Louisiana § CC 3191 - General privileges on all movables, enumeration and ranking.
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§ CC 3191. General privileges on all movables, enumeration and ranking.
The debts which are privileged on all the movables in general, are those hereafter enumerated, and are paid in the following order:
1. Funeral charges.
2. Law charges.
3. Charges, of whatever nature, occasioned by the last sickness, concurrently among those to whom they are due.
4. The wages of servants for the year past, and so much as is due for the current year.
5. Supplies of provisions made to the debtor or his family, during the last six months, by retail dealers, such as bakers, butchers, grocers; and, during the last year, by keepers of boarding houses and taverns.
6. The salaries of clerks, secretaries, and other persons of that kind.
Amended by Acts 1979, No. 711, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section CC 3191 ("General privileges on all movables, enumeration and ranking.") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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