Louisiana Eviction Laws

Louisiana notice periods for ending a tenancy and starting an eviction, each as LeaseCraft read it in the statute at the official source, with its citation and read date (most recently ).

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Louisiana notice periods

Periods are as the statute states them: some are minimums, some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means there is no statutory period; "No pre-suit notice" means none is required before filing.

SituationNotice periodSource
Unpaid rent 5 calendar days La. C.C.P. art. 4701; art. 4703; art. 5059
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Lease violation Lease controls La. C.C.P. art. 4701 (no cure period); La. C.C. arts. 2013-2015, 2686, 2704 (dissolution; not read)
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Ending the tenancy without a chance to cure 5 calendar days La. C.C.P. art. 4701
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Ending a month-to-month tenancy 10 calendar days La. C.C. art. 2727; art. 2728(2); art. 2729; La. C.C.P. art. 4701
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Tenant staying after the lease ends 5 calendar days La. C.C.P. art. 4701
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Ending a week-to-week tenancy 5 calendar days La. C.C. art. 2728(3), (4)
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What the Louisiana statute says

Unpaid rent 5 calendar days
  • When the lessee's right of occupancy has ceased (expiration of term, action by lessor, nonpayment of rent, or any other reason), lessor must deliver a written notice to vacate allowing not less than five days from the date of its DELIVERY (La. C.C.P. art. 4701).
  • Under C.C.P. art. 5059 the delivery day is excluded and, because the period is less than seven days, legal holidays are excluded from the count.

Exceptions

  • WAIVER: if the lease contains a written waiver of notice, lessor may immediately institute eviction proceedings upon termination of the right of occupancy for any reason (art. 4701) — most Louisiana leases contain this waiver.
  • Premises abandoned/closed or lessee's whereabouts unknown: notice may be attached to a door of the premises with the effect of personal delivery (C.C.P. art. 4703).
Ending the tenancy without a chance to cure 5 calendar days
  • Any ground ('for any other reason') on which the right of occupancy has ceased, including lease violations, uses the same 5-day notice to vacate (art. 4701); no different period for illegal activity, waste or nuisance.

Exceptions

  • Written waiver of notice in the lease eliminates the 5-day notice entirely (art. 4701).
Ending a month-to-month tenancy 10 calendar days
  • Month-to-month lease: written notice of termination given at or before ten calendar days before the END OF THAT MONTH (La. C.C. art. 2728(2)); the notice must be in writing for an immovable used as a residence (art. 2729).
  • A notice terminating an indeterminate-term lease counts as the art. 4701 notice to vacate ('If the lease has no definite term, the notice required by law for its termination shall be considered as a notice to vacate').

Exceptions

  • Lease term longer than a month (e.g., year-to-year reconducted?): thirty calendar days before the end of that period (art. 2728(1)).
Tenant staying after the lease ends 5 calendar days
  • Expiration of a definite term ends the right of occupancy; the 5-day notice to vacate (art. 4701) applies and may be given not more than thirty days BEFORE the expiration of the term.

Exceptions

  • Written waiver of notice in the lease dispenses with it.
Ending a week-to-week tenancy 5 calendar days
  • Lease with a term of a week or longer but shorter than a month: five calendar days before the end of that period (art. 2728(3)); term shorter than a week: any time before the period expires (art. 2728(4)).

Just cause, delivery, form and local rules in Louisiana

How the notice may be delivered

C.C.P. art. 4701 requires the written notice to be 'delivered to the lessee' (no method list; the 5 days run from the date of delivery). If the premises are abandoned or closed, or the lessee's/occupant's whereabouts are unknown, the notice may be attached to a door of the premises with the same effect as delivery or personal service (art. 4703).

La. C.C.P. art. 4701; art. 4703 · read

Required form or contents

none found — no statutory form; requirements: the art. 4701 notice must be written and allow not less than five days from delivery to vacate; C.C. art. 2729 requires termination notices for residential immovables to be in writing. No required statements about assistance or legal aid.

La. C.C.P. art. 4701; La. C.C. art. 2729 · read

Statewide just-cause rule

No statewide just-cause requirement

  • No statewide good-cause requirement; indeterminate-term leases terminate by notice alone (C.C. arts. 2727-2728) and art. 4701 applies 'for any other reason'.

La. C.C. art. 2727; La. C.C.P. art. 4701 · read

For Louisiana landlords

  • Find the period for your situation in the table above and count it from the day the notice is delivered.
  • Deliver the notice the way Louisiana law allows and keep a record of how and when.
  • A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant.

For Louisiana tenants

  • Compare the notice you received with the period for its situation in the table above and the date it reached you.
  • A notice is not a court order. If a case is filed, the court papers say how and by when to respond.
  • Local legal aid and tenant organizations can explain your options.

How an eviction generally proceeds

A general outline, not Louisiana law: the steps, their names and their deadlines differ by state and court. The Louisiana rules LeaseCraft has verified are the ones above.

  1. Written notice. The landlord gives the notice the situation calls for and waits out its period.
  2. Court filing. If the tenant has not paid, cured or left, the landlord files an eviction case in court.
  3. Hearing. Both sides can be heard; the tenant may raise defenses such as an improper notice.
  4. Judgment. The court decides who has the right to the property.
  5. Removal. If the court rules for the landlord, removal follows its order. A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant.

Louisiana eviction questions

  • 5 calendar days, under La. C.C.P. art. 4701; art. 4703; art. 5059. When the lessee's right of occupancy has ceased (expiration of term, action by lessor, nonpayment of rent, or any other reason), lessor must deliver a written notice to vacate allowing not less than five days from the date of its DELIVERY (La. C.C.P. art. 4701). LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.

  • LeaseCraft's record sets no statutory period for this, so the lease controls. Source: La. C.C.P. art. 4701 (no cure period); La. C.C. arts. 2013-2015, 2686, 2704 (dissolution; not read). LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.

  • 10 calendar days, under La. C.C. art. 2727; art. 2728(2); art. 2729; La. C.C.P. art. 4701. Month-to-month lease: written notice of termination given at or before ten calendar days before the END OF THAT MONTH (La. C.C. art. 2728(2)); the notice must be in writing for an immovable used as a residence (art. 2729). LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.

  • C.C.P. art. 4701 requires the written notice to be 'delivered to the lessee' (no method list; the 5 days run from the date of delivery). If the premises are abandoned or closed, or the lessee's/occupant's whereabouts are unknown, the notice may be attached to a door of the premises with the same effect as delivery or personal service (art. 4703). Source: La. C.C.P. art. 4701; art. 4703. LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.

  • No statewide just-cause requirement, under La. C.C. art. 2727; La. C.C.P. art. 4701. No statewide good-cause requirement; indeterminate-term leases terminate by notice alone (C.C. arts. 2727-2728) and art. 4701 applies 'for any other reason'. LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.

  • 5 calendar days, under La. C.C. art. 2728(3), (4). Lease with a term of a week or longer but shorter than a month: five calendar days before the end of that period (art. 2728(3)); term shorter than a week: any time before the period expires (art. 2728(4)). LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.

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