Title 9, Civil Code-Ancillaries
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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5624 Actions for damages to property damaged for public purposes
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§5624. Actions for damages to property damaged for public purposes When private property is damaged for public purposes any and all actions for such damages are prescribed by the prescription of two years, which shall begin to run after the completion and acceptance of the public…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5625 Violation of zoning restriction, building restriction, or subdivision regulation
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§5625. Violation of zoning restriction, building restriction, or subdivision regulation A.(1) All actions civil or criminal, created by statute, ordinance, or otherwise, except those actions created for the purpose of amortization of nonconforming signs and billboards enacted in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5626 Actions and claims for lands and improvements used or destroyed for levees or levee drainage purposes
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§5626. Actions and claims for lands and improvements used or destroyed for levees or levee drainage purposes Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, when lands are appropriated for levees or levee drainage purposes all claims and actions for payment for lands and improveme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5627 Building encroaching on public way
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§5627. Building encroaching on public way A. A building that merely encroaches on a public way without preventing its use and which cannot be removed without causing substantial damage to its owner shall be permitted to remain. If it is demolished from any cause the owner shall b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5628 Actions for medical malpractice
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§5628. Actions for medical malpractice A. No action for damages for injury or death against any physician, chiropractor, nurse, licensed midwife practitioner, dentist, psychologist, optometrist, hospital or nursing home duly licensed under the laws of this state, or community blo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5628.1 Actions for liability from the use of blood or tissue
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§5628.1. Actions for liability from the use of blood or tissue A. No action for damages against any healthcare provider as defined in this Section, whether based upon negligence, products liability, strict liability, tort, breach of contract, or otherwise, arising out of the use …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5629 Uninsured motorist insurance claims
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§5629. Uninsured motorist insurance claims Actions for the recovery of damages sustained in motor vehicle accidents brought pursuant to uninsured motorist provisions in motor vehicle insurance policies are prescribed by two years reckoning from the date of the accident in which t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5630 Actions by unrecognized successor against third persons
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§5630. Actions by unrecognized successor against third persons A. An action by a person who is a successor of a deceased person, and who has not been recognized as such in the judgment of possession rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, to assert an interest in an immova…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5631 Minors, interdicts, and posthumous children
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§5631. Minors, interdicts, and posthumous children The prescription herein provided shall accrue against all persons including minors, interdicts, and posthumous children. Added by Acts 1981, No. 721, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5632 Actions against succession representatives, tutors, and curators; defect in alienations,
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§5632. Actions against succession representatives, tutors, and curators; defect in alienations, encumbrances, or leases A. When the legal procedure is defective or does not comply with the requisites of law in the alienation, encumbrance, or lease of movable or immovable property…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5633 Blighted property; acquisitive prescription
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§5633. Blighted property; acquisitive prescription A. Ownership of an immovable may be acquired by the prescription of three years without the need of just title or possession in good faith. The requirements for the acquisitive prescription of three years are as follows: (1) The …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5633.1 Blighted property in certain municipalities; acquisitive prescription
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§5633.1. Blighted property in certain municipalities; acquisitive prescription A. In an incorporated municipality that is under a home rule charter, having a population between six thousand six hundred fifty and seven thousand six hundred fifty, according to the latest federal de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5641 Sale under attachment against foreign corporation
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§5641. Sale under attachment against foreign corporation Any action to set aside a public sale of land made under attachment proceedings against a foreign corporation as record title holder, instituted in the court of the parish where the land is situated and maintained by judgme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5642 Sheriffs' deeds
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§5642. Sheriffs' deeds Actions to set aside sheriffs' deeds are prescribed by five years, reckoning from their date. This prescription applies only where the owner knew that the sheriff was proceeding to sell his property and where the purchaser or those claiming under him went i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5643 Right to probate testament
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§5643. Right to probate testament The right to probate a purported testament in a succession proceeding shall prescribe five years after the date of the judicial opening of the succession of the deceased. Added by Acts 1960, No. 31, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1981, No…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5644 Prescription of actions involving asbestos abatement
