La. Civ. Code art. 47
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
An absent person is one who has no representative in this state and whose whereabouts are not known and cannot be ascertained by diligent effort.
When an absent person owns property in this state, the court may, upon petition of any interested party and a showing of necessity, appoint a curator to manage the property of the absent person.
La. C.C. § 47