La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4630
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
If the property sought to be partitioned is divisible in kind, and the defendant timely answers through counsel of his own selection and prays therefor, the court shall render judgment ordering the partition to be made in kind, under the applicable provisions of Chapter 1 of this Title.
La. C.P. § 4630