La. Stat. tit. 9 § 405
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
In child support, custody, and visitation cases, the acknowledgment of paternity by authentic act is deemed to be a legal finding of paternity and is sufficient to establish an obligation to support the child and to establish visitation without the necessity of obtaining a judgment of paternity.
La. R.S. § 9:405