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Louisiana Eviction Notice

A Louisiana eviction notice is a written notice to vacate allowing not less than 5 days from delivery, for every cause — nonpayment, lease violation or any other reason — and Louisiana grants no statutory right to cure (La. C.C.P. art. 4701). A month-to-month lease is ended by written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month (La. Civ. Code art. 2728(2)). This free template builds the notice with the deadline computed from your service date.

A Louisiana eviction notice for landlords: the written 5-day notice to vacate that Louisiana requires for every cause — nonpayment, lease violation or end of lease — with no statutory right to cure, and the 10-day notice for ending a month-to-month lease, each with the exact statutory deadline calculated from your service date.

Deadlines verified September 19, 2026 against legis.la.gov (La. C.C.P. art. 4701 ; La. Civ. Code art. 2728). New York is also covered from the home page.

Read this before serving: this template is not legal advice and does not replace an attorney. Deadlines and service rules vary, and cities can add their own rules (rent control, just-cause ordinances). A notice served with the wrong period or the wrong form can get the case dismissed and cost months. Have a local attorney review your notice before serving it.

1Build your Louisiana notice

State of the rental property

Reason for the notice

Date you will serve the notice

2The Louisiana deadlines, notice by notice

Every deadline below was read in the Louisiana statutes on September 19, 2026. The notice type available in the tool depends on the reason:

Notice to Vacate (5 days — any cause) — La. C.C.P. art. 4701.
Notice to Vacate — lease violation (5 days) — La. C.C.P. art. 4701.
10-Day Notice of Termination (month-to-month) — La. Civ. Code art. 2728(2).

3How the Louisiana notice period is counted

The 5 days run from delivery of the written notice to vacate (La. C.C.P. art. 4701) — the statute says from delivery, so proof of the delivery date decides the deadline.
Louisiana provides no statutory cure period: the notice to vacate is a straight demand to leave within the 5 days. Any right to cure would have to come from the lease itself.
For a month-to-month lease, the termination notice must be given at least 10 calendar days before the end of the current month; if served later, termination waits for the following month-end (La. Civ. Code art. 2728(2)).

4Mistakes that get a Louisiana eviction notice thrown out

Drafting a comply-or-vacate notice. Louisiana grants no statutory right to cure: the notice to vacate is a plain 5-day demand to leave (art. 4701). A notice built around a cure period misstates Louisiana law.
Posting the notice on the door too easily. Fixing the notice to the door is allowed only when the premises are abandoned or the tenant cannot be found (La. C.C.P. art. 4703); used otherwise, service is defective.
Missing the month-end window. A month-to-month termination must arrive at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month (La. Civ. Code art. 2728(2)); a notice served on the 25th only takes effect at the following month-end.
Counting from the date on the letter. The 5 days run from delivery, not from writing — keep dated proof of how the notice was delivered.

Questions landlords ask about Louisiana

How many days does a Louisiana eviction notice give?

A written notice to vacate allowing not less than 5 days from delivery, for every cause — nonpayment, lease violation, or end of lease (La. C.C.P. art. 4701). The 5 days run from delivery of the notice, so the proof of the delivery date decides the deadline.

Does Louisiana give a tenant time to cure?

No. Louisiana law provides no statutory cure period in the notice to vacate: the notice is a plain demand to leave within the 5 days (La. C.C.P. art. 4701). Any right to cure would have to come from the lease itself, not from the statute.

How is a Louisiana notice to vacate served?

By delivery; fixing the notice to the door of the premises is allowed only when the premises are abandoned or the tenant cannot be found (La. C.C.P. art. 4703). After the notice lapses, the landlord files a rule for possession in court — the notice itself does not evict.

How much notice ends a month-to-month lease in Louisiana?

Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the current month (La. Civ. Code art. 2728(2)). That termination notice is treated as the notice to vacate (arts. 2728, 4701). A 2019 proposal to move the period to 30 days was not adopted; 10 days remains the law.

Can a Louisiana tenant stay after the notice to vacate expires?

Yes. After the notice lapses, the landlord must obtain a judgment of eviction from a Louisiana court — a rule for possession followed by a warrant — before the tenant can lawfully be removed. Retaking possession by lockout is not lawful.

Is this Louisiana eviction notice template really free?

Yes — no account, no credit card, no trial. The document is built in your browser and nothing you type is stored or sent. The optional email field only notifies you when another state is verified; it never receives the contents of your notice.

Neighboring states

Texas is a neighboring state with a verified notice (below). Arkansas and Mississippi are in the state selector, but their requirements are not yet verified against an official source, so no notice is offered for them — an out-of-state notice fails in court. Verified notices for other states:

Every deadline for these states was read in the official statute text on September 19, 2026. For all other states, the state-by-state requirements table shows what is verified — and what is not.

This tool is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Louisiana deadlines verified September 19, 2026 against legis.la.gov (La. C.C.P. art. 4701 ; La. Civ. Code art. 2728). Not a substitute for a licensed Louisiana attorney.