RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 454 (HB 842) 2024 Regular Session Wiley
Prior law provided that personal injury, wrongful death, and survivorship actions for
damages against a sponsor were available if the sponsor failed to comply with a permit for
bonfire presentation, failed to use the proper materials, negligently violated an order from
the local authority, or committed a deliberate and wanton act or gross negligence and the
sponsor was the cause in fact of the injuries.
New law changes prior law to provide that no person shall have a cause of action against a
sponsor unless the sponsor fails to comply with a permit for bonfire presentation, fails to use
the proper materials, negligently violates an order from the local authority, or commits a
deliberate and wanton act or gross negligence, and the sponsor is the cause in fact of the
injuries.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 9:2796.3(A))


Statutes affected:
HB842 Original: 9:3(A)
HB842 Engrossed: 9:3(A)
HB842 Enrolled: 9:3(A)
HB842 Act : 9:3(A)