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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1331

  • interest: means a member's rights in a limited liability company, collectively, including the member's share of the profits and losses of the limited liability company, the right to receive distributions of the limited liability company's assets, and any right to vote or participate in management. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1301
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Member: means a person with a membership interest in a limited liability company with the rights and obligations specified under this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1301

On application to a court of competent jurisdiction by any judgment creditor of a member, the court may charge the membership interest of the member with payment of the unsatisfied amount of judgment with interest.  To the extent so charged, the judgment creditor shall have only the rights of an assignee of the membership interest.  This Chapter shall not deprive any member of the benefit of any exemption laws applicable to his membership interest.  

Acts 1992, No. 780, §2, eff. July 7, 1992.