# Louisiana — Will execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic and electronic wills

For Louisiana, witnesses required is executed before a notary public in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by the testator, each witness, and the notary; notarization rule is executed before a notary public in the presence of two witnesses; statute citation is La. Civ. Code art. 1576, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Louisiana _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Witnesses required:** executed before a notary public in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by the testator, each witness, and the notary _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notarization rule:** executed before a notary public in the presence of two witnesses _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** La. Civ. Code art. 1576 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Holographic wills:** An olographic testament is one entirely written, dated, and signed in the handwriting of the testator. The olographic testament is subject to no other requirement as to form. _(per legis.la.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> The notarial testament shall be prepared in writing, dated, executed before a notary public in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by the testator, each witness, and the notary.

## Sources disagree

More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same
thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from.

### Statute citation

legis.la.gov says statute citation is **La. Civ. Code art. 1576**, as of 2026-08-18.

> The notarial testament shall be prepared in writing, dated, executed before a notary public in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by the testator, each witness, and the notary.

Source: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108901

legis.la.gov says statute citation is **La. Civ. Code art. 1575**, as of 2026-08-18.

> An olographic testament is one entirely written, dated, and signed in the handwriting of the testator. The olographic testament is subject to no other requirement as to form.

Source: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108900


## Source

- https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108901
- https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108900

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2028-02-09.
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