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2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3534. Immovables situated in another state

Art. 3534. Immovables situated in another state
Except as otherwise provided in this Title, testate and intestate succession to immovables situated in another state is governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state.
If the deceased died domiciled in this state and left at least one forced heir who at the time was domiciled in this state, the value of those immovables shall be included in calculating the disposable portion and in satisfying the legitime.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3535. Real rights in immovables

TITLE V. REAL RIGHTS
Art. 3535. Real rights in immovables
Real rights in immovables situated in this state are governed by the law of this state.
Real rights in immovables situated in another state are governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state.
Whether a thing is an immovable is determined according to the substantive law of the state in which the thing is situated.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3536. Real rights in corporeal movables

Art. 3536. Real rights in corporeal movables
Real rights in corporeal movables are governed by the law of the state in which the movable was situated at the time the right was acquired.
Nevertheless, after the removal of a movable to this state, a real right acquired while the movable was situated in another state is subject to the law of this state if: (1) the right is incompatible with the law of this state; or (2) the holder of the right knew or should have known of the removal to this state; or (3) justice and equity so dictate in order to protect third parties who, in good faith, have dealt with the thing after its removal to this state.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3537. General rule

TITLE VI. CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS
Art. 3537. General rule
Except as otherwise provided in this Title, an issue of conventional obligations is governed by the law of the state whose policies would be most seriously impaired if its law were not applied to that issue.
That state is determined by evaluating the strength and pertinence of the relevant policies of the involved states in the light of: (1) the pertinent contacts of each state to the parties and the transaction, including the place of negotiation, formation, and performance of the contract, the location of the object of the contract, and the place of domicile, habitual residence, or business of the parties; (2) the nature, type, and purpose of the contract; and (3) the policies referred to in Article 3515, as well as the policies of facilitating the orderly planning of transactions, of promoting multistate commercial intercourse, and of protecting one party from undue imposition by the other.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3538. Form

Art. 3538. Form
A contract is valid as to form if made in conformity with: (1) the law of the state of making; (2) the law of the state of performance to the extent that performance is to be rendered in that state; (3) the law of the state of common domicile or place of business of the parties; or (4) the law governing the substance of the contract under Articles 3537 or 3540.
Nevertheless, when for reasons of public policy the law governing the substance of the contract under Article 3537 requires a certain form, there must be compliance with that form.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3539. Capacity

Art. 3539. Capacity
A person is capable of contracting if he possesses that capacity under the law of either the state in which he is domiciled at the time of making the contract or the state whose law is applicable to the contract under Article 3537.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3540. Party autonomy

Art. 3540. Party autonomy
All other issues of conventional obligations are governed by the law expressly chosen or clearly relied upon by the parties, except to the extent that law contravenes the public policy of the state whose law would otherwise be applicable under Article 3537.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3541. Other juridical acts and quasi-contractual obligations

Art. 3541. Other juridical acts and quasi-contractual obligations
Unless otherwise provided by the law of this state, the law applicable to juridical acts other than contracts and to quasi-contractual obligations is determined in accordance with the principles of this Title.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3542. General rule

TITLE VII. DELICTUAL AND QUASI-DELICTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Art. 3542. General rule
Except as otherwise provided in this Title, an issue of delictual or quasi-delictual obligations is governed by the law of the state whose policies would be most seriously impaired if its law were not applied to that issue.
That state is determined by evaluating the strength and pertinence of the relevant policies of the involved states in the light of: (1) the pertinent contacts of each state to the parties and the events giving rise to the dispute, including the place of conduct and injury, the domicile, habitual residence, or place of business of the parties, and the state in which the relationship, if any, between the parties was centered; and (2) the policies referred to in Article 3515, as well as the policies of deterring wrongful conduct and of repairing the consequences of injurious acts.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3543. Issues of conduct and safety

Art. 3543. Issues of conduct and safety
Issues pertaining to standards of conduct and safety are governed by the law of the state in which the conduct that caused the injury occurred, if the injury occurred in that state or in another state whose law did not provide for a higher standard of conduct.
In all other cases, those issues are governed by the law of the state in which the injury occurred, provided that the person whose conduct caused the injury should have foreseen its occurrence in that state.
The preceding paragraph does not apply to cases in which the conduct that caused the injury occurred in this state and was caused by a person who was domiciled in, or had another significant connection with, this state. These cases are governed by the law of this state.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3544. Issues of loss distribution and financial protection

