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Article 3494

Actions subject to a three-year prescription ACTIVE

The following actions are subject to a liberative prescription of three years:

(1) An action for the recovery of compensation for services rendered, including payment of salaries, wages, commissions, professional fees, fees and emoluments of public officials, freight, passage, money, lodging, and board;

(2) An action for arrearages of rent and annuities;

(3) An action on money lent;

(4) An action on an open account; and

(5) An action to recover underpayments or overpayments of royalties from the production of minerals, provided that nothing herein applies to any payments, rent, or royalties derived from state-owned properties.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1986, No. 1031, §1
  • amendment Acts 2018, No. 471, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 3494 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-3494,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 3494},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/3494},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}