La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4630
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 2,3, 6-535, and 580-647
If the property sought to be partitioned is divisible in kind, and the defendant timely answers through counsel of his own selection and prays therefor, the court shall render judgment ordering the partition to be made in kind, under the applicable provisions of Chapter 1 of this Title.
La. C.P. § 4630