Article 3497

Actions subject to a five year prescription ACTIVE

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

An action for annulment of a testament;

An action for the reduction of an excessive donation;

An action for the rescission of a partition and warranty of portions; and

An action for damages for the harvesting of timber without the consent of the owner.

This prescription is suspended in favor of minors, during minority.

Actions

References

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History

  • enactment Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984
  • amendment Acts 2009, No. 107, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 3497 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-3497,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 3497},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/3497},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}