Louisiana · LA
In Louisiana, a landlord must return a security deposit within 30 calendar days.
- Return deadline
- 30 calendar days
- Itemized statement
- Required
- Move-in condition list
- Not required by statute
- Maximum deposit
- No statutory cap
- Interest on deposit
- Not required
If the landlord withholds in bad faith
willful failure to comply: the wrongfully retained portion plus the greater of $300 or 2x the amount wrongfully retained; court may award costs and attorney's fees in its discretion
Deposit or itemized statement of retained amounts due within one month after lease termination (§ 9:3251); not if tenant abandons or leaves early without notice. Willful failure after demand: greater of $300 or 2x wrongfully retained (§ 9:3252, since 2019). No cap; no move-in checklist; no interest.