Prescription

Louisiana Personal Injury Statute of Limitations: 2026 Window, One-Year Prescription Trap, and Common Pitfalls

Louisiana's general personal-injury prescription is one year under LA C.C. art. 3492, the shortest in the nation alongside Tennessee and Kentucky. Louisiana uses civil-law terminology (prescription, not statute of limitations) and follows pure comparative fault. Government claims require notice through LA R.S. 13:5106 et seq.