La. Civ. Code art. 3540 : CIVIL CODE — CONFLICT OF LAWS — CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS — Party autonomy TEXT PDF All other issues of conventional obligations are governed by the law expressly chosen or clearly relied upon by the parties, except to the extent that law contravenes the public policy of the state whose law would otherwise be applicable under Article 3537. La. C.C. § 3540 Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. 1/1/1992.