Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5101 – Title and application
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5101
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- political subdivision: means :
(1) Any parish, municipality, special district, school board, sheriff, public board, institution, department, commission, district, corporation, agency, authority, or an agency or subdivision of any of these, and other public or governmental body of any kind which is not a state agency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5102
- state agency: means any board, commission, department, agency, special district, authority, or other entity of the state and, as used in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5102
- suit: means civil actions as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Art. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5102
A. This Part shall be known and may be cited as the “Louisiana Governmental Claims Act”.
B. This Part applies to any suit in contract or for injury to person or property against the state, a state agency, an officer or employee of the state or a state agency arising out of the discharge of his official duties or within the course and scope of his employment, or a political subdivision of the state, as defined herein, or against an officer or employee of a political subdivision arising out of the discharge of his official duties or within the course and scope of his employment. The provisions of this Part shall not supersede the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 15:1171 et seq. or La. Rev. Stat. 15:1181 et seq.
Acts 1990, No. 284, §1; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 63, §1, eff. May 9, 1996; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 89, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2010, No. 301, §1.