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La. Ch. Code art. 332 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 332
Notice of judgment; new trials; time for appeal
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided within a particular Title of this Code, appeals shall be taken within fifteen days from the mailing of notice of the judgment. However, if a timely application for a new trial is made pursuant to Paragraph C, the delay for appeal commences to run from the date of the mailing of notice of denial of the new trial motion.

B. Notice of judgment, including notice of orders or judgments taken under advisement, shall be as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article 1913.

C. After judgment is signed, a party may make a written request for a motion for new trial on any ground provided by law. The delay for applying for a new trial is three days, exclusive of holidays, and shall commence to run from the mailing of notice of judgment. A motion for new trial shall be decided expeditiously and within seven days from the date of submission for decision.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1095, §1; Acts 2003, No. 545, §2.
La. Ch. Code art. 790 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 790
Notice of modification
Status: in_force

If a judgment of disposition is modified, a copy of the minute entry reflecting the modification shall be served upon the petitioner, the child, his parent, and any person, institution, or agency to whom custody of the child is assigned.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §7.
La. Civ. Code art. 1993 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1993
Reciprocal obligations
Status: in_force

In case of reciprocal obligations, the obligor of one may not be put in default unless the obligor of the other has performed or is ready to perform his own obligation.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4912 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4912
Possession or ownership of movable property; eviction proceedings; justice of the peace courts
Status: in_force

A.(1) A justice of the peace court shall, within its territorial jurisdiction, have jurisdiction, concurrent with the parish or district court, over suits for the possession or ownership of movable property not exceeding five thousand dollars in value and over suits by landowners or lessors for the eviction of occupants or tenants of leased residential premises, regardless of the amount of monthly or yearly rent or the rent for the unexpired term of the lease.

(2) A judgment of ownership of a vehicle ordered by a justice of the peace court shall be recognized by the office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(3) The provisions of this Paragraph shall also be applicable to suits for possession and ownership of a manufactured home, as defined by R.S. 9:1149.2, not exceeding five thousand dollars in value.

B. A justice of the peace court shall also have jurisdiction over suits by landowners or lessors for the eviction of occupants or tenants of leased commercial premises and leased farmlands where the amount of the monthly rental does not exceed five thousand dollars per month, regardless of the amount of rent due or the rent for the unexpired term of the lease.

Acts 1989, No. 298, §1; Acts 1991, No. 544, §1; Acts 2001, No. 713, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2005, No. 43, §1; Acts 2008, No. 338, §1; Acts 2021, No. 25, §2.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3951 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3951
Petition for divorce
Status: in_force

A petition for divorce under Civil Code Article 102 shall contain allegations of jurisdiction and venue and shall be verified by the affidavit of the petitioner.

Acts 1990, No. 1009, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Civ. Code art. 2673 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2673
The thing
Status: in_force

All things, corporeal or incorporeal, that are susceptible of ownership may be the object of a lease, except those that cannot be used without being destroyed by that very use, or those the lease of which is prohibited by law.

Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
La. Civ. Code art. 2672 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2672
Mineral lease
Status: in_force

A mineral lease is governed by the Mineral Code.

Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1065 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1065
Reconventional demand exceeding principal demand
Status: in_force

The reconventional demand may or may not diminish or defeat the recovery sought in the principal demand. It may claim relief exceeding in amount that sought in the principal demand.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3284 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3284
Order; hearing
Status: in_force

A. If no opposition has been filed timely and the court considers the sale to be to the best interests of the succession, the court shall render an order authorizing the sale and shall fix the minimum price to be accepted. The price may be fixed exactly as the appraised value, as a fraction of the appraised value, as more than the appraised value, or as not less than the appraised value of the property. If an agreement to sell has been executed as provided in Article 3281 and the price and conditions fixed by the court are the price and conditions set in the agreement, the order of court authorizing the sale under such agreement shall fulfill the suspensive condition of the agreement, which thereafter shall be enforceable by the parties to the agreement.

B. Nothing contained in this Article shall affect the general duties of a succession representative.

C. An opposition shall be tried as a summary proceeding.

D. This Article is remedial and shall be retroactive to January 1, 1961. All sales of succession property on and after January 1, 1961, made in compliance with the provisions of this Article are hereby validated.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 203, §§1, 2; Acts 1980, No. 369, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3153 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3153
Security of testamentary executor
Status: in_force

The person appointed dative testamentary executor shall furnish the same security as is required of the administrator under Article 3151.