Art. 3544. Issues of loss distribution and financial protection
Issues pertaining to loss distribution and financial protection are governed, as between a person injured by an offense or quasi-offense and the person who caused the injury, by the law designated in the following order:
(1) If, at the time of the injury, the injured person and the person who caused the injury were domiciled in the same state, by the law of that state. Persons domiciled in states whose law on the particular issue is substantially identical shall be treated as if domiciled in the same state.
(2) If, at the time of the injury, the injured person and the person who caused the injury were domiciled in different states: (a) when both the injury and the conduct that caused it occurred in one of those states, by the law of that state; and (b) when the injury and the conduct that caused it occurred in different states, by the law of the state in which the injury occurred, provided that (i) the injured person was domiciled in that state, (ii) the person who caused the injury should have foreseen its occurrence in that state, and (iii) the law of that state provided for a higher standard of financial protection for the injured person than did the law of the state in which the injurious conduct occurred.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3545. Products liability

Art. 3545. Products liability
Delictual and quasi-delictual liability for injury caused by a product, as well as damages, whether compensatory, special, or punitive, are governed by the law of this state: (1) when the injury was sustained in this state by a person domiciled or residing in this state; or (2) when the product was manufactured, produced, or acquired in this state and caused the injury either in this state or in another state to a person domiciled in this state.
The preceding paragraph does not apply if neither the product that caused the injury nor any of the defendant's products of the same type were made available in this state through ordinary commercial channels.
All cases not disposed of by the preceding paragraphs are governed by the other Articles of this Title.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3546. Punitive damages

Art. 3546. Punitive damages
Punitive damages may not be awarded by a court of this state unless authorized:
(1) By the law of the state where the injurious conduct occurred and by either the law of the state where the resulting injury occurred or the law of the place where the person whose conduct caused the injury was domiciled; or
(2) By the law of the state in which the injury occurred and by the law of the state where the person whose conduct caused the injury was domiciled.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3547. Exceptional cases

Art. 3547. Exceptional cases
The law applicable under Articles 3543-3546 shall not apply if, from the totality of the circumstances of an exceptional case, it is clearly evident under the principles of Article 3542, that the policies of another state would be more seriously impaired if its law were not applied to the particular issue. In such event, the law of the other state shall apply.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3548. Domicile of juridical persons

Art. 3548. Domicile of juridical persons
For the purposes of this Title, and provided it is appropriate under the principles of Article 3542, a juridical person that is domiciled outside this state, but which transacts business in this state and incurs a delictual or quasi-delictual obligation arising from activity within this state, shall be treated as a domiciliary of this state.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3549. Law governing liberative prescription

TITLE VIII. LIBERATIVE PRESCRIPTION
Art. 3549. Law governing liberative prescription
A. When the substantive law of this state would be applicable to the merits of an action brought in this state, the prescription and peremption law of this state applies.
B. When the substantive law of another state would be applicable to the merits of an action brought in this state, the prescription and peremption law of this state applies, except as specified below:
(1) If the action is barred under the law of this state, the action shall be dismissed unless it would not be barred in the state whose law would be applicable to the merits and maintenance of the action in this state is warranted by compelling considerations of remedial justice.
(2) If the action is not barred under the law of this state, the action shall be maintained unless it would be barred in the state whose law is applicable to the merits and maintenance of the action in this state is not warranted by the policies of this state and its relationship to the parties or the dispute nor by any compelling considerations of remedial justice.
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if the substantive law of another state would be applicable to the merits of an action brought in this state and the action is brought by or on behalf of any person who, at the time the cause of action arose, neither resided in nor was domiciled in this state, the action shall be barred if it is barred by a statute of limitation or repose or by a law of prescription or peremption of the other state, and that statute or law is, under the laws of the other state, deemed to be substantive, rather than procedural, or deemed to bar or extinguish the right that is sought to be enforced in the action and not merely the remedy.
Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2005, No. 213, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 3550. Arts. 3550 to 3555 Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 173, 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Art. 3550. Arts. 3550 to 3555 Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 1. Jurisdiction defined

