Louisiana Lemon Law Attorneys
You Can Get a Cash Settlement, a Replacement Car, or a Refund with Easy Lemon
The Louisiana Lemon Law (La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 4 repair attempts for the same defect or 45 cumulative calendar days out of service. Under this statute, the manufacturer pays the consumer's attorney fees when the consumer prevails, no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents Louisiana drivers at every stage.
How your Louisiana claim gets built
Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A Louisiana claim gets built on two things: the Louisiana lemon law statute, and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which applies in all fifty states. Send the repair orders and the purchase or lease paperwork, and we can tell you which of the two fits your vehicle.
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Your car may be a lemon if it keeps going back to the dealer or the mechanic for the same problem. Under Louisiana law, the defect must make the car unsafe, unreliable or worth much less. The manufacturer or dealer must also have failed to fix it after several tries.
The same noise, shaking or warning light keeps coming back.
The dealer has worked on it multiple times and the problem is still there.
Understanding Louisiana's Lemon Law
Louisiana's Lemon Law is found at La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.
How Louisiana's Lemon Law Process Works
Document Your Repairs
Ask for a repair order every time you visit a Louisiana dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948, these papers prove your repair attempts. Keep every receipt and work order.
Contact Easy Lemon
Send us your records. We check your repair history against Louisiana's statute and tell you if your car qualifies as a lemon. The consultation is free, with no obligation.
We File Your Claim
We prepare the claim and handle the paperwork. This includes any notice to the manufacturer that La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948 requires.
Manufacturer Response
If Louisiana law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, Louisiana law entitles you to relief. Most claims then move toward settlement.
Get Compensated
You receive a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. No attorney fees unless we recover for you.
Why Choose Us for Lemon Law?
Past Results
We've recovered over $30 million for our clients by securing refunds, cash settlements, and replacements.
Client-Centered Approach
We receive positive feedback from clients we have represented.
Fee-Shift Representation
La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948 lets a consumer who prevails recover attorney fees and costs. No fee unless we recover compensation.
Focused Results
We know the stress defective vehicles bring, so we simplify the process for you.
At Easy Lemon, your success is our mission. Let us simplify the process and get you the justice you deserve.
Louisiana Lemon Law Results
These are actual settlements obtained by the firm, shown because we do not yet have enough resolved matters in Louisiana to report state-level figures. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome; every case is different. See our recent settlements page for more.
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Results may vary. Prior outcomes do not guarantee a similar result. Each case is unique and depends on its specific facts and applicable law.
What The Manufacturer May Owe You
Refund
You get your purchase price back, including taxes and fees, minus any use deduction Louisiana law allows.
Cash Settlement
You receive a payment for the unresolved defect and keep your car.
Vehicle Replacement
You get a comparable new vehicle in place of the defective one, at no extra cost.
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About the Louisiana Lemon Law
Answers anchored to La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948, the statute that governs lemon law claims in Louisiana.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Louisiana makes you use the manufacturer's informal dispute program first, but only when that program substantially complies with the federal rules in 16 C.F.R. Part 703, so the federal rules set the standard and Louisiana's act adds the duty to use it. We check which program applies to your car, and there's more about how these programs work in our lemon law FAQ.
When does the program hear a case after repairs fail?
After the repair history meets Louisiana's threshold of 4 repair attempts for the same defect or 45 cumulative calendar days, and after any written notice to the manufacturer that the statute makes a prerequisite. We file with the program for you and attach the repair orders and proof of any notice.
Is the program's decision final?
The manufacturer is often bound by it, but in most cases you can still take the dispute to civil court, and because appeal deadlines vary it helps to send us the decision on the day it arrives. When the program doesn't settle things, either side can file a civil suit, and the general civil trial courts for New Orleans, Shreveport, Lake Charles and a few other cities are listed in the Statute-Cited Answers below.
How long does the manufacturer's program take?
That is set by the program itself.
Louisiana Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss
We look at every Louisiana file under both laws, and where they overlap is the manufacturer program, since Louisiana measures it against the federal standard in 16 C.F.R. Part 703.
Louisiana's New Motor Vehicle Warranty Rights Act
Louisiana's act covers only new motor vehicles purchased or leased in the state for personal, family, or household purposes, and it sets a fixed count of 4 repair attempts for the same defect or 45 cumulative calendar days out of service. The clock is fixed too, at 3 years from the date of purchase or 1 year from the end of the warranty period, whichever is longer. A consumer who prevails may recover attorney fees and costs.
Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301)
Magnuson-Moss covers any product sold with a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify. Louisiana counts visits and days, but the federal act asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts, and it lasts as long as the express warranty does, so it can reach a defect outside the Louisiana lemon law period. Fees come under 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2), and federal court is possible under §2310(d)(1) when damages exceed $50,000.
Louisiana Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers
Which Louisiana court hears a lemon law lawsuit, from New Orleans to Shreveport?
New Orleans is in Orleans Parish, where the general civil trial court is the Orleans Parish Civil District Court, and Shreveport, per the 2020 Census, is split between Caddo Parish, with the 1st Judicial District Court, and Bossier Parish, with the 26th Judicial District Court, and the 26th is also the court for Bossier City. Lake Charles is in Calcasieu Parish and the 14th Judicial District Court, Monroe is in Ouachita Parish and the 4th, Slidell is in St. Tammany Parish and the 22nd, and Gretna is in Jefferson Parish and the 24th. Federal District Court is also possible under Magnuson-Moss (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)) if damages exceed $50,000 or party diversity permits it. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.
What do Louisiana lemon law attorneys need from you?
Paperwork, and the repair orders most of all.
- Repair orders from the dealership, including visits where nothing was found
- The purchase or lease contract, which shows the date of purchase that starts Louisiana's 3-year clock
- The warranty booklet
- Emails, texts and letters with the dealer or manufacturer
- Receipts for towing, rentals and lodging, which are often recoverable
It helps to write down the date, the mileage and the symptom every time the problem shows up. You can also look up your VIN for recall notices at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
What kind of defect counts under Louisiana lemon laws?
It has to substantially impair the use, market value or safety of the vehicle, and scratches and small paint flaws usually don't. Louisiana drivers come to us most often with engine stalling and misfires, transmission shudder or failure, electrical faults that leave warning lights on, brake and steering problems, driver-assistance (ADAS) systems that brake or drift on their own, and recall repairs that didn't fix anything.
A 2022 Jeep Wrangler we handled in South Carolina was three days old and at 186 miles when it started pulling right with a vibration. Then the "death wobble" showed up, and by 28,280 miles the shaking at highway speed was severe. It went in for four repair attempts, one of them a recall repair, and the wobble stayed. The case was resolved on confidential terms.
Louisiana lemon law or a UCC implied warranty?
The UCC implied warranties are merchantability under UCC §2-314, and fitness for a particular purpose under UCC §2-315 if the buyer relied on the seller's advice for something like towing. We don't assume those UCC sections govern a Louisiana sale, so on a Louisiana file we look at what Louisiana's own law provides next to the lemon law and Magnuson-Moss.
Does a heavy truck qualify?
No, not if it's rated 10,000 GVW or above, because the act (La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948) leaves those vehicles out.
Serving Drivers Across All of Louisiana
Easy Lemon represents Louisiana consumers from New Orleans to Shreveport. We handle La. Rev. Stat. §51:1941 to §51:1948 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.
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