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§5644. Prescription of actions involving asbestos abatement A. Asbestos abatement shall include any of the following: (1) The removal of asbestos or materials containing asbestos from any building. (2) Any other measures taken to detect, correct, or ameliorate any problem related…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5645 Prescription of actions involving contract to sell or transfer immovable property
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§5645. Prescription of actions involving contract to sell or transfer immovable property An action for the breach or other failure to perform a contract for the sale, exchange, or other transfer of an immovable is prescribed in five years. Acts 2006, No. 701, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 20…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5646 Sale of immovable property by domestic or foreign corporation or unincorporated
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§5646. Sale of immovable property by domestic or foreign corporation or unincorporated association A.(1) Any action to set aside a sale, transfer, lease, mortgage, encumbrance, or any other document by any legal entity or unincorporated association affecting any immovable propert…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5647 Power of attorney; action to set aside under certain conditions
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§5647. Power of attorney; action to set aside under certain conditions A. Any action to set aside a document or instrument on the ground that the party executing the document or instrument under authority of a power of attorney was without authority to do so, or that the power of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5661 Land patents
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§5661. Land patents Actions, including those by the State of Louisiana, to annul any patent issued by the state, duly signed by the governor and the register of the state land office, and of record in the state land office, are prescribed by six years, reckoning from the day of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5683 Repealed by Acts 1981, No
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§5683. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 721, §2
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5684 Repealed by Acts 1981, No
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§5684. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 721, §2
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5685 Prescription against the state
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§5685. Prescription against the state A. All judgments in favor of the state against all persons and the effect of recordation thereof shall be prescribed by the lapse of ten years from the date of the signing of the judgment if rendered by a trial court or from its rendition if …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:57 Legislative findings
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§57. Legislative findings The legislature finds and declares that: (1) "Physical differences between men and women, however, are enduring: '[T]he two sexes are not fungible; a community made up exclusively of one [sex] is different from a community composed of both.'" United Stat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5701 Debts due charitable or educational institution or fund
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§5701. Debts due charitable or educational institution or fund A. For purposes of this Section "writing" shall have the same meaning as provided in Code of Evidence Article 1001. B. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, actions for debts including student loans, sti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:571 Actions between parent, person having parental authority, or tutor and child
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§571. Actions between parent, person having parental authority, or tutor and child A. No parent may sue his unemancipated minor child. No other person having parental authority over the minor may sue him. B. An unemancipated minor may not sue any person having parental authority …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:572 Person having parental authority; acts that may be performed without court approval
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§572. Person having parental authority; acts that may be performed without court approval A person having parental authority may perform the following acts without court approval: (1) Alienate any movable property of the minor if the sum to be received does not exceed fifteen tho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:573 REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO
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§573. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 261, §9, EFF. JAN. 1, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:574 REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO
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§574. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 261, §9, EFF. JAN. 4, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:575 Abused parent or grandparent; domestic abuse assistance
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§575. Abused parent or grandparent; domestic abuse assistance A parent or grandparent who is being abused by an adult child or adult grandchild may file a petition in the district court seeking protection pursuant to the laws governing domestic abuse assistance, R.S. 46:2131 et s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:58 Definitions
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§58. Definitions For purposes of this Part: (1) "Boy" means a human male who is a minor. (2) "Changing room" means a room or area in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a locker room or shower room. (3) "Correctional facilities" means …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5801 Involuntary dismissal; failure to timely request service of citation
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§5801. Involuntary dismissal; failure to timely request service of citation Notwithstanding the provisions of Civil Code Article 2324(C), interruption is considered never to have occurred as to a person named as a defendant who is dismissed from a suit because service of citation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5802 Fugitive from justice
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§5802. Fugitive from justice Prescription does not run against the action of a citizen of this state against a former citizen or resident of this state who is a fugitive from justice and is without a representative in this state upon whom judicial process may be served. Prescript…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5803 Property adjudicated to state for non-payment of taxes
