La. Civ. Code art. 2049 : Civil Code — OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING THE OWNERSHIP OF THINGS — CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS OR CONTRACTS — INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS — Provision susceptible of different meanings TEXT PDF A provision susceptible of different meanings must be interpreted with a meaning that renders it effective and not with one that renders it ineffective. La. C.C. § 2049 Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. 1/1/1985.