La. Stat. tit. 13 § 4990
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session, Chs. 3, 6-496, effective on or before 7/1/2024
In any judicial proceeding in which real property is sought to be partitioned upon the trial of the cause on the merits or upon rendition of a default judgment therein, due proof shall be made of a diligent effort on the part of the plaintiff to locate all co-owners of the property to be partitioned and of the fact that all known co-owners have been made parties thereto.
La. R.S. § 13:4990