Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3442

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

Any one or more domestic partnerships or partnerships in commendam may merge or consolidate with or into a domestic business or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or partnership in commendam.  Any one or more domestic limited liability companies, or businesses or nonprofit corporations, may merge or consolidate with or into a domestic partnership or partnership in commendam.

Acts 1992, No. 780, §1, eff. July 7, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 847, §2, eff. June 27, 1995.