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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2607 (2026)

A.  A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

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§2607.  Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

A.  A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

B.  A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.

C.  If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

D.  If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

Acts 2001, No. 244, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2006–2026 · leading case: Rapalo-Alfaro v. Lee, 173 So. 3d 1174 (La. Ct. App. 2015).
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Rapalo-Alfaro v. Lee, 173 So. 3d 1174 (La. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 7× “R.S. 9:2607 A. Similarly, the Act provides that a “contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.”
Klebanoff v. Haberle, 978 So. 2d 598 (La. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “R.S. 9:2607, applied to the case. [1] Phillips testified that there was no meeting of the minds between himself and the plaintiffs' attorney, only a "starting point to deal.”
Regions Bank v. Cabinet Works, L.L.C., 92 So. 3d 945 (La. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “R.S. 9:2607(A). “A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.”
EPCO Carbon Dioxide Prods., Inc. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA, 467 F.3d 466 (5th Cir. 2006). “La.Rev.Stat. § 9:2607. The Act applies only to transactions between parties who have “agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means.”
Bonck v. White, 115 So. 3d 651 (La. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 3× “See La.Rev.Stat. § 9:2607. Therefore, in the absence of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit, one is bound under Louisiana law to the terms of a contract, signed electronically or otherwise.”
Hill v. Hornbeck Offshore Servs., Inc., 799 F. Supp. 2d 658 (E.D. La. 2011). · cites it 2× “See La.Rev.Stat. § 9:2607. Therefore, in the absence of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit, one is bound under Louisiana law to the terms of a contract, signed electronically or otherwise.”
Geer v. BP Am. Prod. Co., 150 So. 3d 621 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 9:2607.” 7 Id. at 605 . Also persuasive herein is Dozier v.”
Wbl Spe I, LLC v. Herman Henry Stevenson III A/K/A Herman H. Stevenson III (La. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “R.S. 9:2607(C) and (D) and La. R.S. 9:2616(A)(1).”
James Duhon v. Activelaf, LLC, D/B/A Skyzone Lafayette & Underwriters at Lloyds, London (La. 2016). “R.S. 9:2607. We interpret and analyze the terms of the Agreement using the same rules that we would apply to oral and written contracts.”
Morel v. U.S. Xpress, Inc. (E.D. La. 2020). “R.S. 9:2607). 58 Hill, 799 F. Supp. 2d at 661 (citing In re Cajun Elec.”
Henry v. Maxum Indem. Co. (E.D. La. 2023). “§ 9:2607 (C)-(D). Additionally, the written agreement may be in more than one document.”
Hughes v. Uber Tech., Inc. (E.D. La. 2024). “§ 9:2607. Thus, a valid arbitration agreement exists between Uber and plaintiff’s daughter.”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2607(A) — 1 case
Regions Bank v. Cabinet Works, L.L.C., 92 So. 3d 945 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “R.S. 9:2607(A). “A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2607(B) — 1 case
Regions Bank v. Cabinet Works, L.L.C., 92 So. 3d 945 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “R.S. 9:2607(A). “A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2607(C) — 2 cases
Regions Bank v. Cabinet Works, L.L.C., 92 So. 3d 945 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “R.S. 9:2607(A). “A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.”
Wbl Spe I, LLC v. Herman Henry Stevenson III A/K/A Herman H. Stevenson III (La. Ct. App. 2021). “R.S. 9:2607(C) and (D) and La. R.S. 9:2616(A)(1).”
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