Except as otherwise provided in Articles692 and 693, a domestic corporation, a domestic insurer, and a domestic limited liability company has the procedural capacity to sue to enforce its rights in the corporate or company name.
Art. 690.Domestic Corporation; Insurer; Limited Liability Company
Title III. Parties · Chapter 2. Parties Plaintiff · Enacted 1999 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 690 gives a domestic corporation, a domestic insurer, and a domestic limited liability company the procedural capacity to sue in its corporate or company name to enforce its own rights, except where receivership or liquidation puts that authority in someone else's hands.
Full Text of Art. 690
Amendment History
Acts 1999, No. 145, §2.
Plain-English Summary
Article 690 confirms what most people assume about a Louisiana corporation, insurer, or limited liability company: it can sue in its own name. As an organized business entity formed under Louisiana law, it does not need an individual owner or member to bring suit on its behalf — the company itself is the proper plaintiff for rights belonging to it.
That default has limits. Article 690 opens with an exception for the situations covered in Articles 692 and 693 — when the entity is in receivership or liquidation. In those circumstances, the receiver or liquidator, not the company acting through its normal officers, becomes the proper plaintiff, because a court-appointed representative has taken over managing the entity's affairs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Louisiana corporation sue in its own name?
Yes. Article 690 gives a domestic corporation, a domestic insurer, and a domestic limited liability company the capacity to sue in its own corporate or company name.
Does an LLC need its members to sue individually to enforce the LLC's rights?
No. Under Article 690, the limited liability company itself sues in its own name to enforce its rights.
What happens if the corporation is in receivership or being liquidated?
Article 690 yields to Articles 692 and 693 in that situation, making the receiver or liquidator, rather than the company itself, the proper plaintiff.
Source & verification. Article text is reproduced verbatim from
the vLex (Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, 2026 Edition). Enacted by the Louisiana Legislature.
Last verified July 30, 2026.
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