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§5803. Property adjudicated to state for non-payment of taxes In all cases where immovable property has been, or may be, adjudicated or forfeited to the state for non-payment of taxes and has been or is subsequently redeemed by a purchaser in good faith and by just title, or by t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5804 Immovable property of municipal corporation
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§5804. Immovable property of municipal corporation Any municipal corporation owning alienable immovable property may prevent the running of prescription acquirendi causa against it in favor of any third possessor, by recording a notice with the clerk of court of the parish where …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5805 Repealed by Acts 2023, No
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§5805. Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 88, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5806 Repealed by Acts 1974, No
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§5806. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 50, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1975
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5807 Interruption of prescription on pledged obligations by payment on obligation secured by pledge
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§5807. Interruption of prescription on pledged obligations by payment on obligation secured by pledge A payment by a debtor of interest or principal of an obligation shall constitute an acknowledgement of all other obligations including promissory notes of such debtor or his code…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5811 Prescription of action of revendication
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§5811. Prescription of action of revendication A. The changes in the action of revendication of an immovable arising out of the obligation of collation provided in Civil Code Articles 1264, 1270, 1281, 1516, 1517, and 1518, as amended by Act No. 739 of the 1981 Regular Session of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5821 Purpose; ratification
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§5821. Purpose; ratification A. The legislature finds that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created a statewide emergency disrupting and forcing the closure of certain courts and public offices and further resulting in the displacement of courts, offices, clients, and counsel. This Ch…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5822 Suspension and extension of prescription and peremption; exceptions
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§5822. Suspension and extension of prescription and peremption; exceptions A. All prescriptions, including liberative, acquisitive, and the prescription of nonuse, and all peremptive periods shall be subject to a limited suspension and/or extension during the time period of Augus…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5823 Suspension of legal deadlines; extension of legal deadlines; contradictory hearing
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§5823. Suspension of legal deadlines; extension of legal deadlines; contradictory hearing A. All deadlines in legal proceedings, which were suspended by Executive Orders KBB 2005-32, 48, and 67, shall be subject to a limited suspension and/or extension during the time period of N…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5824 Purpose; certain courts; suspension and extension of prescription and peremption and other legal deadlines
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§5824. Purpose; certain courts; suspension and extension of prescription and peremption and other legal deadlines A. The legislature finds that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created a statewide emergency which affected the entire judicial system in this state and all legal communit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5825 Applicability
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§5825. Applicability Notwithstanding any other provision of law, R.S. 9:5822 through 5824 shall not apply to landlord-tenant disputes, evictions proceedings, and lease disputes regarding immovable property, provided the proceedings are carried out in accordance with Executive Ord…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5826 Purpose
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§5826. Purpose In response to the widespread flooding and power outages that occurred in August of 2016, the governor of this state issued Executive Orders JBE 2016-53, 57, and 66, which, among other things, purport to suspend or extend certain prescriptive periods and peremptive…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5827 Suspension and extension of prescription and peremption; 2016 flooding disaster
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§5827. Suspension and extension of prescription and peremption; 2016 flooding disaster In accordance with Executive Orders JBE 2016-53, 57, and 66, all prescriptive periods, including liberative, acquisitive, and the prescription of nonuse, and all peremptive periods were suspend…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5828 Purpose; ratification
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§5828. Purpose; ratification A. The legislature finds that the COVID-19 public health emergency created a statewide emergency disrupting and forcing the closure of certain courts and public offices and further resulting in the displacement of courts, offices, clients, and counsel…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5829 Suspension and extension of prescription and peremption; exceptions
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§5829. Suspension and extension of prescription and peremption; exceptions A. All prescriptions, including liberative, acquisitive, and the prescription of nonuse, abandonment periods, and all peremptive periods shall be subject to a limited suspension or extension during the tim…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5830 Suspension of legal deadlines; extension of legal deadlines; contradictory hearing
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§5830. Suspension of legal deadlines; extension of legal deadlines; contradictory hearing A. All deadlines in legal proceedings that were suspended by Proclamation Number JBE 2020-30 and any extensions thereof shall be subject to a limited suspension or extension until July 6, 20…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:59 Application of definitions; distinctions between the sexes
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§59. Application of definitions; distinctions between the sexes Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any provision of law enacted by the legislature or any rule adopted by a state agency or other entity subject to the Administrative Procedure Act when appli…