LOUISIANA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
BOOK I
COURTS, ACTIONS, AND PARTIES
TITLE I
COURTS
CHAPTER 1. JURISDICTION
Art. 1. Jurisdiction defined
Jurisdiction is the legal power and authority of a court to hear and determine an action or proceeding involving the legal relations of the parties, and to grant the relief to which they are entitled.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 4. Same; determination when dependent on amount in dispute or value of right asserted

Art. 4. Same; determination when dependent on amount in dispute or value of right asserted
When the jurisdiction of a court over the subject matter of an action depends upon the amount in dispute, or value of the right asserted, it shall be determined by the amount demanded, including damages pursuant to Civil Code Articles 2315.3 and 2315.4, or value asserted in good faith by the plaintiff, but the amount in dispute does not include interest, court costs, attorney fees, or penalties, whether provided by agreement or by law.
Acts 1995, No. 409, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 6. Jurisdiction over the person

Art. 6. Jurisdiction over the person
A. Jurisdiction over the person is the legal power and authority of a court to render a personal judgment against a party to an action or proceeding. The exercise of this jurisdiction requires:
(1) The service of process on the defendant, or on his agent for the service of process, or the express waiver of citation and service under Article 1201.
(2) The service of process on the attorney at law appointed by the court to defend an action or proceeding brought against an absent or incompetent defendant who is domiciled in this state.
(3) The submission of the party to the jurisdiction of the court by commencing an action or by the waiver of objection to jurisdiction by failure to timely file the declinatory exception.
B. In addition to the provisions of Paragraph A, a court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident on any basis consistent with the constitution of this state and with the Constitution of the United States.
Acts 1997, No. 578, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 9. Same; quasi in rem; attachment

Art. 9. Same; quasi in rem; attachment
A court which is otherwise competent under the laws of this state has jurisdiction to render a money judgment against a nonresident if the action is commenced by an attachment of his property in this state. Unless the nonresident subjects himself personally to the jurisdiction of the court, the judgment may be executed only against the property attached.
Acts 1995, No. 1104, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 10. Jurisdiction over status

Art. 10. Jurisdiction over status
A. A court which is otherwise competent under the laws of this state has jurisdiction of the following actions or proceedings only under the following conditions:
(1) An adoption proceeding in accordance with Title XII of the Children's Code, if the surrendering parent of the child, a prospective adoptive parent, the adoptive parent or parents, or any parent of the child has been domiciled in this state for at least eight months, or if the child is in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services; and an adoption proceeding in accordance with Civil Code Article 212, if either party to the adoption of an adult is domiciled in this state.
(2) An emancipation proceeding if the minor is domiciled in this state.
(3) An interdiction proceeding brought pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
(4) A tutorship or curatorship proceeding if the minor or absentee, as the case may be, is domiciled in this state or has property herein.
(5) A proceeding to obtain the legal custody of a minor if he is domiciled in, or is in, this state.
(6) An action to annul a marriage if one or both of the parties are domiciled in this state.
(7) An action of divorce, if, at the time of filing, one or both of the spouses are domiciled in this state.
(8) Unless otherwise provided by law, an action to establish parentage and support or to disavow parentage if the child is domiciled in or is in this state, and was either born in this state, born out of state while its mother was domiciled in this state, or acknowledged in this state. However, regardless of the location of the child or its place of birth, an action to disavow may be brought if the person seeking to disavow was domiciled in this state at the time of conception and birth and is presumed to be its parent under the laws of this state.
(9) A proceeding for support of an adult child with a disability, as provided in R.S. 9:315.22(E), if he is domiciled in, or is in, this state.
B. For purposes of Subparagraphs (6) and (7) of Paragraph A of this Article, if a spouse has established and maintained a residence in a parish of this state for a period of six months, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that he has a domicile in this state in the parish of such residence.
Amended by Acts 1968, No. 172, §1; Acts 1980, No. 764, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1009, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1999, No. 1243, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 1999, No. 1263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 567, §2; Acts 2001, No. 1064, §1; Acts 2008, No. 351, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2015, No. 379, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, No. 333, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 11. Military personnel

Art. 11. Military personnel
For the purpose of status jurisdiction provided for in Article 10, a person not domiciled elsewhere in this state who is serving in the armed forces of the United States and has been stationed at one or more military installations in this state for at least six months and has resided in the parish where an action has been filed in which he is a party, for at least ninety days immediately preceding the filing of such action, is considered to be a domiciliary of this state and of the parish during the period of his service at such installations.
Acts 2008, No. 801, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 42. General rules

