Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral proceedings in respect of a particular dispute commence on the date on which a request for that dispute to be referred to arbitration is received by the respondent.
La. R.S. 9:4261
Commencement of arbitral proceedings
Acts 2006, No. 795, §1.
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