# Louisiana — Jury duty employer pay requirements by US state — whether an employer must keep paying wages during jury service, how much, for how long, quoted from the state's own statute

For Louisiana, statute is La. R.S. 23:965, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Louisiana _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Employer pay rule:** be granted a leave of absence by his employer, of up to one day, for that period of time required for such jury duty. Such leave of absence shall be granted without loss of wages, or sick, emergency, or personal leave or any other benefit. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** La. R.S. 23:965 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> B.(1) Any person who is regularly employed in the state of Louisiana shall, upon call or subpoena to serve on a state petit or grand jury, or central jury pool, be granted a leave of absence by his employer, of up to one day, for that period of time required for such jury duty. Such leave of absence shall be granted without loss of wages, or sick, emergency, or personal leave or any other benefit.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statute

> RS 23:965 §965. Jury duty; dismissal forbidden; uninterrupted compensation; penalties

## Source

- https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=84020

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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