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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3163",
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  "heading": "Clause prohibiting pledge",
  "text": "A clause in a contract restricting the pledge of the rights of a party to payments that are or will become due under the contract, making the pledge or its enforcement a default under the contract, or providing that the other party is excused from performance or may terminate the contract on account of the pledge, is without effect.",
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