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How long before eviction in Louisiana?

Tenant protection: Minimal5 of 9 checked

Tenant protection rating, from nine protections in Louisiana law. 4 not yet verified, and each counts as zero until it is. How the rating works.

Last verified 2026-09-23

From notice to removal

Each stage has its own timing. A landlord notice alone does not authorize removal.

  1. 01
    Notice

    5 days

  2. 02
    Court stage

    Timing not verified

  3. 03
    Writ wait

    1 days before execution

  4. 04
    Removal

    Enforcement follows a court order

At a glance

Grace period before a late fee
Not verified
Late fee cap
Not verified
Pay-or-quit notice
5 days
The five-day notice period may be eliminated entirely: a tenant can waive the notice requirement in a written lease clause, and once occupancy has ended for any reason the landlord may then file for eviction immediately without giving notice at all. No rule for a first-time-late tenant was found in this chapter. No city-level overlay to the notice period was found in the sources read for this record.
Recorded court-stage timing
Not verified
Wait before the writ can be executed
1 day
Can paying stop it before judgment?
Not verified
Can paying stop it after judgment?
No
Lockouts without a court order banned?
Yes
A landlord who wants to remove a tenant must have the tenant cited to a court of competent jurisdiction to show cause why possession should not be delivered; the statute does not authorize a landlord to retake possession outside that process except on a reasonable belief that the tenant has abandoned the premises. A landlord who fails to follow this process owes a residential tenant $500 or twice the monthly rent, whichever is greater, and a court may award the tenant a restraining order or preliminary injunction, plus costs and attorney fees.
Record sealing available?
No
Right to counsel
Not verified
Fastest lawful timeline
5 daysNot independently verified. Figure from the Eviction Research Network's state eviction timeframes dataset, as of 2026-07-13. We have not yet checked it against the statutes.
Not legal advice. This page reports what the state statute says as of the last-verified date. It does not describe how a particular court applies it, and it does not account for your lease, local ordinances, or the facts of your case. If you have received a notice or a court summons, contact a legal aid organization listed below.

Can I stop it by paying?

Before judgment: Not verified. Louisiana law leaves the decision to a landlord facing unpaid rent: the lessor may choose to dissolve the lease and seek possession, but the law does not give the tenant a right to stop that by paying what is owed.

After judgment: No. Once a court issues a judgment of eviction and the tenant does not comply within twenty-four hours, the court must issue a warrant for the sheriff to remove the tenant. The law sets no exception for paying the rent owed after that point.

Behind on utilities in Louisiana too? See Louisiana's shutoff protection rules.

Where to get help

  • Free legal help
  • Louisiana has not enacted a right to counsel statute for eviction proceedings. The NCCRC enacted-legislation PDF (dated 2023-11, current as of this research) does not list Louisiana among states with enacted right-to-counsel provisions.

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