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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1329"
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heading: "Parties plaintiff and defendant."
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# Art. 1329. Parties plaintiff and defendant.

The suit for partition ought to be instituted by the heir who wishes the division; the coheirs or their representatives must be cited, in order that the partition may be ordered, and the form thereof determined, if there should be any dispute in this respect.