---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:9:2111
citation: "R.S. 9:2111"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 9 › Code Preliminary Title › Code Book III › Code Title II › Chapter 1 › Part V › Subpart C"
acts_citations:
---

# Extent of powers

Except as stated in R.S. 9:2061 through 9:2066, a trustee shall exercise only those powers conferred upon him by the provisions of the trust instrument or necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the trust and are not forbidden by the provisions of the trust instrument.