Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:5603

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

Actions for the recovery of damages to person or property by reason of the grading of any public way by any municipality are prescribed by one year, reckoning from the time the damage was sustained.