How eviction works step by step, and what defenses you have at each stage
This page covers the eviction process in Louisiana for a residential tenancy — the notices a landlord must serve, the timeline, and what you can do at each stage.
It does not cover commercial leases, or mobile home parks where a separate statute applies. Where a city has its own rules, those may differ from the state statute below.
La. C.C.P. art. 4701 — 驱逐：租客占用权终止（租期届满/房东行动/欠租/其他原因）后，房东须送达书面 notice to vacate，给租客不少于 5 天搬离。
路易斯安那是司法驱逐（仅法院 writ 执行）。欠租 5 天；月租终止 10 天（Civil Code art. 2728）；固定期租约到期最多提前 30 天通知。租约可书面 waiver 免除通知。
La. C.C.P. art. 4701 ↗Applies when: 欠租 / 违约 / 其他终止原因
Counted from: notice to vacate 送达后
Service: 书面 5 天 notice to vacate（可被租约 waiver 免除）。
· C.C.P. art. 4701：5 天 notice to vacate。
· 租约含书面 waiver 条款的，房东可立即启动驱逐。
La. C.C.P. art. 4701 ↗Applies when: 月租（month-to-month）无过错终止
Counted from: 书面通知送达后
Service: 书面 10 天终止通知。
· Civil Code art. 2728：月租终止 10 天通知（比多数州 30 天短）。
La. Civ. Code art. 2728 ↗Applies when: 固定期租约到期
Counted from: 通知送达后（到期前最多 30 天）
Service: 书面通知（可在到期前最多 30 天发出）。
· C.C.P. art. 4701：固定期租约，notice to vacate 可在到期前最多 30 天发出。
La. C.C.P. art. 4701 ↗路易斯安那禁止自力救济：房东不得换锁、断水电或搬物；仅法院 writ 由 sheriff/constable 执行。
La. C.C.P. art. 4733 ↗“「欠租了，我换锁断电。」”
路易斯安那驱逐只能走法院程序，仅 sheriff/constable 依 writ 执行。擅自换锁/断电构成非法自力救济。
La. C.C.P. art. 4733
“「你投诉了房屋问题，我报复性驱逐。」”
路易斯安那无专门反报复成文法，但你可援引「abuse of rights」（abus de droit）大陆法抗辩：房东不能仅以损害你为目的行使驱逐权。举证责任在租客。
La. Civ. Code art. 6 (abuse of rights doctrine)
非法自力救济的租客可追偿损害，并请求恢复占有。
La. C.C.P. art. 4733 ↗Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.
| Statute | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|
| La. C.C.P. art. 4701 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| La. Civ. Code art. 2728 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| La. C.C.P. art. 4731 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| La. C.C.P. art. 4733 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
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5 or 10 or 30 days depending on the grounds, counted from service of the notice. La. C.C.P. art. 4701
路易斯安那禁止自力救济：房东不得换锁、断水电或搬物；仅法院 writ 由 sheriff/constable 执行。
The timeline starts only on valid service. 书面 5 天 notice to vacate（可被租约 waiver 免除）。