Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The defendant in any suit filed against the state of Louisiana, a state agency or a political subdivision of the state shall not be entitled to file a plea of prescription or peremption barring such suit or the liability of the entity instituting the suit if the suit in contract or for injury to person or property is filed within the time fixed by law for such suits against private persons, or in other suits authorized by the legislature if the suit is filed within one year after the date on which the resolution authorizing it was adopted or within one year after the date on which the law authorizing it becomes effective.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 13, § 5108. Prescription, immunity; pleas - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-13-sect-5108/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)