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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5811 (2026)

PART III. ALTERATION OF PRESCRIPTIVE PERIODS

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PART III. ALTERATION OF PRESCRIPTIVE PERIODS

§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 the Legislature of Louisiana are hereby made retroactive in application from the effective date of that Act No. 739.

B. A person who has a right to exercise an action of revendication which is not prescribed or otherwise extinguished or barred on September 10, 1982 and who is adversely affected by the provisions of this Section shall have one year from September 10, 1982 to initiate proceedings on the action or otherwise be forever barred from exercising such right or cause of action.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 535, §1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1992–1994 · leading case: Chance v. Am. Honda Motor Co., Inc., 635 So. 2d 177 (La. 1994).

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Chance v. Am. Honda Motor Co., Inc., 635 So. 2d 177 (La. 1994). “are hereby made retroactive in application"); 9:5625 (giving one year from the effective date of the act for parties to bring an action that is otherwise prescribed); 9:5630 (providing that the section applies retrospectively).”

Trizec Props., Inc. v. United States Mineral Prods. Co., 974 F.2d 602 (5th Cir. 1992). “R.S. 9:5811, 9:5630, and 9:5625. Compare R.”

Trizec Props., Inc. v. U.S. Mineral Prods. Co. (5th Cir. 1992). “R.S. 9:5811, 9:5630, and 9:5625. Compare R.”

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