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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:4770 (2026)

Conflicts with Chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code

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PART XIV.  RELATION TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

§4770.  Conflicts with Chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code

A. This Code Title (Code Title XXI of Code Book III, R.S. 9:4501 et seq.), Part 8 of Chapter 7 of the Louisiana Mineral Code (R.S. 31:146 through 148), and Title XXI of Book III of the Louisiana Civil Code (Arts. 3182 through 3277) shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with Chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.  Any conflict between the priority ranking of privileges under this Title, Part 8 of Chapter 7 of the Louisiana Mineral Code, or Title XXI of Book III of the Louisiana Civil Code with the priority rules of Chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code shall be resolved by application of the priority rules of Chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

B. The rights of a vendor under Civil Code Articles 2561, 3217(7), and 3227 or of a lessor under Civil Code Article 2707 or Mineral Code Article 146 are subordinate to the rights of a secured party with a security interest under Chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code except as otherwise provided by R.S. 10:9-322(g).

Acts 1991, No. 539, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 948, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 1997, No. 1295, §1; Acts 2006, No. 533, §2; Acts 2010, No. 378, §2, eff. Aug. 15, 2010.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1993–2001 · leading case: First Nat. Bank v. Beckwith Mach. Co., 650 So. 2d 1148 (La. 1995).
First Nat. Bank v. Beckwith Mach. Co., 650 So. 2d 1148 (La. 1995). · cites it 2× “9:4770 entitled "Conflicts in favor of Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws" as part of the UCC Implementation Bill [21] provides additional support for our conclusion that priority disputes between Louisiana privileges and Chapter 9 security interests are governed by the…”
Henry v. Pioneer Sweet Potato Co., Inc., 614 So. 2d 853 (La. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 3× “[2] LSA-R.S. 9:4770, which provides for the ranking of privileges and security interests subject to Chapter 9 of the Commercial Code, subordinates the rights of vendors and lessors to the rights of secured parties with perfected Chapter 9 security interests.”
Meyhoeffer v. Wallace, 792 So. 2d 851 (La. Ct. App. 2001). “9:4521, Rank of privileges and security interests in crops, provides as follows: As a specific exception to R.S. 9:4770 and R.S. 10:9-201, the following statutory privileges and perfected security interests as affecting unharvested crops shall be ranked in the following order of…”
Bayou Pierre Farms v. Bat Farms Partners, III, 676 So. 2d 643 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “9:4521 provides: As a specific exception to R.S. 9:4770 and R.S. 10:9-201, the following statutory privileges and perfected security interests as affecting unharvested crops shall be ranked in the following order of preference, provided that such privileges and security…”
Deposit Guar. Nat'l Bank v. Cent. Louisiana Grain Co-Op, Inc., 737 So. 2d 167 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “9:4521 provides as follows: [bAs a specific exception to R.S. 9:4770 and R.S. 10:9-201, the following statutory privileges and perfected security interests as affecting unharvested crops shall be ranked in the following order of preference, provided that such privileges and…”
Bayou Pierre Farms v. Bat Farms Partners, 693 So. 2d 1158 (La. 1997). “9:4521 provides: As a specific exception to R.S. 9:4770 and R.S. 10:9-201, the following statutory privileges and perfected security interests as affecting unharvested crops shall be ranked in the following order of preference, provided that such privileges and *1161 security…”
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