La. Civ. Code art. 1997 : Civil Code — OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING THE OWNERSHIP OF THINGS — CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS OR CONTRACTS — EFFECTS OF CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS — DAMAGES — Obligor in bad faith TEXT PDF An obligor in bad faith is liable for all the damages, foreseeable or not, that are a direct consequence of his failure to perform. La. C.C. § 1997 Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. 1/1/1985.