La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 5
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session, Chs. 3, 6-496, effective on or before 7/1/2024
When a plaintiff reduces his claim on a single cause of action to bring it within the jurisdiction of a court and judgment is rendered thereon, he remits the portion of his claim for which he did not pray for judgment, and is precluded thereafter from demanding it judicially.
La. C.P. § 5