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La. Civ. Code art. 594 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 594
Court costs; expenses of litigation
Status: in_force

Court costs in actions concerning the property subject to the usufruct are taxed in accordance with the rules of the Code of Civil Procedure. Expenses of litigation other than court costs are apportioned between usufructuaries and naked owners in accordance with the following Articles.

Acts 1976, No. 103, §1; Acts 2010, No. 881, §1, eff. July 2, 2010.
La. Civ. Code art. 2790 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2790
Annuity charge for life or time period
Status: in_force

The annuity charge may not exceed thirty years, except that it may continue for the lifetime of a recipient who is a natural person.

Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 930.6 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 930.6
Review of trial court judgments
Status: in_force

A. The petitioner may invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of the court of appeal if the trial court dismisses the application or otherwise denies relief on an application for post conviction relief. No appeal lies from a judgment dismissing an application or otherwise denying relief.

B. The district attorney and the attorney general shall have a right to suspensively appeal any order granting post conviction relief.

C. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 393, §3.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 429, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 1985, No. 233, §1; Acts 2025, No. 393, §§1, 3.
La. Civ. Code art. 1408 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1408
Termination of partition suit by defendant's tender.
Status: in_force

The defendant in the suit for rescission may stop its course and prevent a new partition, by offering and giving to the plaintiff the supplement of his hereditary portion, either in money or in kind, provided the rescission is not demanded for cause of violence or fraud.
La. Ch. Code art. 1110 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1110
Nature of authority
Status: in_force

The surrender of a child for adoption by one parent shall have no effect upon the parental rights of any other parent.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §11, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Civ. Code art. 2334 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2334
Persons; scope of application of the legal regime.
Status: in_force

The legal regime of community of acquets and gains applies to spouses domiciled in this state, regardless of their domicile at the time of marriage or the place of celebration of the marriage.

Acts 1979, No. 709, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 494 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 494
Constructions by landowner with materials of another.
Status: in_force

When the owner of an immovable makes on it constructions, plantings, or works with materials of another, he may retain them, regardless of his good or bad faith, on reimbursing the owner of the materials their current value and repairing the injury that he may have caused to him.

Acts 1979, No. 180, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1259 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1259
Appeal of judgment; time limitations
Status: in_force

A. Any party to the proceedings or any other party in interest shall have the right to appeal a judgment granting or refusing to grant an interlocutory or final decree regarding any type of adoption within thirty days after the rendition of a judgment or decree.

B. If no appeal is perfected within thirty days after a judgment is rendered, the judgment shall be final.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 496 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 496
Warrant of arrest on indictment or information
Status: in_force

A. When an indictment has been found against a defendant who is not in custody or at large on bail for the offense charged, the court shall issue a warrant for the defendant's arrest, unless the court issues a summons pursuant to Article 497.

B. When an information has been filed against a defendant who is not in custody or at large on bail for the offense charged, the court shall issue a warrant for the defendant's arrest if the information is accompanied by one or more affidavits which establish probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the defendant named in the information committed it, unless the court issues a summons pursuant to Article 497.

Acts 2011, No. 216, §1; Acts 2012, No. 216, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 2787 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2787
Annuity charge
Status: in_force

An annuity contract transferring an immovable may provide for the establishment of a charge on the immovable for the periodic payments due under the contract. In such a case, the recipient in whose favor the annuity was established acquires a real right for periodic payments. The establishment of the annuity charge must be express and in writing.

Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
La. Civ. Code art. 1756 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1756
Obligations; definition
Status: in_force

An obligation is a legal relationship whereby a person, called the obligor, is bound to render a performance in favor of another, called the obligee. Performance may consist of giving, doing, or not doing something.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Civ. Code art. 2013 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2013
Obligee's right to dissolution
Status: in_force

When the obligor fails to perform, the obligee has a right to the judicial dissolution of the contract or, according to the circumstances, to regard the contract as dissolved. In either case, the obligee may recover damages.

