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La. Rev. Stat. § 1:13 (2026)

Headings and ancillary information, not part of law

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§13. Headings and ancillary information, not part of law

A. Headings to sections, source notes, and cross references are given for the purpose of convenient reference and do not constitute part of the law.

B. The keyword, one-liner, summary and adjoining information, abstract, digest, and other words and phrases not contained in the section or sections of the bill following the enacting clause do not constitute part of the law.

Amended by Acts 2006, No. 826, §1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Wooley v. Lucksinger, 14 So. 3d 311 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
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Wooley v. Lucksinger, 14 So. 3d 311 (La. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 8× “R.S. 1:13 B and 1:14. La. C.C.P. art. 1005 and Comment (b) are provided for in Section 1 of the Act and, thus, both are law, unless otherwise provided for in the act in which it is contained or by some other law.”
Sibley v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Louisiana State Univ., 477 So. 2d 1094 (La. 1985). “After considering the oral arguments and briefs of counsel and studying the statutes in the context of our basic delictual principles, we conclude that our original opinion was in error in these respects for the reasons stated earlier, and the following reasons as well: (1) R.S.…”
Willis-Knighton Med. v. Sales Tax Com'n, 903 So. 2d 1071 (La. 2005). “Title, Louisiana Real Estate Transactions, § 1:13 and 16 (2d ed.2004) the author includes the following practice tips for practitioners: "Disputes between a buyer and seller in a real estate transaction as to whether a particular item has been transferred by the sale of the real…”
Swift v. State, 342 So. 2d 191 (La. 1977). “" R.S. 1:13. As noted in 11 La.L.Rev. 4, 5 (Bennett, Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950), the headnotes were for convenience and not intended to govern the construction of the statutes: "Sections 12 and 13 announce the rule that the classification and organization of the Revised…”
State v. Antoine, 721 So. 2d 562 (La. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “R.S. 1:13 instructs that "[h]eadings to sections, source notes and cross references are given for the purpose of convenient reference and do not constitute part of the law.”
State, Dep't of Transp. & Dev. v. Monteleone, 106 So. 3d 153 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “R.S. 1:13. Furthermore, where two statutes deal with the same subject matter and cannot be harmonized, the statute specifically addressing the matter at issue must prevail over the statute more *174 general in nature.”
LaBauve v. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Comm'n, 444 F. Supp. 1370 (E.D. La. 1978). “The fact that section 409 appears in Sub-Part B which bears the heading “Miscellaneous Commercial Fishing Provisions and Closed Areas” does not demonstrate a discrimination against commercial fishermen inasmuch as (1) headings do not constitute part of the law, LSA R.S. 1:13,…”
Barrilleaux v. NPC, Inc., 730 So. 2d 1062 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “R.S. 1:13 provides: "[h]eadings to sections, source notes and cross references are given for the purpose of convenient reference and do not constitute part of the law", a heading may suggest an interpretation when the statutory language is unclear.”
STATE, DOTD v. August Christina & Bros., Inc., 716 So. 2d 372 (La. Ct. App. 1998). “which he is entitled, provided: (1) He files an answer within one year from the date he is served, in the same manner provided for service of the petition, with a copy of the department's notice of acceptance, which has been filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which…”
Quantum Resources Mgmt., L.L.C. v. Pirate Lake Oil Corp., 105 So. 3d 867 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “LSA-R.S. 1:13. . The rights granted to the usufructuary under Paragraph (B) of this Article specifically do not include the right to execute a mineral lease without the consent of the naked owner.”
Roy v. Avoyelles Par. Sch. Bd., 552 So. 2d 63 (La. Ct. App. 1989). “R.S. 1:13 provides that headings are merely for convenient reference and do not constitute part of the law.”
Fusilier v. Northbrook Excess & Surplus Ins. Co., 471 So. 2d 761 (La. Ct. App. 1985). “R.S. 1:13 states that when interpreting a statute: "Headings to sections, source notes, and cross references are given for the purposes of convenient reference and do not constitute part of the law.”
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La. Rev. Stat. § 1:13(A): 1 case
Harris v. Olivier's Contractors, 155 So. 3d 652 (La. Ct. App. 2014).
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