La. Civ. Code art. 2316 : Civil Code — OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING THE OWNERSHIP OF THINGS — OBLIGATIONS ARISING WITHOUT AGREEMENT — OF OFFENSES AND QUASI OFFENSES — Negligence, imprudence or want of skill.

Every person is responsible for the damage he occasions not merely by his act, but by his negligence, his imprudence, or his want of skill.

La. C.C. § 2316

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