La. Child. Code art. 1221
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671
A single person, eighteen years or older, or a married couple jointly may petition to privately adopt a child. When one joint petitioner dies after the petition has been filed, the adoption proceedings may continue as though the survivor was a single original petitioner.
La. Ch.C. § 1221