In an action involving judicial dissolution, the obligor who failed to perform may be granted, according to the circumstances, an additional time to perform.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 854 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 854
Newly discovered evidence; necessary allegations
Status: in_force

A motion for a new trial based on ground (3) of Article 851 shall contain allegations of fact, sworn to by the defendant or his counsel, showing:

(1) That notwithstanding the exercise of reasonable diligence by the defendant, the new evidence was not discovered before or during the trial;

(2) The names of the witnesses who will testify and a concise statement of the newly discovered evidence;

(3) The facts which the witnesses or evidence will establish; and

(4) That the witnesses or evidence are not beyond the process of the court, or are otherwise available.

The newly discovered whereabouts or residence of a witness do not constitute newly discovered evidence.
La. Ch. Code art. 1282.5 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1282.5
Change of name
Status: in_force

The full name of the adopted child may be changed in the final decree of adoption and, if changed, the surname shall be the same as that of the adoptive parent. In accordance with R.S. 40:79, the clerk of court shall forward, on a form supplied by the Department of Children and Family Services, his certificate of the decree to the state registrar, who shall make a new certificate of live birth of the person adopted, in the new name if the name has been changed in the decree.

Acts 1999, No. 1268, §1; Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 442 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 442
Termination of mediation
Status: in_force

A. Either party may withdraw and terminate further participation in mediation at any time.

B. The mediator shall terminate mediation when:

(1) The mediator concludes that the participants are unable or unwilling to participate meaningfully in the process or that an agreement is unlikely.

(2) The mediator concludes that a party lacks the capacity to perceive and assert his own interests to the degree that a fair agreement cannot be reached.

Acts 1999, No. 894, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1796 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 1796
Additional instructions
Status: in_force

A. If the jury, after retiring for deliberation, desires to receive information on any point of law, they shall be conducted to the courtroom.

B. After giving notice to the parties, the court may give the appropriate instructions.

C. The court, after giving notice to the parties, may recall the jury after they have retired:

(1) To correct or withdraw an erroneous instruction.

(2) To clarify an ambiguous instruction.

(3) To inform the jury on a point of law which should have been covered in the original instructions.

(4) To give such further instructions as may be appropriate.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 534, §7.
La. Civ. Code art. 778 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 778
Affirmative duties
Status: in_force

Building restrictions may impose on owners of immovables affirmative duties that are reasonable and necessary for the maintenance of the general plan. Building restrictions may not impose upon the owner of an immovable or his successors the obligation to pay a fee or other charge on the occasion of an alienation, lease or encumbrance of the immovable.

Acts 1977, No. 170, §1; Acts 2010, No. 938, §2, eff. July 2, 2010.
La. Civ. Code art. 224 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 224
Parental obligation of support and education
Status: in_force

Parents are obligated to support, maintain, and educate their child. The obligation to educate a child continues after minority as provided by law.

Acts 2015, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
La. Civ. Code art. 643 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 643
Transferable right.
Status: in_force

The right of use is transferable unless prohibited by law or contract.

Acts 1976, No. 103, §1.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 982 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 982
Service of order and judgment of expungement
Status: in_force

The clerk of court shall serve the order and judgment of expungement of a record by United States mail or electronically upon all of the following entities:

(1) The district attorney of the parish of conviction.

(2) The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information.

(3) The sheriff of the parish of conviction.

(4) The arresting agency.

Acts 2014, No. 145, §1.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4066 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4066
Opposition to application of legal or dative tutor
Status: in_force

An opposition to an application for appointment as legal or dative tutor may be filed at any time prior to the appointment, as provided in Article 4067. The opposition shall comply with Article 2972 and shall allege the grounds upon which it is claimed that the applicant is disqualified or that it would be in the best interest of the minor for the opponent to be appointed tutor instead of the applicant.

Amended by Acts 1976, No. 429, §3.
La. Civ. Code art. 2697 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2697
Warranty for unknown vices or defects
Status: in_force

The warranty provided in the preceding Article also encompasses vices or defects that are not known to the lessor.

However, if the lessee knows of such vices or defects and fails to notify the lessor, the lessee's recovery for breach of warranty may be reduced accordingly.

Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4271 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 4271
Court approval of action affecting minor's interest
Status: in_force

The tutor shall file a petition setting forth the subject matter to be determined affecting the minor's interest, with his recommendations and the reasons therefor, and with a written concurrence by the undertutor. If the court approves the recommendations, it shall render a judgment of homologation. The court may require evidence prior to approving the recommendations.

If the undertutor fails to concur in the tutor's recommendations, the tutor shall proceed by contradictory motion against him. After such hearing and evidence as the court may require, the court shall decide the issues summarily and render judgment.
La. Civ. Code art. 2826 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2826
Termination of a partnership; causes
Status: in_force

Unless continued as provided by law, a partnership is terminated by: the unanimous consent of its partners; a judgment of termination; the granting of an order for relief to the partnership under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code; the reduction of its membership to one person; the expiration of its term; or the attainment of, or the impossibility of attainment of the object of the partnership.

A partnership also terminates in accordance with provisions of the contract of partnership.

A partnership in commendam, however, terminates by the retirement from the partnership, or the death, interdiction, or dissolution, of the sole or any general partner unless the partnership is continued with the consent of the remaining general partners under a right to do so stated in the contract of partnership or if, within ninety days after such event, all the remaining partners agree in writing to continue the partnership and to the appointment of one or more general partners if necessary or desired.

Acts 1980, No. 150, §1, Amended by Acts 1981, No. 797, §1; Acts 1982, No. 273, §1.
La. Ch. Code art. 1453 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1453
Reports to court
Status: in_force

A. The director of the treatment facility to which the minor has been judicially committed shall issue reports to the court at the intervals provided in Article 1452, setting forth the minor patient's response to the treatment, his current condition, and the reasons why continued involuntary treatment is necessary to improve his condition or to prevent it from deteriorating.

B. These reports shall be treated by the court as confidential and shall not be available for public examination, nor shall they be subject to discovery in any proceedings other than those initiated pursuant to this Title.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Civ. Code art. 2940 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2940
Reimbursement of the depositary
Status: in_force

The depositor is bound to reimburse the depositary for the reasonable expenses he has incurred for the safekeeping of the thing deposited, to indemnify him for the losses the thing may have caused him, and to pay him the agreed remuneration.

Acts 2003, No. 491, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3671 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3671
Real actions involving mineral rights subject to other provisions governing real actions generally
Status: in_force

Real actions involving mineral rights are subject to all of the rules established for other real actions by Articles 3651 through 3653 except to the extent that those articles are inconsistent with the express or implied terms of Articles 3664 through 3670.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 547, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
La. Ch. Code art. 1514 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1514
Petition for voluntary transfer
Status: in_force

A. A proceeding under this Chapter shall be commenced by written petition.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all persons or organizations lawfully exercising legal custody of the child shall join in the petition.

C. If a legal custodian is unable or unwilling to join in the petition, the petition shall state with particularity the reasons therefor.

D. If a guardian has been appointed, a petition for voluntary transfer may not be filed. To change a guardianship order a motion to modify the guardianship may be filed in accordance with Article 724.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2011, No. 128, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 810 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 810
Partition in kind
Status: in_force

The court shall decree partition in kind when the thing held in indivision is susceptible to division into as many lots of nearly equal value as there are shares and the aggregate value of all lots is not significantly lower than the value of the property in the state of indivision.

Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 409.5 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 409.5
One day/one trial jury system
Status: in_force

A. A district court may, by local rules adopted by a majority vote of all the judges of that district, create and provide for the manner of administering a one day/one trial jury system for criminal and civil cases. The combined Orleans criminal and civil district courts shall be considered a district court for the purposes of this Article.

B. Unless otherwise provided in this Article, the jurors shall be selected and shall serve in accordance with the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 409.3.

C. Any juror selected pursuant to this Article shall serve in the central jury pool for a period of not more than one day unless he is selected to serve on a jury or unless extraordinary circumstances warrant, pursuant to local court rules, that he be held over for the continuation of voir dire. Any juror selected to serve on a jury shall serve until he is discharged from the jury.

