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1210
Interlocutory decree
Status: in_force

Upon due consideration of the factors enumerated in Article 1208(B), the court may grant or refuse to grant an interlocutory decree during or after the hearing. The basic consideration for this decree shall be the best interests of the child.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Civ. Code art. 601 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 601
Removal of improvements
Status: in_force

The usufructuary may remove all improvements he has made, subject to the obligation of restoring the property to its former condition. He may not claim reimbursement from the owner for improvements that he does not remove or that cannot be removed.

Acts 1976, No. 103, §1; Acts 2010, No. 881, §1, eff. July 2, 2010.
La. Civ. Code art. 1986 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1986
Right of the obligee
Status: in_force

Upon an obligor's failure to perform an obligation to deliver a thing, or not to do an act, or to execute an instrument, the court shall grant specific performance plus damages for delay if the obligee so demands. If specific performance is impracticable, the court may allow damages to the obligee.

Upon a failure to perform an obligation that has another object, such as an obligation to do, the granting of specific performance is at the discretion of the court.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3302 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3302
Time of payment of estate debts; urgent estate debts
Status: in_force

A. Upon the expiration of three months from the death of the decedent, the succession representative shall proceed to pay the estate debts as provided in this Chapter.

B. At any time and without publication the court may authorize the payment of estate debts the payment of which should not be delayed.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §3, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Civ. Code art. 3458 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3458
Peremption; effect
Status: in_force

Peremption is a period of time fixed by law for the existence of a right. Unless timely exercised, the right is extinguished upon the expiration of the peremptive period.

Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
La. Ch. Code art. 726 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 726
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Title is to define self-destructive behaviors by the child and conduct by other family members which contribute to the child's harm and which warrant court intervention in the family's life so that appropriate services to remedy the family's dysfunction can be secured; to secure the effectiveness of the court's intervention by explicitly confirming its duty to obtain the cooperation and coordination of all public institutions or agencies having responsibility to supply services to any member of the family referred to the court; to establish a family service plan binding upon all family members and the appropriate service providers; and to protect the integrity of the family by authorizing adjudication and the imposition of a dispositional judgment requiring participation in a plan of services only after all available voluntary alternatives have been exhausted.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §7.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 796 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 796
Removal of juror after swearing
Status: in_force

If it is discovered after a juror has been accepted and sworn, that he is incompetent to serve, the court may, at any time before the first witness is sworn, order the juror removed and the panel completed in the ordinary course.
La. Civ. Code art. 1899 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1899
Rights acquired by third persons
Status: in_force

Compensation can neither take place nor may it be renounced to the prejudice of rights previously acquired by third persons.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 2025, No. 488, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1461 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1461
Advice of rights
Status: in_force

A. On admission to a treatment facility, the minor and the minor's parent, tutor, or caretaker, if the minor is admitted pursuant to Article 1460, shall be informed in writing of the procedures for requesting release and of the availability of counsel, information about the MHAS, the rights enumerated in Article 1409, and the rules and regulations applicable to or concerning his conduct while a patient in the program or facility.

B. This information shall also be prominently posted in any area where the patient is to be confined or treated.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 612, §3.
La. Ch. Code art. 330 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 330
Judgments appealable
Status: in_force

A. An appeal may be taken from any final judgment of a court and shall be to the appropriate court of appeal.

B. In delinquency proceedings pursuant to Title VIII, child in need of care proceedings pursuant to Title VI, and families in need of services proceedings pursuant to Title VII, an appeal may be taken only after a judgment of disposition. The appeal shall include all errors assigned concerning the adjudication and disposition.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1071 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1071
Cross-claims
Status: in_force

A party by petition may assert as a cross-claim a demand against a co-party arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter either of the original action or a reconventional demand or relating to any property that is the subject matter of the original action. The cross-claim may include a demand that the party against whom it is asserted is or may be liable to the cross-claimant for all or part of the demand asserted in the action against the cross-claimant.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 63, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4614 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4614
Purchase by co-owner of property or interest sold
Status: in_force

A. Any property or interest in the property sold to effect a partition, whether by licitation or by private sale, may be purchased by a co-owner.

B. If a property or interest in the property is purchased by a co-owner, the co-owner shall be credited for his share of the property or interest in the property. The co-owner shall have his share deducted from the purchase price of the property or interest in the property prior to payment.

Acts 2022, No. 636, §1.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 656 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 656
Additional mental examinations
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of the superintendent's report, filed in conformity with Article 655, the review panel may examine the committed person and report, to the court promptly, whether he can be safely discharged, conditionally or unconditionally, or be safely released on probation, without danger to others or to himself.

B. The committed person or the district attorney may also retain a physician to examine the committed person for the same purpose. The physician's report shall be filed with the court.

C. Upon receipt by the superintendent of the state hospital or other treatment facility to which the person has been committed of the recommendation of the hospital-based treatment team that the person is appropriate for probated outpatient status as set forth in this Chapter, the superintendent shall immediately forward such recommendation to the administrator of the conditional release program, together with the proposed aftercare plans. The administrator or a designee shall submit to the review panel a recommended plan, if appropriate, for outpatient supervision and monitoring. The plan shall set forth any additional terms and conditions to be followed during outpatient status, if recommended.

Acts 1987, No. 928, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 1995, No. 800, §1.