La. Civ. Code art. 1096
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session from Acts 3, and 6-104
A succession is called intestate when the deceased has left no will, or when his will has been revoked or annulled as irregular.
Therefore the heirs to whom a succession has fallen by the effects of law only, are called heirs ab intestato.
La. C.C. § 1096