La. Civ. Code art. 1999 : Civil Code — OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING THE OWNERSHIP OF THINGS — CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS OR CONTRACTS — EFFECTS OF CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS — DAMAGES — Assessment of damages left to the court TEXT PDF When damages are insusceptible of precise measurement, much discretion shall be left to the court for the reasonable assessment of these damages. La. C.C. § 1999 Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. 1/1/1985.