Art. 42. General rules
The general rules of venue are that an action against:
(1) An individual who is domiciled in the state shall be brought in the parish of his domicile; or if he resides but is not domiciled in the state, in the parish of his residence.
(2) A domestic corporation, a domestic insurer, or a domestic limited liability company shall be brought in the parish where its registered office is located.
(3) A domestic partnership, or a domestic unincorporated association, shall be brought in the parish where its principal business establishment is located.
(4) A foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company licensed to do business in this state shall be brought in the parish where its principal business establishment is located as designated in its application to do business in the state, or, if no such designation is made, then in the parish where its primary place of business in the state is located.
(5) A foreign corporation or a foreign limited liability company not licensed to do business in the state, or a nonresident who has not appointed an agent for the service of process in the manner provided by law, other than a foreign or alien insurer, shall be brought in the parish of the plaintiff's domicile or in a parish where the process may be, and subsequently is, served on the defendant.
(6) A nonresident, other than a foreign corporation or a foreign or alien insurer, who has appointed an agent for the service of process in the manner provided by law, shall be brought in the parish of the designated post office address of an agent for the service of process.
(7) A foreign or alien insurer shall be brought in the parish of East Baton Rouge.
Amended by Acts 1961, No. 23, §1; Acts 1990, No. 487, §1; Acts 1999, No. 145, §2; Acts 2001, No. 23, §1; Acts 2003, No. 545, §1; Acts 2012, No. 126, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 43. Exceptions to general rules

Art. 43. Exceptions to general rules
The general rules of venue provided in Article 42 are subject to the exceptions provided in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Book 1 of this Code and otherwise provided by law.
Amended by Acts 1982, No. 649, §1; Acts 2013, No. 78, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 44. Waiver of objections to venue

Art. 44. Waiver of objections to venue
A. An objection to the venue may not be waived prior to the institution of the action.
B. The venue provided in Articles 2006, 2811, 2812, 3941, 3993, 4031 through 4034, and 4542 may not be waived.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this article or by other law, any objection to the venue, including one based on any article in this Chapter, is waived by the failure of the defendant to plead the declinatory exception timely as provided in Article 928.
Amended by Acts 1961, No. 23, §1; Acts 2010, No. 185, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 45. Conflict between two or more articles in Chapter

Art. 45. Conflict between two or more articles in Chapter
The following rules determine the proper venue in cases where two or more articles in this Chapter may conflict:
(1) Article 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, or 87 governs the venue exclusively, if this article conflicts with any of Articles 42 and 71 through 77;
(2) If there is a conflict between two or more of Articles 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, or 87, the plaintiff may bring the action in any venue provided by any applicable article; and
(3) If Articles 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, and 87 are not applicable, and there is a conflict between two or more of Articles 42 and 71 through 77, the plaintiff may bring the action in any venue provided by any applicable article.
Amended by Acts 1982, No. 649, §1; Acts 2013, No. 78, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 71. Action against individual who has changed domicile

SECTION 2. EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL RULES
Art. 71. Action against individual who has changed domicile
An action against an individual who has changed his domicile from one parish to another may be brought in either parish for a period of one year from the date of the change, unless he has filed a declaration of intention to change his domicile, in the manner provided by law.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 73. Action against joint or solidary obligors

Art. 73. Action against joint or solidary obligors
A. An action against joint or solidary obligors may be brought in a parish of proper venue, under Article 42 only, as to any obligor who is made a defendant provided that an action for the recovery of damages for an offense or quasi-offense against joint or solidary obligors may be brought in the parish where the plaintiff is domiciled if the parish of plaintiff's domicile would be a parish of proper venue against any defendant under either Article 76 or R.S. 13:3203.
B. If the action against this defendant is compromised prior to judgment, or dismissed after a trial on the merits, the venue shall remain proper as to the other defendants, unless the joinder was made for the sole purpose of establishing venue as to the other defendants.
Acts 1989, No. 117, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 74. Action on offense or quasi offense

