La. Civ. Code art. 876
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session, Chs. 3, 6-496, effective on or before 7/1/2024
There are two kinds of successors corresponding to the two kinds of succession described in the preceding articles:
Testate successors, also called legatees.
Intestate successors, also called heirs.
La. C.C. § 876