La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2793.9

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Gratuitous services rendered by religious organizations; limitation of liability

Official statutory text

Any religious organization qualified as a nonprofit tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or any officer, employee, or volunteer thereof, who gratuitously renders any evacuation assistance or recovery services of any kind to other persons in advance of a hurricane or tropical storm declared by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service or who gratuitously renders any disaster relief or recovery services during a declared state of emergency, shall not be liable to any person for whom such services are rendered for any injury, death, loss, civil penalty, or damage as a result of any act or omission in rendering assistance, relief, or recovery services or as a result of any act or failure to act or failure to provide or arrange for further services, unless the damage or injury was caused by gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.

Acts 2008, No. 318, §1.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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