---
urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1983"
article_number: "1983"
status: active
heading: "Law for the parties; performance in good faith"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title IV › Chapter 8 › Section 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109236"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1984
    act_number: 331
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1985-01-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 1983. Law for the parties; performance in good faith

Contracts have the effect of law for the parties and may be dissolved only through the consent of the parties or on grounds provided by law. Contracts must be performed in good faith.