Action involving succession
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 81
in effect81. Action involving succession
When a succession has been opened judicially, until rendition of the judgment of possession, the following actions shall be brought in the court in which the succession proceeding is pending:
(1) A personal action by a creditor of the deceased; but an action brought against the deceased prior to his death may be prosecuted against his succession representative in the court in which it was brought;
(2) An action to partition the succession;
(3) An action to annul the testament of the deceased; and
(4) An action to assert a right to the succession of the deceased, either under his testament or by effect of law.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=112264Fetched: 10/20/2026