La. Civ. Code art. 1756 : Civil Code — OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING THE OWNERSHIP OF THINGS — OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL — GENERAL PRINCIPLES — Obligations; definition TEXT PDF An obligation is a legal relationship whereby a person, called the obligor, is bound to render a performance in favor of another, called the obligee. Performance may consist of giving, doing, or not doing something. La. C.C. § 1756 Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. 1/1/1985.