Louisiana Revised Statutes & Codes

La. Civ. Code Ann. art. § 2002 (2026)

 Reasonable efforts to mitigate damages

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Art. 2002.  Reasonable efforts to mitigate damages

An obligee must make reasonable efforts to mitigate the damage caused by the obligor's failure to perform.  When an obligee fails to make these efforts, the obligor may demand that the damages be accordingly reduced.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.