Louisiana eviction rules

Louisiana eviction cases are usually filed as Rule for Possession. For non-payment of rent, the statewide notice period shown here is 5 days; lease-violation notices are listed at 5 days; no-cause termination notices are listed at 30 days.

The tenant-protection picture depends on cure rights, local overlays, and whether the tenancy is covered by a special program. Louisiana does not show a broad statewide statutory cure right for non-payment in this dataset; the lease or local law may still create one. Louisiana does not have a broad statewide just-cause requirement in this dataset, but local ordinances or subsidized-housing rules may add one. Self-help eviction is not allowed as the normal route in Louisiana; lockouts, utility shutoffs, and removal without court process can create liability. A typical uncontested case can move in roughly 14 to 30 days, but contested cases take longer.