La. Civ. Code art. 544
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 2,3, 6-535, and 580-647
Usufruct may be established by a juridical act either inter vivos or mortis causa, or by operation of law. The usufruct created by juridical act is called conventional; the usufruct created by operation of law is called legal.
Usufruct may be established on all kinds of things, movable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal.
La. C.C. § 544