Louisiana § RS 9:4201 - Validity of arbitration agreements
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:4201 — Validity of arbitration agreements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:4201. Validity of arbitration agreements
A provision in any written contract to settle by arbitration a controversy thereafter arising out of the contract, or out of the refusal to perform the whole or any part thereof, or an agreement in writing between two or more persons to submit to arbitration any controversy existing between them at the time of the agreement to submit, shall be valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract.
Acts 1997, No. 1451, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:4201 cover?
Section RS 9:4201 ("Validity of arbitration agreements") 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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