Louisiana
For Louisiana, witness requirement is in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by each party who executed it, by each witness, and by each notary public before whom it was executed; limit or alternative is A transfer of immovable property must be made by authentic act or by act under private signature; statute is La. Civ. Code art. 1833(A), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Louisiana our reading
- Witness requirement
- in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by each party who executed it, by each witness, and by each notary public before whom it was executed verified
- Limit or alternative
- A transfer of immovable property must be made by authentic act or by act under private signature. verified
- Statute
- La. Civ. Code art. 1833(A) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Art. 1833. Authentic act A. An authentic act is a writing executed before a notary public or other officer authorized to perform that function, in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by each party who executed it, by each witness, and by each notary public before whom it was executed.
— legis.la.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Limit or alternative
Art. 1839. Transfer of immovable property A transfer of immovable property must be made by authentic act or by act under private signature.
Statute
Art. 1833. Authentic act A. An authentic act is a writing
— all from legis.la.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- legis.la.govhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=109072
- legis.la.govhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=109078