The person named by the testator as executor is not required to furnish security, except when required by the testament or as provided in Articles 3154 through 3155.
La. Ch. Code art. 311 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 311
Juvenile jurisdiction over adults; support proceedings; coexistent orders
Status: in_force

A.(1) A court exercising juvenile jurisdiction shall have exclusive original jurisdiction, except in East Baton Rouge Parish, in the following cases involving support of family:

(a) Proceedings involving criminal neglect of a child by either parent, or of one spouse by the other spouse.

(b) Proceedings under the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 532, §6.

(2) A support order rendered pursuant to an action brought under this Paragraph shall not modify a prior judgment of a district court or be modified by a district court having appropriate jurisdiction over support, unless the court rendering the original support order has transferred jurisdiction.

B.(1) A court exercising juvenile jurisdiction shall have concurrent jurisdiction, except in East Baton Rouge Parish, in the following cases involving support of family:

(a) Proceedings brought by the district attorney pursuant to the provisions of Article 1301.1 et seq. of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

(b) Proceedings brought by the district attorney or the Department of Children and Family Services to establish paternity or to establish, modify, or enforce support pursuant to provisions of R.S. 46:236.1.1 et seq., and Children's Code Article 1301.1 et seq.

(c) Proceedings brought by the district attorney to enforce support pursuant to R.S. 46:236.2.

(d) Proceedings brought by the district attorney under any state law to register, enforce, or modify any order of support issued by any court in this state.

(2) A support order rendered pursuant to an action brought under Subsubparagraph (1)(b) or (c) of this Paragraph shall not modify a prior judgment of a district court or be modified by a district court having appropriate jurisdiction over support, unless the court rendering the original support order has transferred jurisdiction.

C. Upon proof thereof, amounts paid for a particular period pursuant to a support order rendered by either court shall be credited against the amounts accruing or accrued for the same period under any support order rendered by the other court.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 865, §1; Acts 1997, No. 601, §1; Acts 2008, No. 532, §§1, 6; Acts 2010, No. 238, §6; Acts 2010, No. 754, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1464 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1464
Order for an additional medical opinion for physical or mental examination of persons
Status: in_force

A. When the mental or physical condition of a party, or of a person in the custody or under the legal control of a party, is in controversy, the court in which the action is pending may order the party to submit to an additional medical opinion regarding physical or mental examination by a physician or to produce for examination the person in his custody or legal control, except as provided by law. In addition, the court may order the party to submit to an additional medical opinion regarding an examination by a vocational rehabilitation expert or a licensed clinical psychologist who is not a physician, provided the party has given notice of intention to use such an expert. The order may be made only on motion for good cause shown and upon notice to the person to be examined and to all parties and shall specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination and the person or persons by whom it is to be made.

B. Regardless of the number of defendants, a plaintiff shall not be ordered to submit to multiple examinations by multiple physicians within the same field of specialty for the same injury except for good cause shown.

C. A minor subject to examination under the provisions of this Article shall have the right to have a parent, tutor, or legal guardian present during the examination. If such person cannot be present, the court shall order the examination to be videotaped at the expense of the party being examined. The court shall consider the best interests of the minor and may impose conditions upon videotaping, including that it be done in a manner least harmful to the minor and without disclosure to the minor.

Acts 1976, No. 574, §1; Acts 1991, No. 324, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1056, §1; Acts 2017, No. 381, §1, eff. June 23, 2017.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4831 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4831
Applicability of Book VIII
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Book apply only to suits in trial courts of limited jurisdiction and to suits in the district courts within their jurisdiction concurrent with that of justices of the peace. Except as otherwise provided in this Book, civil proceedings in a trial court of limited jurisdiction, and the enforcement of judgments rendered therein, shall be governed as far as practicable by the other provisions of this Code.

