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La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 12 (2026)

Ambiguous words

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Art. 12. Ambiguous words

           When the words of a law are ambiguous, their meaning must be sought by examining the context in which they occur and the text of the law as a whole.

            Acts 1987, No. 124, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.