La. R.S. § 9:3201
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Tit. 9, § 3201. Abandonment or failure to cultivate land
Official statutory text
Any lessee for cultivation of land, who takes possession of the property leased and fails to cultivate the land or abandons it after the contract has been entered into, is liable to the lessor for damages in an amount equal to the market value of the average crop that could have been grown on the land or on like land located in the immediate vicinity.
Status: in_force
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