La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 74.4
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 74.4, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Action on an open account or a promissory note
Official statutory text
A. An action to collect an open account may be brought in the parish where the open account was created or where the services that formed the basis of such open account were performed, or in the parish of the domicile of the debtor.
B. An action on a promissory note may be brought in the parish where the promissory note was executed or in the parish of the domicile of the debtor.
Acts 2007, No. 433, §1; Acts 2008, No. 357, §1, eff. June 26, 2008.
B. An action on a promissory note may be brought in the parish where the promissory note was executed or in the parish of the domicile of the debtor.
Acts 2007, No. 433, §1; Acts 2008, No. 357, §1, eff. June 26, 2008.
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