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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 194
BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 23:921(A)(1), relative to employment contracts; to provide for2
enforceability of restraint contracts which meet certain exceptions; and to provide3
for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 23:921(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง921. Restraint of business prohibited; restraint on forum prohibited; competing7
business; contracts against engaging in; provisions for8
A.(1) Every contract or agreement, or provision thereof, by which anyone is9
restrained from exercising a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind, except10
as provided in this Section, shall be null and void. However, every contract or11
agreement, or provision thereof, which meets the exceptions as provided in this12
Section, shall be enforceable.13
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 164