La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3272

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3272, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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Publication of notice of sale; place of sale

Official statutory text

Notice of the sale shall be published at least once for movable property, and at least twice for immovable property, in the manner provided by law. The court may order additional publications.

The notice of sale shall be published in the parish where the succession proceeding is pending. When immovable property situated in another parish is to be sold, the notice shall also be published in the parish where the property is situated. When movable property situated in another parish is to be sold, the court may require the notice to be published also in the parish where the property is situated.

The sale shall be conducted in the parish where the succession proceeding is pending, unless the court orders that the sale be conducted in the parish where the property is situated.

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