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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4203 (2026)

Interest on judgments from judicial demand in ex delicto cases

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§4203.  Interest on judgments from judicial demand in ex delicto cases

Legal interest shall attach from date of judicial demand, on all judgments, sounding in damages, "ex delicto", which may be rendered by any of the courts.  

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Cited in 259 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1955–2026 · leading case: Edwards v. Daugherty, 883 So. 2d 932 (La. 2004).
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Edwards v. Daugherty, 883 So. 2d 932 (La. 2004). · cites it 12× “Interest The court of appeal also affirmed the trial court's determination that a reduction in the policy limits due to the payment of interest is against public policy.”
Martin v. Champion Ins. Co., 656 So. 2d 991 (La. 1995). · cites it 17× “INTERPRETATION OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENT PROVISION Having determined that the supplementary payment provision applies to plaintiff's UM claim, we must now look to the specific wording of the provision to determine whether State Farm owes interest on that portion of the…”
Burton v. Foret, 498 So. 2d 706 (La. 1986). · cites it 10× “LSA-R.S. 13:4203. [15] Interpreting the phrase "date of judicial demand", the first and second circuits rendered conflicting judgments in these two cases.”
Duplechain v. Jalili, 52 So. 3d 1072 (La. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 17× “R.S. 13:4203 The Duplechains assert that La.”
Smith v. Quarles Drilling Co., 885 So. 2d 562 (La. 2004). · cites it 4× “See LSA-R.S. 13:4203. [6] Similarly, the workers' compensation law provides that an award for compensation carries with it an award for interest due from the date of each installment payment.”
Demarest v. Progressive Am. Ins. Co., 552 So. 2d 1329 (La. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 12× “Defendants argue that pursuant to LSA-R.S. 13:4203, an award of prejudgment interest on the exemplary damages is contrary to the language and intent of that statute and, therefore, this part of the judgment is erroneous and should be reversed.”
Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So. 2d 1058 (La. 1992). · cites it 2× “The statutory basis for pre-judgment interest is LSA-R.S. 13:4203, which provides that "[l]egal interest shall attach from date of judicial demand, on all judgments, *1082 sounding in damages, `ex delicto', which may be rendered by any of the courts.”
Suprun v. Louisiana Farm Bureau Mut. Ins., 40 So. 3d 261 (La. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “An amendment to a final judgment to add interest is a substantive change which is not permitted under LSA-C.”
Laudenberger v. Port Auth. of Allegheny, 436 A.2d 147 (Pa. 1981). · cites it 2× “1973 § 13-21-101; Louisiana: LSA-R.S. 13:4203; Michigan: M.C.L.A. § 600.”
Brown v. S. Farm Bureau Ins. Co., 426 So. 2d 684 (La. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 6× “R.S. 13:4203 provides as follows: "Legal interest shall attach from date of judicial demand, on all judgments, sounding in damages, `ex delicto,' which may be rendered by any of the courts.”
Hardy v. Poydras Props., 737 So. 2d 793 (La. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 10× “The statute governing legal interest in tort cases is LSA-R.S. 13:4203, which provides: Legal interest shall attach from date of judicial demand, on all judgments, sounding in damages, "ex delicto," which may be rendered by any of the courts.”
Alexander v. Burroughs Corp., 359 So. 2d 607 (La. 1978). · cites it 2× “[4] Defendant contends that plaintiffs' suit was grounded in contract and that R.S. 13:4203, which provides that "legal interest shall attach from date of judicial demand, on all judgments, sounding in damages, `ex delicto' .”
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