La. Stat. tit. 9 § 410
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671
A filiation action pursuant to Civil Code Article 197 shall be a civil action brought in an ordinary proceeding under Book II of the Code of Civil Procedure, and may be instituted separately or cumulated in a succession proceeding. However, the mere commencement of a succession proceeding under Book VI of the Code of Civil Procedure shall not constitute the instituting of a filiation action for purposes of Civil Code Article 197.
La. R.S. § 9:410