Art. 74. Action on offense or quasi offense
An action for the recovery of damages for an offense or quasi offense may be brought in the parish where the wrongful conduct occurred, or in the parish where the damages were sustained. An action to enjoin the commission of an offense or quasi offense may be brought in the parish where the wrongful conduct occurred or may occur.
As used herein, the words "offense or quasi offense" include a nuisance and a violation of Article 667 of the Civil Code.
Amended by Acts 1962, No. 92, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 74.1. Action to establish or disavow filiation

Art. 74.1. Action to establish or disavow filiation
An action to establish filiation and support of a child may be brought in the parish: (1) of the domicile of the child, (2) where conception occurred, (3) where either parent resided at the time of conception, (4) where an act of acknowledgement of the child occurred, or (5) where the birth of the child occurred.
An action to disavow filiation may be brought in the parish of the child's birth, or where either parent resided at the time of that birth.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 764, §3. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 722, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 74.2. Custody proceedings; support; forum non conveniens

Art. 74.2. Custody proceedings; support; forum non conveniens
A. A proceeding to obtain the legal custody of a child or to establish an obligation of support may be brought in the parish where a party is domiciled or in the parish of the last matrimonial domicile.
B. A proceeding for change of custody may be brought in the parish where the person awarded custody is domiciled or in the parish where the custody decree was rendered. If the person awarded custody is no longer domiciled in the state, the proceeding for change of custody may be brought in the parish where the person seeking a change of custody is domiciled or in the parish where the custody decree was rendered.
C. A proceeding for modification of support may be brought in any of the following:
(1) The parish where the person awarded support is domiciled if the award has been registered in that parish pursuant to the provisions of Article 2785 et seq., regardless of the provisions of Article 2786(A) relative to the domicile of the parties.
(2) The parish where the support award was rendered if it has not been registered and confirmed in another court of this state, pursuant to the provisions of Article 2785 et seq.
(3) The parish where the support award was last registered if registered in multiple courts of this state.
(4) Any of the following, if the person awarded support is no longer domiciled in the state:
(a) The parish where the other person is domiciled.
(b) The parish where the support award was rendered if not confirmed in another court of this state pursuant to Article 2785 et seq.
(c) The parish where the support order was last confirmed pursuant to the provisions of Article 2785 et seq.
D. A proceeding to register a child support, medical support, and income assignment order, or any such order issued by a court of this state for modification, may be brought in the parish where the person awarded support is domiciled.
E. For the convenience of the parties and the witnesses and in the interest of justice, a court, upon contradictory motion or upon its own motion after notice and hearing, may transfer the custody or support proceeding to another court where the proceeding might have been brought.
F. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if after August 26, 2005, and before August 15, 2007, a party has changed his domicile within the state and the other party resided in another state prior to the hurricanes, the custody or support proceeding shall be transferred to the parish of the domicile, upon motion made prior to December 31, 2007.
Acts 1987, No. 417, §1; Acts 1997, No. 603, §1; Acts 2007, No. 99, §1; Acts 2010, No. 689, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 379, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 74.3. Marriage of persons related by adoption

Art. 74.3. Marriage of persons related by adoption
Persons related by adoption seeking judicial authorization to marry in accordance with Civil Code Article 90 shall request authorization of the district court in the parish of either party's domicile.
Acts 1987, No. 886, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 74.3.1. Marriage of persons; waiver of certain information

Art. 74.3.1. Marriage of persons; waiver of certain information
A. A person applying for a marriage license who is unable to provide a birth certificate, letter required by R.S. 9:227, a valid and unexpired passport, or visa accompanied by Form I-94 as issued by the United States may provide a Certificate of Naturalization by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Authority. A person applying for a marriage license who is unable to provide a social security number may provide a driver's license, a government issued identification card, a passport, a visa issued by the United States Department of State, or a Certificate of Naturalization issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. A person applying for a marriage license who is unable to comply with the requirements of this Article may seek judicial authorization for waiver of the requirements of this Article. The court may grant the waiver and order the issuance of the marriage license if, after hearing and good cause shown, the court finds that such relief is appropriate and that the person has complied with other legal requirements for the marriage license. The hearing may be conducted in camera, and before a duty judge. The written order granting the waiver shall be attached to the marriage license application. If the court denies the waiver, the court shall provide reasons for the denial of the waiver.
B. The judicial authorization may be granted by the district court, parish court, family court, or juvenile court, in the parish in which the marriage license application is made, or by the First or Second City Court of the City of New Orleans if such application is made within their territorial jurisdiction, or by a justice of the peace court or city court if the issuing official is located within the justice of the peace or city court's territorial jurisdiction.
C. The provisions of this Article are in addition to any other right or remedy provided by law, are notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and shall supersede and control to the extent of conflict with any other provision of law.
Acts 2017, No. 419, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 74.4. Action on an open account or a promissory note

