Adverse possession in Louisiana
Louisiana lets ownership of immovable property be acquired by 30 years of possession without just title or good faith (La. Civ. Code art. 3486).
How long it takes in Louisiana
With just title and good faith, Louisiana's acquisitive prescription period is 10 years of possession (La. Civ. Code art. 3475).
Sources: LA thirty-year acquisitive prescription; LA ten years with just title and good faith
What the statute requires
Louisiana requires corporeal possession, and the possession must be continuous, uninterrupted, peaceable, public, and unequivocal (La. Civ. Code art. 3476).
Without title, the possession counts only for the land actually possessed (La. Civ. Code art. 3487).
Sources: LA attributes of possession; LA possession without title
Land and people the clock does not run against
Louisiana makes all private things subject to acquisitive prescription unless legislation excludes it (La. Civ. Code art. 3485).
Source: LA private things only
Fences and boundary lines
When acquisitive prescription is proved, the boundary is fixed by the limits established by prescription rather than by titles (La. Civ. Code art. 794).
Common questions
How many years for adverse possession in Louisiana?
Louisiana lets ownership of immovable property be acquired by 30 years of possession without just title or good faith (La. Civ. Code art. 3486).