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Article 4

Absence of legislation or custom ACTIVE

When no rule for a particular situation can be derived from legislation or custom, the court is bound to proceed according to equity. To decide equitably, resort is made to justice, reason, and prevailing usages.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1987, No. 124, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988

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La. Civ. Code art. 4 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-4,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 4},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/4},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}