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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:4"
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heading: "Absence of legislation or custom"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1987, No. 124, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988."
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# Art. 4. Absence of legislation or custom

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.