Recovery of lost or stolen things.
La. Civ. Code art. 524
in effect524. Recovery of lost or stolen things.
The owner of a lost or stolen movable may recover it from a possessor who bought it in good faith at a public auction or from a merchant customarily selling similar things on reimbursing the purchase price.
The former owner of a lost, stolen, or abandoned movable that has been sold by authority of law may not recover it from the purchaser.
Acts 1979, No. 180, §1.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110709Fetched: 10/20/2026