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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. An individual who suffers, or is likely to suffer, from any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this Part may assert that violation as a cause of action for remedies provided for in Subsection E of this Section.
B. Any person who contracts with an agency, as defined in R.S. 42:1102, of government to provide services for biological females at a domestic violence shelter, juvenile detention center, corrections facility, or public school that is operated at the direction of, and receives funding from, the state, a local governmental subdivision, or a political subdivision shall have a cause of action against the agency of the public servant who directed the contractor to violate the provisions of this Part.
C. A person who is subjected to retaliation or other adverse action by asserting rights that are affirmed by this Part shall have a cause of action for remedies provided for in Subsection E of this Section.
D. It is a rebuttable presumption that requiring an individual to be housed with members of the opposite sex at a domestic violence shelter, juvenile detention center, corrections facility, or public school that is subject to the provisions of this Part is inherently discriminatory and is a cognizable harm to biological women under this Part.
E. Any person who brings a cause of action pursuant to this Part may obtain appropriate relief, including but not limited to:
(1)(a) Injunctive relief, protective order, writ of mandamus or a prohibition, or declaratory relief to prevent any violation of this Part.
(b) The court may waive the requirement that the petitioner post bond for good cause shown.
(2) Actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and costs.
F. All civil actions under this Part shall be initiated within two years from the date that the harm occurred.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 9, § 65. Remedies; rebuttable presumption; cause of action - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-9-sect-65/
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