Acts 1979, No. 46, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3227 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3227
Execution of contracts
Status: in_force

If a person dies before performing an executory contract evidenced by writing, the court may authorize the succession representative to perform the contract, after compliance with Article 3229.
La. Ch. Code art. 1029 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1029
Intervention
Status: in_force

No person shall be allowed to intervene in a proceeding brought under this Title.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Civ. Code art. 495 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 495
Things incorporated in, or attached to, an immovable with the consent of the owner of the immovable.
Status: in_force

One who incorporates in, or attaches to, the immovable of another, with his consent, things that become component parts of the immovable under Articles 465 and 466, may, in the absence of other provisions of law or juridical acts, remove them subject to his obligation of restoring the property to its former condition.

If he does not remove them after demand, the owner of the immovable may have them removed at the expense of the person who made them or elect to keep them and pay, at his option, the current value of the materials and of the workmanship or the enhanced value of the immovable.

Acts 1979, No. 180, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1402 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1402
Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

The underlying policy of this Title is as follows:

(1) That minors with mental illness and minors suffering from substance abuse, and their caretakers on their behalf, be encouraged to seek voluntary treatment.

(2) That any involuntary treatment or evaluation be accomplished in a setting which is medically appropriate, most likely to facilitate proper care and treatment that will return the minor patient to the community as soon as possible, and is the least restrictive of the minor's liberty.

(3) That continuity of care for persons with mental illness and minors suffering from substance abuse be provided.

(4) That mental health and substance abuse treatment services be delivered as near to the place of residence of the minor receiving such services as is reasonably possible and medically appropriate.

(5) That individual rights of minor patients be safeguarded.

(6) That no minor solely as a result of mental illness or alcoholism or incapacitation by alcohol shall be confined in any jail, prison, correctional facility, or juvenile detention center.

(7) That no minor shall be denied treatment solely because he has withdrawn from treatment against medical advice on a prior occasion or because he has relapsed after an earlier treatment.

(8) That minors be protected from unnecessary institutionalization and be afforded proper treatment for their special mental health needs.

(9) That, in view of the liberty interest at issue in any commitment decision, proper respect for the parental decisionmaking role be balanced with the individual rights of the minor.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2014, No. 811, §33, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Ch. Code art. 1271 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1271
Registration
Status: in_force

NOTE: Subsection A eff until October 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

A. Registration shall be by affidavit filed with the office of children and family services. That office shall develop and furnish standardized affidavit forms appropriate for effecting the purpose of this Chapter.

NOTE: Subsection A as amended by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. October 1, 2027.

A. Registration shall be by affidavit filed with the office of child welfare. That office shall develop and furnish standardized affidavit forms appropriate for effecting the purpose of this Chapter.

B. Registration shall be effective upon filing and shall remain effective until withdrawn by the affiant's written request.

C. The department may establish registration and renewal fees not to exceed twenty-five dollars.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 715, §1; Acts 2010, No. 266, §1; Acts 2025, No. 477, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 218.1 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 218.1
Advice of reasons for arrest or detention and of rights
Status: in_force

When any person has been arrested or detained in connection with the investigation or commission of any offense, he shall be advised fully of the reason for his arrest or detention, his right to remain silent, his right against self incrimination, his right to the assistance of counsel and, if indigent, his right to court appointed counsel.

Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 27, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
La. Civ. Code art. 3352 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3352
Recorded acts; required information
Status: in_force

A. An instrument shall contain the following information when appropriate for its type and nature:

(1) The full name, domicile, and permanent mailing address of the parties.

(2) The marital status of all of the parties who are individuals, including the full name of the present spouse or a declaration that the party is unmarried.

(3) A declaration as to whether there has been a change in the marital status of any party who is a transferor of the immovable or interest or right since he acquired it, and if so, when and in what manner the change occurred.

(4) The municipal number or postal address of the property, if it has one.

(5) The last four digits of the social security number or the taxpayer identification number of the mortgagor, whichever is applicable.

(6) The notary's identification number or the attorney's bar roll number and the typed, printed, or stamped name of the notary and witnesses if the instrument is an authentic act of, or an authenticated act by, a notary.

B. The recorder shall not refuse to record an instrument because it does not contain the information required by this Article. The omission of that information does not impair the validity of an instrument or the effect given to its recordation.

C. The recorder shall display only the last four digits of the social security numbers or taxpayer identification numbers listed on instruments that his office makes available for viewing on the internet.

Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2017, No. 173, §4.

NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
La. Civ. Code art. 2608 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2608
Merchant buyer's duty upon rejection of things
Status: in_force

When the seller has no agent or business office at the place of delivery, a buyer who is a merchant and has rejected the things must follow any reasonable instructions received from the seller with respect to those things. If the seller gives no such instructions, and the things rejected are perishable or susceptible of rapid decline in value, the merchant buyer must make reasonable efforts to sell those things on the seller's behalf.

In all instances of rejection, a buyer who is a merchant must handle the rejected things as a prudent administrator.

Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1603 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1603
Motion for continuance
Status: in_force

A motion for a continuance shall set forth the grounds upon which it is based, and if in writing shall comply with the provisions of Article 863.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4629 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4629
Articles applicable to partition by licitation or private sale
Status: in_force

Article 4603, the first paragraph of Article 4605, and Articles 4607 and 4614 are applicable to a partition by licitation or a partition by private sale under the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2020, No. 281, §2, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2932 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 2932
Burden of proof in action to annul
Status: in_force

A. The plaintiff in an action to annul a probated testament has the burden of proving the invalidity thereof, unless the action was instituted within three months of the date the testament was probated. In the latter event, the defendants have the burden of proving the authenticity of the testament, and its compliance with all of the formal requirements of the law.

B. In an action to annul a notarial testament, a nuncupative testament by public act, or a statutory testament, however, the plaintiff always has the burden of proving the invalidity of the testament.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §3, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Civ. Code art. 4 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 4
Absence of legislation or custom
Status: in_force

When no rule for a particular situation can be derived from legislation or custom, the court is bound to proceed according to equity. To decide equitably, resort is made to justice, reason, and prevailing usages.

Acts 1987, No. 124, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
La. Civ. Code art. 652 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 652
Indivisibility of servitude.
Status: in_force

A predial servitude is indivisible. An estate cannot have upon another estate part of a right of way, or of view, or of any other servitude, nor can an estate be charged with a part of a servitude.

The use of a servitude may be limited to certain days or hours; when limited, it is still an entire right. A servitude is due to the whole of the dominant estate and to all parts of it; if this estate is divided, every acquirer of a part has the right of using the servitude in its entirety.

Acts 1977, No. 514, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 2315.4 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2315.4
Additional damages; intoxicated defendant
Status: in_force

In addition to general and special damages, exemplary damages may be awarded upon proof that the injuries on which the action is based were caused by a wanton or reckless disregard for the rights and safety of others by a defendant whose intoxication while operating a motor vehicle was a cause in fact of the resulting injuries.

Acts 1984, No. 511, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 31 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 31
Existence of a person at time of accrual of a right
Status: in_force

One claiming a right that has accrued to another person is bound to prove that such person existed at the time when the right accrued.

Acts 1990, No. 989, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Civ. Code art. 3057 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3057
Limitation upon right of contribution
Status: in_force

A surety who pays the creditor more than his share may recover the excess from his co-sureties in proportion to the amount of the obligation each is to bear as to him. If a surety obtains the conventional discharge of other co-sureties by paying the creditor, any reduction in the amount owed by those released benefits them proportionately.

Acts 1987, No. 409, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
La. Civ. Code art. 2724 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2724
Continuity of the reconducted lease
Status: in_force

When reconduction occurs, all provisions of the lease continue for the term provided in Article 2722 or 2723.

A reconducted lease is terminated by giving the notice directed in Articles 2727 through 2729.

Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
La. Ch. Code art. 787 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 787
Motion to modify judgment of disposition
Status: in_force

A. The court may modify a judgment of disposition on its own motion or on the motion of the district attorney, a probation officer, any child of the family, a caretaker, any individual or agency to whom the child's custody has been assigned, or the duly authorized representative of an institution or agency providing services to the family under the court's disposition order.

B. A motion to modify a judgment of disposition to impose less restrictive conditions may be denied without a contradictory hearing. A motion to modify to impose more restrictive conditions may not be granted without a contradictory hearing unless the parties consent.

C. On its own motion or on oral or written motion of a probation officer, the court may modify a judgment of disposition without a contradictory hearing when the conditions of the disposition are sought to be made less restrictive.

D. Except as provided in Paragraph C of this Article, the motion shall be in writing and set forth in plain and concise terms the facts supporting the modification.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §7.