# Louisiana — Real estate deed witness requirements by US state — quoted from the state's own statute

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limit or alternative:** A transfer of immovable property must be made by authentic act or by act under private signature. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** La. Civ. Code art. 1833(A) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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.

## 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

## Source

- https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=109072
- https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=109078

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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