Except as otherwise provided in Articles692 and 693, a foreign corporation, a foreign or alien insurer, and a foreign limited liability company has the procedural capacity to sue to enforce its rights in the corporate or company name.
Art. 691.Foreign Corporation; Foreign Limited Liability Company; Foreign Or Alien Insurance Corporation
Title III. Parties · Chapter 2. Parties Plaintiff · Enacted 1999 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 691 extends the same procedural capacity to sue in its own corporate or company name to a foreign corporation, a foreign limited liability company, and a foreign or alien insurer, subject to the same receivership and liquidation exceptions that apply to domestic entities.
Full Text of Art. 691
Amendment History
Acts 1999, No. 145, §2.
Plain-English Summary
Article 691 mirrors Article 690 for entities formed outside Louisiana. A foreign corporation — one organized under another state's law — a foreign limited liability company, and a foreign or alien insurer, meaning one domiciled in another state or another country, can each sue in Louisiana courts in its own corporate or company name to enforce its own rights, the same as a Louisiana-formed entity would.
The article carries over the same exception found in Article 690: when the foreign entity is in receivership or liquidation, Articles 692 and 693 take over, and the receiver or liquidator becomes the proper plaintiff instead of the entity acting through its usual officers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a company formed in another state sue in a Louisiana court in its own name?
Yes. Article 691 gives a foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company, and foreign or alien insurer the same capacity to sue in its own name that a Louisiana-formed entity has.
What does foreign mean in Article 691 — does it mean another country?
It covers an entity formed under the law of a different state as well as one formed in another country, and the article separately uses the word alien for an insurer domiciled outside the United States.
Does Article 691 apply if the out-of-state company is in receivership?
No. In that situation Articles 692 and 693 govern instead, and the receiver or liquidator becomes 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.
· Official source
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