Louisiana § RS 45:384 - Record of mortgages generally
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 45:384 — Record of mortgages generally, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 45:384. Record of mortgages generally
A mortgage made by any of the companies shall bind the road, its warehouses, depots, water stations, locomotives, and other appurtenances in the several parishes by the recordation of an abstract of the mortgage showing the book number, volume number, dates, amounts of mortgage, parties to the mortgage and all other necessary information relative to the mortgage, in each parish. This mortgage shall be recorded in the parish where the company has its domicile or principal office and said mortgage need not be reinscribed to continue it in force.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 98, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 45:384 cover?
Section RS 45:384 ("Record of mortgages generally") 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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