# Total damages · Louisiana — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Total damages · Louisiana, state is Louisiana; type of cap is Total damages; cap amount is $500,000 cap on total damages, excluding damages recoverable for future medical care; currently effective amount is $500,000; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Louisiana _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Total damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** $500,000 cap on total damages, excluding damages recoverable for future medical care. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Currently effective amount:** $500,000 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Louisiana $500,000 cap on total damages, excluding damages recoverable for future medical care. A health care provider covered by the Patient’s Compensation Fund shall not be liable for more than $100,000.

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-02-27.
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