Louisiana bankruptcy exemptions

• La. Const. Art. 12, § 9; LSA-R.S. § 20:1 : Homestead: 5 acres in municipality, 200 acres outside; 100% if obligations arise from catastrophic illness or injury - certain restrictions
• LSA-R.S. § 8:313: Cemetery spaces
• LSA-R.S. § 9:2004: Spendthrift trust
• LSA-R.S. § 9:2004: Spendthrift trust
• LSA-R.S. § 11:405: Retirement benefits - state employees
• LSA-R.S. § 11:704, 20:33(1): Retirement Benefits - Teacher - exempt except support
• LSA-R.S. § 11:951.3: Retirement Benefits - Orleans Parish School Employees
• LSA-R.S. § 11:952.3: Retirement Benefits - Louisiana State Univeristy
• LSA-R.S. § 11:1003: Retirement benefits - School employment - 100% except from support payments
• LSA-R.S. § 11:1378: Retirement Benefits - Judicial - 100% except from support payments
• LSA-R.S. § 11:1403: Retirement Benefits - Assessor
• LSA-R.S. § 11:1526: Retirement benefits - Court clerk's - 100% except from support payments
• LSA-R.S. § 11:1583 : Retirement Benefits - District Attorney - 100% except from support payments
• LSA-R.S. § 11:1735: Municipal Employee Benefits - 100% except from support payments
• LSA-R.S. § 11:1905: Employees' Retirement Benefits - Parochial - 100%
• LSA-R.S. § 11:2033: Registrars of voters employees retirement benefits - 100%
• LSA-R.S. § 11:2182: Pensions and relief fund benefits - Sheriff's - 100% except from support payments
• LSA-R.S. § 11:2228: Retirement Benefits - Municipal Police
• LSA-R.S. § 11:2263, 11:3140, 33:2035: Pensions and relief fund benefits - Firemen's - 100% except from support payments
• LSA-R.S. § 11:3014: Retirement Benefits - City of Alexandria employees
• LSA-R.S. § 11:3513: Pension and Relief Benefits - Police - 100%
• LSA-R.S. § 11:3770: Retirement Benefits - bus driver, City of Monroe
• LSA-R.S. § 11:3800: Retirement Benefits - electrical workers, City of Monroe
• LSA-R.S. § 11:3823 : Retirement Benefits - Sewage and Water Board, City of New Orleans
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(1): Disposable earnings:75% or 30 X Fed min. wage
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(2): Tools, instruments, and books of trade, one utility trailer, one firearm
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(2): Tools, instruments, and books of trade, one utility trailer, one firearm
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(2): Tools, instruments, and books of trade, one utility trailer, one firearm
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(3): Income from total property and rights of usufruct of estates of minors -
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(4)(a): Household goods, furnishings and wearing apparel: i.e. clothing, bedding, linen, chinaware, nonsterling silverware, glassware, living room, bedroom, and dining room furniture, cooking stove, heating and cooling equipment, 1 sewing machine, etc
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(4)(a): Household goods, furnishings and wearing apparel: i.e. clothing, bedding, linen, chinaware, nonsterling silverware, glassware, living room, bedroom, and dining room furniture, cooking stove, heating and cooling equipment, 1 sewing machine, etc
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(4)(b): Family portraits
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(4)(c): Arms and military accoutrements
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(4)(d): Musical instruments played by family member
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(4)(e): Poultry, fowl, one cow for family use
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(4)(f): All dogs, cats and household pets
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(5): Wedding or engagement rings (double in joint)
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(6): Federal earned income tax credit, except for seizure by the Dept. of Revenue or arrears in child support payments
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(7): Motor vehicle (one per household)
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(8): Motor vehicle modified for physical disability (one per household)
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(A)(9): Property insurance proceeds (limited to those received for damage caused by gubernatorially declared disaster to exempt property)
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(B)(3): Proceeds of involuntary sale of exempt property
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3881(B)(3): Proceeds of involuntary sale of exempt property
• LSA-R.S. § 13:3951: Wages earned out of state when cause of action arose out of state
• LSA-R.S. § 20:31: Public School Property
• LSA-R.S. § 20:33(1), 13:3881(D): Pensions, annuities and qualified retirement plans-exempt except support
• LSA-R.S. § 20:33(1), 13:3881(D): Pensions, annuities and qualified retirement plans-exempt except support
• LSA-R.S. § 20:33(2): Gratuitous payments for length of service, age, death
• LSA-R.S. § 22:558, 22:564: Fraternal benefit society benefits
• LSA-R.S. § 22:646: Health and accident insurance proceeds
• LSA-R.S. § 22:647(A): Proceeds of life insurance or endowment policies
• LSA-R.S. § 22:647(B): Annuity contract proceeds and avails
• LSA-R.S. § 22:649(A): Group life insurance proceeds (not appl. to policies issued under RS 22:175(B)(4))
• LSA-R.S. § 23:1205 : Workers' compensation - exempt except support payments
• LSA-R.S. § 23:1693(A): Unemployment compensation
• LSA-R.S. § 33:2035: Retirement benefits: police and firemen
• LSA-R.S. § 40:405: Housing Authority Property
• LSA-R.S. § 46:111: Public assistance
• LSA-R.S. § 46:1811: Crime victims' compensation