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Article 1586

General legacy ACTIVE

A general legacy is a disposition by which the testator bequeaths a fraction or a certain proportion of the estate, or a fraction or certain proportion of the balance of the estate that remains after particular legacies. In addition, a disposition of property expressly described by the testator as all, or a fraction or a certain proportion of one of the following categories of property, is also a general legacy: separate or community property, movable or immovable property, or corporeal or incorporeal property. This list of categories is exclusive.

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  • enactment Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999

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La. Civ. Code art. 1586 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-1586,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 1586},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/1586},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}