La. Civ. Code art. 567
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 2,3, 6-535, and 580-647
The usufructuary may lease, alienate, or encumber his right. All such contracts cease of right at the end of the usufruct.
If the usufructuary leases, alienates, or encumbers his right, he is responsible to the naked owner for the abuse that the person with whom he has contracted makes of the property.
La. C.C. § 567