RÉSUMÉ DIGEST ACT 76 (HB 227) 2020 Regular Session Coussan Existing law requires written notice of the nonpayment of a production payment to be provided prior to a judicial demand for damages. New law makes technical changes and provides for the application of existing law by stating explicitly that the interest at issue is one created out of a mineral lessee's interest. Effective Aug. 1, 2020. (Amends R.S. 31:212.21)