Acts 1993, No. 261 does not apply to actions for separation from bed and board or divorce or actions for incidental relief commenced before January 1, 1994, or to reconventional demands thereto, whenever filed. Such actions are to be governed by the law in effect prior to January 1, 1994.
La. R.S. § 9:385
Acts 1993, No. 261, §8, eff. 1/1/1994; Acts 1997, No. 1078, §6, eff. 1/1/1998.