Art. 74.4. Action on an open account or a promissory note
A. An action to collect an open account may be brought in the parish where the open account was created or where the services that formed the basis of such open account were performed, or in the parish of the domicile of the debtor.
B. An action on a promissory note may be brought in the parish where the promissory note was executed or in the parish of the domicile of the debtor.
Acts 2007, No. 433, §1; Acts 2008, No. 357, §1, eff. June 26, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 74.6. Actions to seek court approval by parents during marriage

Art. 74.6. Actions to seek court approval by parents during marriage
During the marriage of a minor's parents, an action to seek court approval to alienate, encumber, or lease the property of the minor, incur an obligation of the minor, or compromise a claim of the minor may be brought in the domicile of the minor, or if the parents seek to compromise a claim of the minor in a pending action, in that action.
Acts 2015, No. 260, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 75. Action on judicial bond

Art. 75. Action on judicial bond
A. An action against the principal or surety, or both, on a bond filed in a judicial proceeding may be brought in the court where the bond was filed.
B. An action against a legal surety may be brought in any parish where the principal obligor may be sued.
Acts 1987, No. 409, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 76. Action on insurance policy

Art. 76. Action on insurance policy
An action on a life insurance policy may be brought in the parish where the deceased died, the parish where he was domiciled, or the parish where any beneficiary is domiciled.
An action on a health and accident insurance policy may be brought in the parish where the insured is domiciled, or in the parish where the accident or illness occurred.
An action on any other type of insurance policy may be brought in the parish where the loss occurred or the insured is domiciled.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 77. Action against person doing business in another parish

Art. 77. Action against person doing business in another parish
An action against a person having a business office or establishment in a parish other than that where he may be sued under Article 42 only, on a matter over which this office or establishment had supervision, may be brought in the parish where this office or establishment is located.
Acts 1989, No. 117, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 80. Action involving immovable property

Art. 80. Action involving immovable property
A. The following actions may be brought in the parish where the immovable property is situated or in the parish where the defendant in the action is domiciled:
(1) An action to assert an interest in immovable property, or a right in, to, or against immovable property.
(2) An action to partition immovable property, except as otherwise provided in Articles 81, 82, and 83.
(3) An action arising from the breach of a lease of immovable property, including the enforcing of a lessor's privilege or seeking the payment of rent. The venue authorized by this Subparagraph shall be in addition to any other venue provided by law for such action.
B. If the immovable property, consisting of one or more tracts, is situated in more than one parish, the action may be brought in any of these parishes.
C. Any action by the sheriff after rendition of judgment shall be by the sheriff of the parish in which the immovable property is situated; however, if the immovable property, consisting of one or more tracts, is situated in more than one parish, the action may be brought by the sheriff of any of the parishes in which a portion of the immovable property is situated.
D. Any action to revoke a donation of immovable property shall be brought in the parish in which the property is located. If the property is located in more than one parish, the action may be brought in any one of them. When such an action is filed a notice of pendency shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of Article 3751.
Amended by Acts 1984, No. 732, §1; Acts 1989, No. 393, §1; Acts 1989, No. 541, §1; Acts 2021, No. 259, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 81. Action involving succession

Art. 81. Action involving succession
When a succession has been opened judicially, until rendition of the judgment of possession, the following actions shall be brought in the court in which the succession proceeding is pending:
(1) A personal action by a creditor of the deceased; but an action brought against the deceased prior to his death may be prosecuted against his succession representative in the court in which it was brought;
(2) An action to partition the succession;
(3) An action to annul the testament of the deceased; and
(4) An action to assert a right to the succession of the deceased, either under his testament or by effect of law.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 82. Action to partition community property

