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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2912"
article_number: "2912"
status: active
heading: "Payment of interest in case of default"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XII › Chapter 2"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109941"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 2004, No. 743, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005."
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  - act_year: 2004
    act_number: 743
    section: 1
    effective_date: 2005-01-01
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# Art. 2912. Payment of interest in case of default

When the borrower does not return the things lent or their value at the time when due, he is bound to pay legal interest from the date of written demand.