{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-31-138","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 31:138","heading":"Required response of lessee to notice","body":"The lessee shall have thirty days after receipt of the required notice within which to pay the royalties due or to respond by stating in writing a reasonable cause for nonpayment. The payment or nonpayment of the royalties or stating or failing to state a reasonable cause for nonpayment within this period has the following effect on the remedies of dissolution and damages.","path":["TITLE 31. MINERAL CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=87830","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:15Z","sha256":"3cd2d313dbe4fc2689ff09d005455aca8ef5173f52b5cb45d3e612b6373099dc","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-31-137","next":"us-la/rs-31-138.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}