D. Any district court which adopts rules pursuant to this Article is hereby authorized to provide for (1) audio-visual presentations for the purpose of orienting new jurors and (2) prequalification questionnaires to prospective jurors in order to assist those public officials responsible for selecting qualified jurors for the general venire and central jury pool.

E. No district court may adopt rules pursuant to this Article unless the court has previously determined by majority vote of all the judges that it has sufficient computer availability to assist in the overall management of a one day/one trial jury system.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 178, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 3208 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 3208
SUPPLIES OF PROVISIONS
Status: in_force

Art. 3208. Supplies furnished by retail dealers.

Such supplies of provisions as confer a privilege, are those which are made by retail dealers; that is, persons keeping an open shop, and selling, by small portions, provisions and liquors.
La. Ch. Code art. 1142 — LA Code / Code childrens-code / Article 1142
Order declaring parental rights terminated; motion; certificates
Status: in_force

A. If no opposition is timely received by the court, the court shall, upon motion, render an order declaring the rights of the parents terminated.

B. The motion shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the child's birth certificate, a certificate from the putative father registry indicating whether any act of acknowledgment by authentic act has been recorded, and a certificate from the clerk of court in and for the parish in which the child was born indicating whether any acknowledgment by authentic act or judgment of filiation has been recorded relative to this child.

C. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 434, §4.

D. If any of these certificates identify an alleged or adjudicated father who has not previously been served with notice of the mother's act of surrender, the alleged or adjudicated father shall be served with a copy of the motion to terminate his parental rights and given an opportunity to be heard in accordance with Articles 1132 through 1141 unless any of the following occur:

(1) The alleged or adjudicated father's parental rights have been terminated by a judgment in accordance with Title X.

(2) The alleged or adjudicated father has executed an act of surrender in accordance with this Title.

(3) The alleged or adjudicated father has consented to the child's adoption in accordance with Article 1195.

(4) The alleged or adjudicated father has executed a release of claims in accordance with Article 1196.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §11, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 634, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 1062, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2016, No. 434, §§1, 4.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3305 — LA Code / Code code-of-civil-procedure / Article 3305
Petition for notice of filing of tableau of distribution
Status: in_force

An interested person may petition the court for notice of the filing of a tableau of distribution.

The petition for such notice shall be signed by the petitioner or by his attorney, and shall set forth: (1) the name, surname, and address of the petitioner; (2) a statement of the interest of petitioner; (3) the name, surname, and office address of the attorney at law licensed to practice law in this state to whom the notice prayed for shall be mailed; and (4) a prayer that petitioner be notified, through his attorney, of the filing of the tableau of distribution.

A copy of this petition shall be served upon the succession representative, as provided in Article 1314.
La. Civ. Code art. 1583 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1583
Certain designations not legacies
Status: in_force

The designation of a succession representative or a trustee, or an attorney for either of them, is not a legacy.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Civ. Code art. 543 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 543
Partition of the property in kind or by licitation
Status: in_force

When property is held in indivision, a person having a share in full ownership may demand partition of the property in kind or by licitation, even though there may be other shares in naked ownership and usufruct.

A person having a share in naked ownership only or in usufruct only does not have this right, unless a naked owner of an undivided share and a usufructuary of that share jointly demand partition in kind or by licitation, in which event their combined shares shall be deemed to constitute a share in full ownership.

Acts 1983, No. 535, §1.
La. Civ. Code art. 1740 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 1740
Division following substitution of common descendants
Status: in_force

If the common descendants of the spouses find themselves substituted to both or one of the spouses, the property to which the common descendants are entitled shall be divided among them in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title I of Book III.

Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
La. Civ. Code art. 2296 — LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 2296
Capacity
Status: in_force

An incompetent person or a person of limited legal capacity may be the owner of an affair, but he may not be a manager. When such a person manages the affairs of another, the rights and duties of the parties are governed by the law of enrichment without cause or the law of delictual obligations.

Acts 1995, No. 1041, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.