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La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 3499 (2026)

Personal action

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SECTION 4.  TEN YEAR PRESCRIPTION

Art. 3499.  Personal action

Unless otherwise provided by legislation, a personal action is subject to a liberative prescription of ten years.

Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.