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Article 1968

Unlawful cause ACTIVE

The cause of an obligation is unlawful when the enforcement of the obligation would produce a result prohibited by law or against public policy.

Examples of obligations with unlawful causes include those that arise from gaming, gambling, and wagering not authorized by law.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985
  • amendment Acts 2019, No. 106, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 1968 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-1968,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 1968},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/1968},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}