Art. 82. Action to partition community property
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, an action to partition community property and to settle the claims between the parties arising from either a matrimonial regime or from co-ownership of former community property shall be brought either as an incident of the action which would result in the termination of the community property regime or as a separate action in the parish where the judgment terminating the community property regime was rendered.
B. If the spouses own community immovable property, the action to partition the community property, movable and immovable, and to settle the claims between the parties arising either from a matrimonial regime or from co-ownership of former community property may be brought in the parish in which any of the community immovable property is situated.
C. If the spouses do not own community immovable property, the action to partition the community property and to settle the claims between the parties arising either from a matrimonial regime or from co-ownership of former community property may be brought in the parish where either party is domiciled.
Acts 1997, No. 1055, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 83. Action to partition partnership property

Art. 83. Action to partition partnership property
Except as otherwise provided in the second paragraph of this article, an action to partition partnership property shall be brought either as an incident of the action to dissolve the partnership, or as a separate action in the court which rendered the judgment dissolving the partnership.
If the partnership owns immovable property, the action to partition the partnership property, movable and immovable, may be brought in the parish where any of the immovable property is situated.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 84. Action involving certain retirement systems and employee benefit programs

Art. 84. Action involving certain retirement systems and employee benefit programs
Actions involving the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, Office of Group Benefits, State Police Pension and Relief Fund, Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, Louisiana School Lunch Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, Assessors' Retirement Fund, Clerks of Court Retirement and Relief Fund, District Attorneys' Retirement System, Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana, Parochial Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana, Registrar of Voters Employees' Retirement System, Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund, Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, or the Firefighters' Retirement System shall be brought in the parish of East Baton Rouge or in the parish of the domicile of the retirement system or employee benefit program.
Added by Acts 1980, No.164, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No.103, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1178, §8, eff. June 29, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 85. Action against domestic corporation; charter revoked by secretary of state

Art. 85. Action against domestic corporation; charter revoked by secretary of state
An action against a domestic corporation, the charter and franchise of which have been administratively revoked by the secretary of state in accordance with R.S. 12:163, may be brought in any parish where the suit could have been brought prior to revocation.
Added by Acts 1982, No.649, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 86. Action involving voting trusts

Art. 86. Action involving voting trusts
An action against a voting trust or trustee of the voting trust, or both, may be brought:
(1) In the parish or parishes where the document or documents creating the voting trust were executed.
(2) If stock transferred to the voting trust was held by an inter vivos trust, in the parish or parishes where the inter vivos trust documents were executed.
(3) If stock transferred to the voting trust was held by a mortis causa trust, in the parish having jurisdiction over the settlor's estate.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 102, §2, eff. May 5, 1998.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 122. Change of proper venue

Art. 122. Change of proper venue
Any party by contradictory motion may obtain a change of venue upon proof that he cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial because of the undue influence of an adverse party, prejudice existing in the public mind, or some other sufficient cause. If the motion is granted, the action shall be transferred to a parish wherein no party is domiciled.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 123. Forum non conveniens

Art. 123. Forum non conveniens
A.(1) For the convenience of the parties and the witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court upon contradictory motion, or upon the court's own motion after contradictory hearing, may transfer a civil case to another district court where it might have been brought; however, no suit brought in the parish in which the plaintiff is domiciled, and in a court which is otherwise a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue, shall be transferred to any other court pursuant to this Article.
(2) For purposes of Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph, domicile shall be the location pursuant to Article 42 where the plaintiff would be subject to suit had he been a defendant.
B. Upon the contradictory motion of any defendant in a civil case filed in a district court of this state in which a claim or cause of action is predicated upon acts or omissions originating outside the territorial boundaries of this state, when it is shown that there exists a more appropriate forum outside of this state, taking into account the location where the acts giving rise to the action occurred, the convenience of the parties and witnesses, and the interest of justice, the court may dismiss the suit without prejudice; however, no suit in which the plaintiff is domiciled in this state, and which is brought in a court which is otherwise a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue, shall be dismissed pursuant to this Article.
C. In the interest of justice, and before the rendition of the judgment of dismissal, the court shall require the defendant or defendants to file with the court a waiver of any defense based upon prescription that has matured since the commencement of the action in Louisiana, provided that a suit on the same cause of action or on any cause of action arising out of the same transaction or occurrence is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction in an appropriate foreign forum within sixty days from the rendition of the judgment of dismissal. Such waiver shall be null and of no effect if such suit is not filed within this sixty-day period. The court may further condition the judgment of dismissal to allow for reinstatement of the same cause of action in the same forum in the event a suit on the same cause of action or on any cause of action arising out of the same transaction or occurrence is commenced in an appropriate foreign forum within sixty days after the rendition of the judgment of dismissal and such foreign forum is unable to assume jurisdiction over the parties or does not recognize such cause of action or any cause of action arising out of the same transaction or occurrence.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 294, §1; Acts 1988, No. 818, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1999, No. 536, §1, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 713, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 124. Forum non conveniens; transfer to city court

