Louisiana Eviction Notice

Louisiana notice periods

Each period is the one LeaseCraft's record of the statute holds. Read it with the conditions under it: some periods are minimums and some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means the record holds no statutory period for that situation, and "No pre-suit notice" means it holds no notice before filing. The source column shows the law and the date LeaseCraft read it on the official site (most recently 2026-09-27).

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.

Delivery, form and other Louisiana rules

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 2026-09-27

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 2026-09-27

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 2026-09-27

Preparing the notice

The form asks for the tenancy, the kind of notice and the dates, and the notice ends with a Certificate of Service to record how you delivered it. Beside the finished notice you get a Louisiana checklist of the period, form and delivery rules LeaseCraft recorded. The period in the notice is the one you choose; where LeaseCraft has verified the Louisiana period and your deadline is too soon, the document is not prepared until you move it.

Create a Louisiana eviction notice

A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant. Cities and counties can add rules. LeaseCraft is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.

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