La. Civ. Code art. 1581

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Section 1581 - Persons incompetent to be witnesses

A person cannot be a witness to any testament if he is insane, blind, under the age of sixteen, or unable to sign his name. A person who is competent but deaf or unable to read cannot be a witness to a notarial testament under Article 1579.

La. C.C. § 1581

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. 7/1/1999.