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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3444"
article_number: "3444"
status: active
heading: "Possessory action"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XXIII › Chapter 2 › Section 5"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110467"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1982
    act_number: 187
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1983-01-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 3444. Possessory action

Possession of immovables is protected by the possessory action, as provided in Articles 3655 through 3671 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Possession of movables is protected by the rules of the Code of Civil Procedure that govern civil actions.