La. Civ. Code art. 1857
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session, Chs. 3, 6-496, effective on or before 7/1/2024
Performance must be rendered to the obligee or to a person authorized by him.
However, a performance rendered to an unauthorized person is valid if the obligee ratifies it.
In the absence of ratification, a performance rendered to an unauthorized person is valid if the obligee has derived a benefit from it, but only for the amount of the benefit.
La. C.C. § 1857