Art. 124. Forum non conveniens; transfer to city court
If a party has filed separate suits in a district court and a city court within the territorial jurisdiction of the district court relating to the same cause of action but placing a claim for property damage in one court and a claim for personal injury in the other court, the district court upon contradictory motion, or upon the court's own motion after contradictory hearing, may transfer the suit in its court to the city court if the transfer serves the convenience of the parties and the witnesses and is in the interest of justice.
Acts 1985, No. 600, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 151. Grounds

CHAPTER 3. RECUSAL OF JUDGES
Art. 151. Grounds
A. A judge of any trial or appellate court shall be recused upon any of the following grounds:
(1) The judge is a witness in the cause.
(2) The judge has been employed or consulted as an attorney in the cause or has previously been associated with an attorney during the latter's employment in the cause, and the judge participated in representation in the cause.
(3) The judge is the spouse of a party, or of an attorney employed in the cause or the judge's parent, child, or immediate family member is a party or attorney employed in the cause.
(4) The judge is biased, prejudiced, or interested in the cause or its outcome or biased or prejudiced toward or against the parties or the parties' attorneys or any witness to such an extent that the judge would be unable to conduct fair and impartial proceedings.
B. A judge of any trial or appellate court shall also be recused when there exists a substantial and objective basis that would reasonably be expected to prevent the judge from conducting any aspect of the cause in a fair and impartial manner.
C. In any cause in which the state or a political subdivision thereof is interested, the fact that the judge is a citizen of the state or a resident of the political subdivision, or pays taxes thereto, is not a ground for recusal. In any cause in which a religious body or religious corporation is interested, the fact that the judge is a member of the religious body or religious corporation is not alone a ground for recusal.
Acts 1983, No. 106, §1; Acts 1987, No. 579, §1; Acts 1988, No. 515, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2008, No. 663, §1; Acts 2021, No. 143, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 152. Disclosures

Art. 152. Disclosures
A. A judge of any trial or appellate court shall disclose, to the best of his information and belief, the existence of any of the following to all attorneys and unrepresented parties in the cause:
(1) The judge has been associated with an attorney during the latter's employment in the cause.
(2) At the time of the hearing of any contested issue in the cause, the judge has continued to employ, to represent him personally, the attorney actually handling the cause or a member of that attorney's firm.
(3) The judge performed a judicial act in the cause in another court.
(4) The judge is related to any of the following:
(a) A party or the spouse of a party, within the fourth degree.
(b) An attorney employed in the cause, the spouse of the attorney, or any member of the attorney's law firm, within the second degree.
(5) The judge's spouse, parent, child, or immediate family member has a substantial economic interest in the subject matter in controversy.
B. Upon disclosure, any party may file a motion that sets forth a ground for recusal under Article 151.
Acts 1985, No. 967, §1; Acts 2001, No. 932, §1; Acts 2021, No. 143, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Civil Procedure › Art. 153. Recusal on court's own motion

Art. 153. Recusal on court's own motion
A. A judge may recuse himself in any cause in which a ground for recusal exists, whether or not a motion for his recusal has been filed by a party.
B. A district judge may recuse himself in any cause objecting to the candidacy or contesting the election for any office in which the district or jurisdiction of such office lies wholly within the judicial district of the court on which the district judge serves.
C. Prior to the cause being allotted to another judge, a judge who recuses himself for any reason shall contemporaneously file in the record the order of recusal and written reasons that provide the factual basis for recusal under Article 151. The judge shall also provide a copy of the recusal and the written reasons therefor to the judicial administrator of the supreme court.
Acts 2010, No. 262, §1; Acts 2021, No. 143, §1.