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La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1401 (2026)

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CHAPTER 13.  UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER

PROTECTION LAW

§1401.  Short title

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law."

Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1.  

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Cited in 419 cases (91 in the last 5 years), 1974–2026 · leading case: Cheramie Servs., Inc. v. Shell Deepwater Prod., Inc., 35 So. 3d 1053 (La. 2010).
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Cheramie Servs., Inc. v. Shell Deepwater Prod., Inc., 35 So. 3d 1053 (La. 2010). · cites it 6× “[1] The threshold legal issue in this case is whether persons who are neither business competitors nor consumers can bring an action for damages pursuant to the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, LSA-R.S. 51:1401, et seq. (LUTPA). Finding no such limiting…”
Yana Anderson v. Ochsner Health Sys. & Ochsner Clinic Found., 172 So. 3d 579 (La. 2014). · cites it 10× “(3) If the attorney general concludes, based on the information submitted, that a contracted health care provider has attempted to collect, or collected, any amount from the enrollee or insured that is the liability of the health insurance issuer or that is in excess of the…”
McFadden v. Imp. One, Inc., 56 So. 3d 1212 (La. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 7× “R.S. 51:1401, et seq. and that the business committed conversion of her vehicle.”
S. TOOL & SUPPLY v. Beerman Precision, Inc., 862 So. 2d 271 (La. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “R.S. 51:1401) The conduct of Black & Decker, Beerman Precision, and Industrial Welding constitutes a violation of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (LSA-R.”
Abene v. Jaybar, LLC, 802 F. Supp. 2d 716 (E.D. La. 2011). · cites it 4× “, and the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (LUTPA), La.Rev. Stat. Ann. § 51:1401 et seq. IntervenorPlaintiff has also requested that this matter be certified as a class action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.”
Plaquemine Marine, Inc. v. Mercury Marine, 859 So. 2d 110 (La. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “51:331 (discriminatory pricing), LSA-R.S. 51:1401 et seq. (Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law), and LSA-R.”
Scott v. Bank of Coushatta, 512 So. 2d 356 (La. 1987). · cites it 4× “The collateral mortgage was ordered cancelled and the Scotts were awarded $1,000 in damages and $1,000 in attorney fees pursuant to the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 51:1401 et seq. (West Supp.”
Walker v. M & M Dodge, Inc. (In Re Walker), 180 B.R. 834 (Bankr. W.D. La. 1995). · cites it 4× “§ 524 and the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act set forth in La.Rev.Stat. § 51:1401, et seq. Further, due to such violations, the Walkers contend that the defendants owe $20,000.”
Morris v. Rental Tools, Inc., 435 So. 2d 528 (La. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 5× “Plaintiff consequently amended and supplemented his petition on January 19, 1983 to include claims under LSA-R.S. 51:1401 et seq., the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Act and LSA-R.”
Bihm v. Deca Sys., Inc., 226 So. 3d 466 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “R.S. 51:1401 et seq., (LUTPA), and the Louisiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act, La.”
State Ex Rel. Ieyoub v. Racetrac Petroleum, Inc., 790 So. 2d 673 (La. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “R.S. 51:1401, et seq. Later, in an attempt to eliminate the vagueness of his earlier petitions, the Attorney filed its second Petition Amended to Include Enforcement of Additional Complaints, Fines and Damages (second amended petition).”
First Am. Bankcard, Inc. v. Smart Bus. Tech., Inc., 178 F. Supp. 3d 390 (E.D. La. 2016). · cites it 2× “Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (LUTPA) Claim Louisiana Revised Statute Section 51:1401, et seq., known as the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (LUTPA), governs Plaintiffs claim of unfair trade practices.”
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La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1401(A): 1 case
Bachemin v. DDMS, LLC (E.D. La. 2023).
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