La. Civ. Code art. 2355.1
Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
When a spouse is an absent person, the other spouse, upon showing that such action is in the best interest of the family, may be authorized by the court in a summary proceeding to manage, alienate, encumber, or lease community property that the absent spouse has the exclusive right to manage, alienate, encumber, or lease.
La. C.C. § 2355.1